Timeline for How can I remove the stripped plastic cups of a bottom bracket?
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| May 31, 2018 at 10:47 | history | edited | Criggie♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Minor typo
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| May 30, 2018 at 15:11 | comment | added | Argenti Apparatus | @oarfish I meant for flanges where you have already destroyed the notches | |
| May 30, 2018 at 15:05 | comment | added | oarfish | I actually have the proper tool to engage the notches, reshaping the flange to fit my wrench would not provide a stronger grip, would it? | |
| May 30, 2018 at 13:33 | comment | added | Mike | I'm afraid that the force that is holding the cup in place is greater than the deformation force of the nylon cup. Therefore your method may work, but it may also strip the cup further. I've just came up with an idea of using a hot knife instead of hacksaw. This way you can go deeper into the BB shell and remove all the material that is holding the cartridge in place. | |
| May 30, 2018 at 13:02 | history | answered | Argenti Apparatus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |