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Old 06-19-19, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Miele Man
For stuck Fixed cups I've found that the tool I made as per Sheldon Brown's Tool Hint works a charm.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/bbcups.html

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I have used that thing. It did work, but once I've gotten to that point I usually also need someone to sit on the frame so it doesn't react to the torque of the bar I'm reefing on! I've also made that Sheldon tool and then galled the threads of the bolt so badly that I couldn't use it a second time!! BB threads were fine however weirdly. That was a Canadian-made Pug. Good, solid frame!!

It's never a problem on my bike, only on friends' rigs. Which says more about the friends I have and how they care for their bikes than anything else. For these people I usually put the new bottom bracket in with generous amounts of anti-seize paste.
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