Where do I get a 35mm Bottom Bracket box / thin wrench?!?!?
08-01-15, 11:46 PM
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Where do I get a 35mm Bottom Bracket box / thin wrench?!?!?
I have an old Nishiki International that has a locking cup with a 35mm fitting. I can't seem to find a box wrench like my 36 MM parktool. I'd even settle for a 35mm flat wrench. Even my local bike shop didn't have one, which was sad. Any thoughts? Cheers.
08-02-15, 12:21 AM
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I've often used a 15" crescent wrench for fixed cups. It wouldn't care whether your flats are 35 mm or 36 mm.
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Another possibility is to clamp the fixed cup across the wrench flats in a bench vise and use the frame as the lever arm to unthread it.
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It might be helpful to use a big C-clamp or a bolt through the center or something to hold the wrench in place so you can really "pour the coal" to it. Once you get the cup to budge you can remove the clamp while you unscrew it the rest of the way.
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At one tine Park made a 35mm BB cup wrench in it's HCW series. Don't know if they still do. Andy.
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Autotoolworld.com sells a super thin 35 X 36mm wrench. Does it have to be a box wrench?
V8 Tools 813536 Super Thin Wrench - 35 mm x 36 mm
V8 Tools 813536 Super Thin Wrench - 35 mm x 36 mm
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How badly do you need one? What do you have for trading stock?
I have a (lightly used) Park HCW2 35 mm bottom bracket wrench with a lock ring sprog on the other end. PM me if you're interested.
I have a (lightly used) Park HCW2 35 mm bottom bracket wrench with a lock ring sprog on the other end. PM me if you're interested.
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Autotoolworld.com sells a super thin 35 X 36mm wrench. Does it have to be a box wrench?
V8 Tools 813536 Super Thin Wrench - 35 mm x 36 mm
V8 Tools 813536 Super Thin Wrench - 35 mm x 36 mm
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If you are replacing the entire bottom bracket, the Sheldon Brown fixed cup tool should work for you.
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Hey thanks, I saw this as well, and will most likely grab it, 10 bucks is worth a shot. I've used something similar, with a bolt going through the bottom bracket, and locking the tool in place, then wacked it with a 5lb hammer. Thing is, that was a box 36mm, which seems to not exist in 35. This should work pretty much the same way I imagine. Thanks.
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Yes, l do mean the fixed cup, thanks. And yes, the cup is shot, otherwise I would do what I do often, repack it and move on. I'm starting to take on more... labor intensive?... projects and putting in new bottom brackets is a skill I'd like to have on deck... skill and tools hahaha... This little locking bolt set up looks cool, might grab the hardware today and give it a go, cheers.
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I actually tried this, and broke my old table vice hahahaha. I was an old piece... Not really looking to purchase a table vise right now, so a wrench set up is what I'm looking into. Cheers.
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