Originally Posted by
009jim
I had a dozen bikes like this when I was a kid and always I used a hammer and nail or punch. I did make a mess a couple of times but most times little effort was required to turn the cup.
+1 it works. It makes little sense to buy the old BB tools if you're just using them to remove the old bb, although I seem to recall some of the VO French cartridges looked like they needed pin and hook spanners for installation instead of a Shimano-style tool.