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Postby winona_rider » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:03 pm
does anyone have any tips on how to remove it maybe without buying that tool, keeping in mind i don't need to keep the existing BB?
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Postby europa » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:26 pm
Unless you want it done in a hurry (in which case the lbs is the best bet), haunt the second hand tools markets and I'm sure you'll find something sooner or later

If you want to make something, go into a model aeroplane shop and buy some spring steel. Modellers use it for undercarriages and it'll probably be the same stuff as Park Tools use to make theirs. Ordinary fencing wire won't do it if you need a lot of force. Just make sure you get exactly the right piece of wire (use the blind end of a drill bit to measure it) because it comes in a wide range of sizes and you won't get it right by guessing.
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Postby winona_rider » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:30 pm
one more thing...on the crank side - to loosen i would be turning anti-clockwise right?
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Postby europa » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:34 pm
winona_rider wrote:thanks richard
one more thing...on the crank side - to loosen i would be turning anti-clockwise right?
Unless it's one of them weird dago bikes, you turn towards the front to do one thing and turn towards the back to do the other ... but I can never remember which is which (got Tuco's disease)
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Postby dr.gonzo » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:47 pm
just make sure you get the squeezy out not squeezy in type (unless they have good reach).
I got some for $2.50 from a 2nd hand tool stand at a sunday market.
Before that i had tried the homemade type.. Not worth the hastle..
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Postby thomas_cho » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:22 pm
My LBS would do these kind of jobs free ... and I always end up buying something from them, handlebar tape, or the like.
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Postby winona_rider » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:54 pm
OMGosh - i got it loose! i don't know how i did it - i suspect it was loose already - but it is free!
now i just have to get the other side off. i bought the specific tool for this job, but it seems to be about 1mm too big. it just won't fit.
i am crushed!

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Postby Mulger bill » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:20 pm
OK MacGyver, seeing as the BB's a binner....
You'll need a bigarse bolt, two nuts and some penetrene or similar. The bolt has to fit thru the spindle hole in the cup, the nuts have to be a tight fit inside the cup. Spin a nut on far enough so there is enough thread showing to get the second on once you've put the bolt through the hole from the inside. Sandwich the cup between the nuts and tighten down hard. Too see if it will work for you, try turning the bolt head clockwise.
I haven't done this myself, but I've seen it done.

You could still try the LBS...
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Postby Kid_Carbine » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:20 am
The drive side cup is the fixed one & is left hand threaded, so will need to be turned CLOCKWISE to LOOSEN it.
The correct tool can be determined once both cranks are removed & the B/B axle taken out. Some of these cups have flats, some don't & have pin holes only.
Strip the rest of it & have a good look. If you don't have a tool that will do the job, then completely strip the rest of the frame & take it to the nearest LBS that has a halfway decent workshop.
Now that's AUSTRALIAN to the core.
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Postby Mulger bill » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:47 pm
Kid_Carbine wrote:The drive side cup is the fixed one & is left hand threaded, so will need to be turned CLOCKWISE to LOOSEN it.


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