Thread: Bianchi Volpe 2012: English or Italian BB
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Old 02-06-13 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by rgpg_99
Now I have to find a long enough 10mm fine thread bolt to secure the BB extraction tool. And metric fine thread is exactly what no usual suspects (Home Depot, Lowe's, etc.) seem to carry locally. Looks like I'll have to buy a bag of 10 or so online just to use 1 for 30 seconds...oh well...
If it's a square taper bottom bracket, you need an M8x1.0 bolt 40 to 50 mm long to secure the bottom bracket tool, not a 10 mm. It is a fine thread since the more common 8 mm bolt is M8x1.25.
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