The splines on the drive side are damaged so I can’t get the tool to go inside. What are my options? Is the frame toast?
by Significant_Book_408
The splines on the drive side are damaged so I can’t get the tool to go inside. What are my options? Is the frame toast?
by Significant_Book_408
4 Comments
The tool that will get that out fits the internal teeth of that cup. You can whack that tool with a mallet if it doesn’t want to sink in. One of them is reverse threaded.
That’s all you get. Think about the way righty-tighty stuff spins and why you wouldn’t want one side spinning that way.
Hit the BB tool with a hammer and turn it out. Doesn’t look too bad.
– My first attempt would be to use a hammer and try to force the tool in.
– Second You can maybe bend that damaged section back with a flat head and a hammer, or maybe some prying force to be able to fit the tool.
– third option you could file two sides flat to fit some knipex pliers on and turn it out that way.
Find a bolt that will thread into your axle and a nut and spacers for that bolt. Put the bolt through the BB removal tool, thread the bolt into the axle . Tighten the nut/spacers. Your tool won’t slip out, no more stripped splines.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/bbcups.html
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