ternst wrote:
> Remember that the Sturmey washer for BB spacer is good for Eng., and
> maybe sneak it over French threaded cups.
> If it's Italian, we always had to put the spacer in a vice and with a
> large half round file that fit the curve fairly nice, slowly go around
> the inner edge and file some out all the way around so it goes over
> Italian size thread.
I've never had a problem with simply cutting the ring to allow it to expand enough to fit over the Italian cup. I figure it may even act like a split-ring lock washer and help prevent the cup from loosening. :-)
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA