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Old 08-01-07, 11:33 PM
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BB wrench for italian bottom brackets?

Do those hook-wrenches come in a different size for italian bottom brackets? mine was a ***** to put in, and seems to be equally *****y coming out, and it seems like the wrench (especially the 3 hook part) is not super tight, and i really don't want to strip the BB and get stuck with an almost seized BB for the rest of my bikes life.

Bonus questions:
1. Since my BB is italian threaded, is it possible to install it backwards for a different chainline?

2. If i put a 118.5 bb in backwards, will it give me the same chainline as a 109.5? i don't really know how to do the math on this, but i've compared them and it looks like it's pretty much the same.

3. Why the hell is my facking Dura-Ace bottom bracket allready almost seized? not only is it the highest-zoot part of my bike, which otherwise works perfect, but i've ridden on it for -maybe- a month now.
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