Originally Posted by
neurocop
Never saw a gimmick like that, but it seems to be a brilliant idea! SB was a genius. You could use a right hand threaded bolt/nut to remove left hand threaded BB races, and left hand threaded bolt/nut to remove right-hand threaded races.
You don't even need the left-handed nut and bolt - if you use an extension bar and a ratchet, you can tighten the bolt from the other side of the BB shell to remove right-hand threaded ones.