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Old 09-28-14 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Chainlynx
Yes I am aware that the DS cup is left hand threaded. These cups wont budge at all. When I went to my LBS they told I can take off the cups with just an adjustable wrench and some channel locks but I have not been successful. Thanks for the tip though I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out if there was another angle to this. I watched a few youtube videos but I guess I havent found one with a good explanation of what tools are needed.
You may need to rig up a cheater pipe to get the necessary torque. Or clamp the cup flats in a bench vise, and twist the whole frame to unscrew the cup.
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