How many bearings in a bottom bracket?

[thesku11s]

Im fixing up a little bike with a non-standard BB shell so I have to do the bearings loose ball.

Its being a right pain, all the bearing keep falling out! I know the balls are the right size though (8mm)

I was just wondering, with a one piece crank what is the general rule for packing BB's

Are you supposed to leave a gap? Or fill it up completely?

Thanks in advance. 

[moley]

It will be full but with a gap.

The balls have to move so packing  an extra ball in would be too tight!!

So there should be around 1/2 a balls width gap or so!!

If you fill it will balls and there isn't a gap then you have too many!!

[bobafett]

It will be full but with a gap.

The balls have to move so packing  an extra ball in would be too tight!!

So there should be around 1/2 a balls width gap or so!!

If you fill it will balls and there isn't a gap then you have too many!!

 

Reads like a post for a different type of forum that does moley 

 

[moley]

I thought that when I was typing it. 

So I left it as it was!! 

[bobafett]