Installing HollowTech II Bottom Brackets

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Please excuse the dirt nd filth on the parts in this discussion. I was in a ghetto mood, but the result of the work was clean enough for great results.

Measuring the bottom bracket shows that it is well made and will install perfectly for a bottom bracket shell width of just over 68mm with 2x 2.5mm shims.
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The two shims. They will be mounted on each side of the bottom bracket shell to space the pedals evenly and attain the final chain line, 50mm.
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The bottom bracket shell is 67mm, 1mm short of optimum 68mm. This is a result of the amount of matirial necessaryly removed to properly face the shell.
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A 1mm shim needed to be installed on the drive side to correct for the short bottom bracket shell. Hollowtech-II-4.jpg

Just 1 2.5mm shim on the non-drive side.
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The crank installed with proper bb spacing, chainline, and pedals centered.
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