Originally Posted by
derekb
This tool doesnt fit the bottom bracket... yet I have used it on several bottom brackets before with no issue... Both are 20 teeth the BB is ofmega from the early 90s, the tool is generic ebay.
It it's a "close but not quite" fit, then give the tool a couple of taps to get it seated like the other guys are saying. I'm only aware of one type of 20-spline bottom bracket tool, so I'm pretty confident you're using the right one.
As an aside... That's the first splined Ofmega bottom bracket I've seen or heard of. I think I found it on Velobase
HERE, but there's no mention of what tool to use.
Originally Posted by
derekb
the bottom bracket says 36x24 if that helps anyone?
36x24 denotes an Italian-threaded bottom bracket -- 36 mm in diameter, 24 threads per inch. Be aware that unlike common English threading, both sides of an Italian bottom bracket are right-hand threaded. (Counter-clockwise to loosen.)