dngr2self Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Has anyone got any tips for keeping the bb tool in place when trying to remove a bottom bracket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) The splined thing? Horizontal not vertical worked for me, then I could use my body weight *think I might have put a deep socket on the end to push on Edited November 14, 2013 by f**megently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 if you have a tool that requires a spanner rather than socket/rachet type you could probably get a big bolt and washer and hold the tool on with the bolt going into the crankbolt hole although ive never had any problems with a bb tool slipping. Edit: Like this but a shorter bolt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 This. Works really well, especially if the splines on the tool/bb are starting to round off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 if you have a tool that requires a spanner rather than socket/rachet type you could probably get a big bolt and washer and hold the tool on with the bolt going into the crankbolt hole although ive never had any problems with a bb tool slipping. Edit: Like this but a shorter bolt This looks like a good way to do it. Mines for a ratchet but I might be able to adapt it to be able to use it with a spanner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Usually just putting pressure on it with one hand and using a decent length ratchet to get leverage with the other should do the trick. Without wanting to sound like a dick, you're definitely undoing it the right way? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Yeah it's the right way. It's a gu typhoon and I don't think the bb has ever been taken out so it's just a bit seized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Without wanting to sound like a dick, you're definitely undoing it the right way? This is a valid point, I recently spent about 20 minutes trying to get a bottom bracket off until one of my house mates told me it had a reverse thread on one side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 You need a piece of m10 threaded bar long enough to pass through the whole bb and the tool. Then nip it up mate. That's how I did it on my limey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I'm going to assume your tool didn't need a ratchet though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) Mines a double use one, one of these.I can use a ratchet or a deep reach 24 mm socket that will go on the nut part of the tool. I also use this method to get my tensile freewheel off as well before I had a vice. I just drove my car onto the pedal and piece of bar stuck out, and got the socket and breaker bar on the other side Edited November 14, 2013 by bing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Yeah, I was referring more to him saying earlier that he was using a ratchet-only model BB tool so bolting it in wouldn't really work too well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I took an angle grinder to the bb tool and made it so I could get a spanner on it, once that was done I fastened it to the bb with some threaded bar and off it came. The problem was that the splines on the bb cups were in a pretty sorry state. Thanks to everyone for helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Pics or it didn't happen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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