crankset cleaning

The bearings in the crank set of my bike are really dirty and have sand
and dirt in them, how do I go about cleaning them? I know the best thing
to do is take it to the shop, but the biking season's almost out and I
don't know how long they'll take with the bike.

Thomas Wrote:
The bearings in the crank set of my bike are really dirty and have sand
and dirt in them, how do I go about cleaning them? I know the best
thing
to do is take it to the shop, but the biking season's almost out and I
don't know how long they'll take with the bike.

First read the Park Tool Repair site article:

http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQgrind.shtml

If you still need to overhaul click the link and follow those
directions.


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daveornee

Thomas Wrote:
The bearings in the crank set of my bike are really dirty and have sand
and dirt in them, how do I go about cleaning them? I know the best
thing
to do is take it to the shop, but the biking season's almost out and I
don't know how long they'll take with the bike.

First read the Park Tool Repair site article:

http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQgrind.shtml

If you still need to overhaul click the link and follow those
directions.


--
daveornee