Hi all and thanks! I got my cup removed!! Woo-hoo! I can now finish the build and will then post pictures of my wonderful off-topic Cratoni Perla Verde twin dt bike. Best, kim
PS: Isn't the left hand cup the adjustable one? When I sit on my bike it sure is. Is this a tomato/tomatoe thing or more in the way that cyclo-cross riders have the front brake right? Perhaps a remnant of the confused way the british mistake left and right in the way they use their roads, .... ;-)
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> Datum: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:50:05 -0700 (PDT)
> Von: MARK <mhoffman0@snet.net>
> An: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Betreff: Re: [CR] Seized LH cup: How to?
> I'm a bit confused. I associate pin spanners with adjustable cups (RH in
> both position and threading) . Most LH (read fixed cup) have flats, in
> my experience. Also good to be sure of thread direction on the fixed side.
>
> Heat from a heat gun can be directed directly on the cup, without
> effecting the paint unless you are careless and don't heat it too long. The
> heating cooling cycle can help break the bond.
>
> I'm a big fan of the 50/50 mix of ATF and acetone. Again, paint can be
> affected, so it needs to be applied carefully and conservatively.
>
> VAR makes the removal wrench with many sizes for fixed cups. This is
> similar to the Campy tool in that it grips the flats of the cup.
> Kingsbridge types use only friction, controled by how tight the tool grabs the sides
> of the cup, and will sometimes slip.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Mark Hoffman
> New Britain, CT
> USA
>
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