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04-04-20 | 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Classtime

I used the Sheldon Brown method on a very stubborn Italian cup. Used a long 1/2 inch drive socket and a cheater bar. Very scary. THEN I had to take the cup with attached Sheldon apparatus to the auto shop guys at school to rescue the cup. It was too tight for my shop to handle.

And depending on your setup it can ruin the cup that could have still been used, my method saves every cup that still has good bearing races.

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