Originally Posted by
Doug Fattic
You made me look at Sheldon's method
The Campy tool does squeeze the cup very tight (especially if you tighten them hard together) but the hardened insert of the tool fits over the flats on the cup. I'll post a more close up picture below so you can see better how the tool fits over the cup and the flats of the tool match the flats on the cup. So 2 removing methods are in play with the Campy too.
Ah, I missed the fact that the part fitting outside the cup has a recessed inner portion.
I was also going to remark in my earlier post that the frame didn't have the oil/grease fitting on top of the BB shell that many pre-60s frames do; but I see it's on the bottom of the shell. Well, I'd ride it!
Now to go buy a 38 mm wrench for when I need to remove the fixed cup from my Peugeot.
Thanks for your help and photos!