Can Bottom Brackets ALWAYS Be Removed??
10-10-06, 05:57 PM
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Resolution!
After trying PB Blaster and the bench vice approach (I was going to destroy my bench before the cup came loose) I took it to Harris Cyclery on the advice of SB himself. Norm got it out. Wouldn't say exactly how he did it other than "persistence." He ran a tap through the threads and said the drive side might be a little funky, but it is a usable frame.
Time to deal with the rust/paint and start building 'er back up!
After trying PB Blaster and the bench vice approach (I was going to destroy my bench before the cup came loose) I took it to Harris Cyclery on the advice of SB himself. Norm got it out. Wouldn't say exactly how he did it other than "persistence." He ran a tap through the threads and said the drive side might be a little funky, but it is a usable frame.
Time to deal with the rust/paint and start building 'er back up!
10-10-06, 08:20 PM
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I guess the answer to your original thread title is YES. Glad you got it resolved and don't let it happen again!
10-13-06, 07:24 PM
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I will not let this happen again. I've been taking excellent care of my bike(s) for the past 2 years. Can't vouch for any future used frames I may come across though...
10-13-06, 09:13 PM
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i am currently wrestling with the fixed cup on an italian bottom bracket..
cheldon brown's tool has not budged it so far...
i suspect there might have been a problem with loosening in this bb's history that perhaps was solved with something like red locktite..
i might try some gentle heat to break the bond or maybe just resign myself to reusing this very fixed cup
cheldon brown's tool has not budged it so far...
i suspect there might have been a problem with loosening in this bb's history that perhaps was solved with something like red locktite..
i might try some gentle heat to break the bond or maybe just resign myself to reusing this very fixed cup
10-14-06, 08:49 AM
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Death fork? Naaaah!!
I'm sure you already know this, but a reminder never hurts: Italian BB fixed cups are RIGHT-hand thread.
The BB that came with my old Atala rather sportingly had a hex head cast into it, and it came off with a big metric socket.
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The BB that came with my old Atala rather sportingly had a hex head cast into it, and it came off with a big metric socket.
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