Azonic 454 Crank problems...

[Reggaeman]

So, heres my dilemma...

I get the hardtail all built up and the cranks are REALLY and I mean REALLY stiff!

So, I got it all spaced out and sexy and go to take er for a rip and man o man, they aren't spinning freely at all! So my question is does anyone know if i'm missing a washer on the inside of the cups? Where the Cups meet the BB spacer/cylinder thing (can't remember the actual name.

Anywho, any help would be awesome!

[lockemiester]

Sound to me like there is pressure on the bearings. It could be the wrong spacer between the cups causing them to get jammed up. I think there should be a spacer for 68mm and 73mm BB shells, and you might have the longer one. Just a guess though.

[Mountain Dewd]

i had the same problem the other day, i was just lubing everything up inside and then after i put them together they were supr tight, the next morning i realized i had but the spacers in wrong, for me i had a little thin washer, then like a round silver thing that had a bigger step on it (race maybe) and that thing on the out side with all the little round things on it, i put those in the left sid e in that order and they spun fine, i good see losing the little washer.

sorry it is really hard to explain.

[= 4 1 3 0 =]

u need some more spacers in between the two cups, where the sleeve is (large spacer)

[Keefer]

You need some more spacers in between the 2 cups, it sounds like.

I dunno though, you normally know what you're talking about and how to se tup a bike, so it might be something really minor...