How To Replace Bottom Bracket - So Simple

How to replace a bottom bracket? We'll it's really simple and will take very little time at all. Doing your own maintenance will not only save you money on labour costs, but will also enhance you knowledge of bikes in order to better understand how they work.

It's so satisfying doing it yourself. Ben had no idea what he needed to do, so with a little help from me he was well on his way.

You can look online at the specs of your own bike, and normally it'll list what bottom bracket the bike is equipped with. Bottom brackets are generally not too expensive so shop around to get the best deal.

You'll need the Bottom Bracket removal tool and some good grease. Then you'll be set to do the work.

If it's a little confusing still then perhaps get someone ie friend to assist. It's what we did. A little help and guidance is always a good thing.

The bottom bracket on all bikes can cause some serious creaking/squeaking when it's not working properly. This is normally caused by the conditions that our bikes are subject too. No amount of cleaning will avoid this. So it'll need replacing at some point.

Leave it, and the bottom bracket will only get worse making the bike difficult to pedal and perhaps worse. Not to mention the noise will increase. argghhhhhhh.

I hope you find this How to tutorial useful and plenty more tips on bike maintenance will follow.


The bottom bracket on all bikes can cause some serious creaking/squeeking when it's not working properly. This is normally caused by the conditions that our bikes are subject too. No amount of cleaning will avoid this. So it'll need replacing at some point.

Leave it, and the bottom bracket will only get worse making the bike difficult to pedal and perhaps worse. Not to mention the noise will increase. argghhhhhhh.

I hope you find this How to tutorial useful and plenty more tips on bike maintance will follow.