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Old 09-09-06 | 07:04 PM
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[QUOTE=poopncow]
Originally Posted by sivat
Theres not a lot of torque trying to unscrew the bb as it is,QUOTE]

Has anyone establish if the drive side is right or left handed? If RH, there is ample torque to drive the cup loose. Is this adding any drama?
The only torque trying to unscrew the cups should be coming from the shell trying to spin in the cups. The only way for the shell to spin is through the friction between the spindle, bearing and shell. If the bearings are high quality (which I would imagine they are in a miche bb) and in good shape, there shouldn't be very much torque there. Or am I missing something?
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