removing bottom bracket

konablaster

hi,

On my friends specialized bighit, that he has just bought pre owned, has a bottom bracket which the person before has stripped all the teeth for the bottom bracket tool to sit in. This is on both sides and one side is plastic and has cracked. It is a tapered bottom bracket (if that helps).

Is there any easy way to remove the bottom bracket?

Cheers.

Rob.

ride_whenever

Fairly big screwdriver and a hammer... I think they both unscrew the same absolute direction, and i think the driveside is anti and the non-driveside is clock.

nicklouse

konablaster wrote:

hi,


Is there any easy way to remove the bottom bracket?

Cheers.

Rob.

take it to the LBS and let them worry about it.

what bb is it?

ride_whenever

^^ that is much more sensible than attacking a frame with a screwdriver.

konablaster

nope, don't have a clue what bb it is, all i know is it a sealed tapered one. Think its a shimano one. To be honest, i think the lbs option is best haha.

redvee

Older Shimano BBs were pressed into the driveside cup. I've got numerous BBs gathering dust in my Dads shed without cups. Newer ones though are a one piece cup and BB design.