Originally Posted by moxfyre
I just got a used bike with a cup-and-cone BB. It's been sitting in a shed for a few years, so I figure it needs to be repacked in grease. I got the fixed cup off easily with a 36 mm cone wrench, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to remove the left cup. Anybody know of an inexpensive trick to getting that sucker off, and then back on?
Left sides are always right hand thread, usually have a lockring that takes a special removal tool or a pipe rench for the bubbas. The adjustable cup then comes out wdith a pin spanner or other tool depending on it's configuration or how tight it is. FWIW, the 36 mm wrench is a HS wrench and usully isn't heavy duty enough for BB work,but can work in a pinch.