Reviews over the
BBB Cycling BracketKit BTL-95
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2 / 5
Removal is a drama, placement well to do.
The tool for insertion is very straightforward. This is doable with this tool even for someone with two left hands. Be careful not to turn the bearings the deep. Removing a pressed-in bearing is a bit more difficult. The tool damages the side of the bearing, making it unusable. There is also a risk of driving the second cup out crookedly, as there is no cenctre ring for the extruder included. The three pallets of the 24mm extruder, work if they stay in place properly. Tip to keep the 3 pallets together is to double wrap a thicker rubber o-ring around them. This will hold things together better. Another tip, don't drive the first cup out completely straight away, and use it as a centring ring for the second one. In short, I managed to replace firmly stuck bearings with this tool, provided damage to the inside of the cups (24 mm). However, if you want to use the tool to do a thorough cleaning and reuse the bearings, I do not recommend this way of extruding a bearing....
Pros & Cons
2 / 5
Affordable, usable but not great
Disassembly and assembly succeeded with much patience. Because the firing pin is short, damage to the frame is not inconceivable if the hammer is missed. Bearings did not move at first. Heating the frame housing with a hair dryer helped. The striking pin has to be centered by hand, a centering ring would be handy. Pressing it in is easy to do with this set. Advice: do not do this with this set at the same time, but one bearing at a time.
Pros & Cons
2 / 5
Extrusion tool does not work, rather poorly so.
The extrusion tool is worthless. Because you can't center the bearing end you can't apply much directed force. And the loose spreader teeth clatter loose or over the firing pin with every stroke due to the hammer recoil. (Even using one of those special plastic hammers. Loose parts fly around. The tensioner itself works fine, just make sure the cups stay nicely centered (but that is the case with all tools).