Huffy Sportsman Bottom Bracket Overhaul

In this video, I overhaul the bottom bracket of my 1963 Huffy Sportsman, which is a rebadged Raleigh 3-speed with a Sturmey Archer AW3 hub. The bike had been making some strange noises when pedalling, I narrowed it down to the bottom bracket. This has the original 3-piece cottered bottom bracket with 1/4" uncaged bearings.
I originally restored this bike in 2016. For more that, check out my article:
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You can also read about modernising my 1983 Peugeot P6 Iseran:
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And finally, many thanks to RJ the Bike Guy for making so many helpful videos. I have learned a lot from his videos, and I highly recommend them:
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[@vihuelamig]

I have a '64 Raleigh with the same hub, horizontal top tube. These bikes with the north road handlebars are great to ride. I've been through and ridden around 15 different bikes. These types are my favourite. They aren't 'performance' bikes but they sure are fun to ride whilst watching the world go by. It's that upright position.
The Raleigh 'Huffy Sportsman' will last many more decades.

[@randomtasks]

Yeah, my wife loves the bike and refuses to replace it with a modern, lighter, faster bike.

[@danieleverywhere132]

how can you work in gloves that thick?

[@randomtasks]

Practice, but they’re not that thick, and I didn’t wear them while packing the bearings.