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Old 08-04-10 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveSSS
While I've heard of that being done, it really requires boring the BB shell to a slightly larger diameter first. Just cramming a right handed Italian tap into a left hand threaded BB isn't a great idea.
Bicycle Research sold a reamer/Italian tap set for exactly this purpose. Perhaps the OP's LBS as one?
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