Old 01-21-15 | 06:56 PM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by Bob Pringle
Thanks, Guys! I'll clamp the BB wrench tightly with a bar clamp across the frame and LEAN on a two-foot cheater bar. That ought to hold the rascal in place!

RGP
It is possible to overdo this and damage the cup or, more likely, the bb shell's threads. The recommended torque is in the 350 - 450 inch-pound range and that is very tight but not destructively so.
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