First batch ready 01 / 03 / 2021

A couple of weeks had passed since I decided to start with the dissasemble of the PR-5000. This is the first update.

No many surprises so far: seatpost and stem are not stuck; Shimano 600 tricolor groupset complete (not sure about the bottom bracket yet); original Panasonic bottle cage. Didn’t check the wheels so far (they are Atala).

Started by dissasembling brakes (beatiful I must say), cables and the transmission. They are already dissasembled/degreased, cleaned, assembled/greased again. Same with the cable housings. I got a new set of cables (transmission/brakes) that they were totally destroyed.

Front/Rear

Cables/Housing

Rear derallieur

Front derallieur

Cables & levers

Chain

Cog

Pretty useful the Shimano website to find all the parts and pieces of each component. In this case, the rear derallieur

I was not able to take out the pedals. They are pretty stuck and I don’t have enough leverage with my tools. I’ll see what I can do. Same with crackset.

The brake handles rubber housings were removed. They were pretty dirty, but a good clean up with detergent made the first part of the job. Next one will be with CIF. Pretty good for rubber. I’ve tried to get replacements, but they are really hard to find and specially in white.

Next stop: probably the wheelset to check aligment, cones, bearigns, inner tubes and tyres. That could be a couple of mornings (need to go out and cycle too).

Checklist

Wheelset:

• Hubs and bearings
• Tyres + alignment

Frame:

• Seat & Seatpost
• Cockpit
• Frame itself

Transmission:

• Bottom Bracket (?)
• Crankset (x_x)
• Pedals (x_x)