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

(Example: Framebuilding:Technology)

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Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 13:46:33 -0500
To: Stephan Andranian <sandranian@yahoo.com>, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Advice Needed: Frozen BB cup!


Stephan Andranian wrote:
>I have a 1970 low-end frame, but want to use it...and
>unfortunately, one of the Bottom Bracket cups is
>frozen (the non-adjustable one...forget the name
>(lock?).
>
>Anyhow, any advice on how it can be "unstuck" would be
>appreciated. The local bike shop tried with their
>tools, and only managed to mar the frame a bit. They
>said they "soaked" it in tri-flo, but only for a few
>minutes.

I've got an old article that may help: http://sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/bbcups.html

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