bones_dt4 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 helloMy friend has given me his bike to try sort it out and the bottom bracket is shot.The bottom bracket is in a steel frame and wont shift, DOES ANYONE have any ideas of how to get this thing out??I've been suggested to bolt the BB tool onto the bottom bracket and then hold the tool in a bench vice and use the frame as the lever..I haven't tried this method yet but i would appreciate any smat ideas.thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmorley Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 try using a punch driver a really big one that can work. or just get a really massive long bar for leverage,tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riddlers Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Just get a BFO bar on the end....Itll either come out not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) helloI've been suggested to bolt the BB tool onto the bottom bracket and then hold the tool in a bench vice and use the frame as the lever..thanks guysYeh i'd suggest that idea Edited December 10, 2007 by ZeRo - DaVe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 first off you do know that the diveside is oposite thread ie screws in anti clockwise and screws out clockwise. Your bb shouldnt be hard to come out as they usualy work themselves loose. It may have gone in crossthread. Or is it a leeson frame? arnt the bbs put in at lesson by heating the bb shell up and then screwing it in so that when it cools down its a super tight fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riddlers Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 first off you do know that the diveside is oposite thread ie screws in anti clockwise and screws out clockwise. Your bb shouldnt be hard to come out as they usualy work themselves loose. It may have gone in crossthread. Or is it a leeson frame? arnt the bbs put in at lesson by heating the bb shell up and then screwing it in so that when it cools down its a super tight fit?Im sure I heard of this a few years ago...but manufacurers strayed away from it due to air pockets in the surrounding welds going POP....Or was that something else?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 seriously the BB (90% of the time ateast) is NOT stuck. Its just incredibly incredibly stiff.I had to take a bb out of a 2 year old frame with a 6 foot Iron bar slotted over the end of the monkey wrench I was using. It takes a lot of effort to remove BB's so firstly find a big bar to use before you try anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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