Re: [CR]Advice Needed: Frozen BB cup!

(Example: Production Builders:LeJeune)

Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 16:49:24 -0500
To: RaleighPro531@aol.com, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Brian Jenks" <tech@hubbub.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Advice Needed: Frozen BB cup!
In-Reply-To: <184.3574504.2996ea02@aol.com>


At 04:09 PM 2/9/02 -0500, RaleighPro531@aol.com wrote:
>My vice doesn't lend itself to clamping the cup in the jaws and turning the
>whole frame, no doubt that's a good method if you can do it that way.

My vices don't lend themselves for much good either.

This is, in fact, an excellent method and almost always works. If the vise is solid, the frame itself usually provides all the leverage you will ever need! The trick is to clamp the fixed-cup TOOL rather than trying to clamp the little flats on the cup.

A hot-wrench might help too but will destroy the paint.

Good luck,
Brian
tech@hubbub.com