Removing a Stuck Bottom Bracket

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Removing a Stuck Bottom Bracket
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flag dylaine
Posted: May 9, 2008 at 12:27 Quote
silaslecake wrote:
Yay! That bottom bracket got pwn3d.

I went out and bought some penetrating oil yesterday and let my bottom bracket soak in it all night. Today I found another clamp in my basement and found a good angle to really solidly hold the bottom bracket in tool. I slipped an old handlebar I had over my wrench (60cm is better than 20cm) and pushed. It gave away so easily! Then the other side came off just as easy. Hooray.

By the way, I just installed my XT crankset, and did put some grease on the threads, but no "anti-seize" compound. I had a feeling that the threads of the bottom bracket cups came with the anti-seize compound: they had a sort of thick white substance on them. Is this the case? (or is that lock-tite? :S) I don't want my bottom bracket to seize up again!

Thanks for your help!
hooray for penetrating grease! i told you that extra bit of leverage would help too! and the thick white substance is white lithium grease,which is practically waterproof(you should apply some to the threads of your bottom bracket before you reinstall it too...to prevent corrosion and water damage...anyways Salute
flag sean-xd
Posted: May 9, 2008 at 13:51 Quote
ive just fitted a bottom bracket in my bike i used copper grease is that ok?
flag Borgschulze
Posted: May 9, 2008 at 13:56 Quote
I had a frame last year that I had to clamp the tool in place and stand AND JUMP on the end of a 12" long cheater bar just to get the BB out.
flag armydave
Posted: May 10, 2008 at 1:23 Quote
sean2k8 wrote:
ive just fitted a bottom bracket in my bike i used copper grease is that ok?
copper grease is fine
flag jackdirtnstreet
Posted: Jun 2, 2010 at 4:21 Quote
would penetrating oil work on a spanish bb as mine is stuck ttight
flag pbuser102331
Posted: Jun 2, 2010 at 4:29 Quote
jackdirtnstreet wrote:
would penetrating oil work on a spanish bb as mine is stuck ttight

Leave it over night.
flag JokerMachine
Posted: Jun 2, 2010 at 5:04 Quote
Just smack the shit out of it.
flag jackdirtnstreet
Posted: Jun 2, 2010 at 5:41 Quote
[Quote="marquis"]
jackdirtnstreet wrote:
would penetrating oil work on a spanish bb as mine is stuck ttight

Leave it over night.[/Quote

leave it overnight with the oil ?
flag JokerMachine
Posted: Jun 2, 2010 at 5:56 Quote
jackdirtnstreet wrote:
leave it overnight with the oil ?

Nah, bro, he means leave it overnight and hope the magical bike mechanic fairy comes by and gets it out for you.
flag jackdirtnstreet
Posted: Jun 2, 2010 at 5:58 Quote
JokerMachine wrote:
jackdirtnstreet wrote:
leave it overnight with the oil ?

Nah, bro, he means leave it overnight and hope the magical bike mechanic fairy comes by and gets it out for you.

sweet maybe shell bring you a life too
flag JokerMachine
Posted: Jun 2, 2010 at 6:04 Quote
jackdirtnstreet wrote:
sweet maybe shell bring you a life too

lol.
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