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04-06-20, 11:51 AM

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gster

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Originally Posted by oldveloman

Hi dweenk, the tool was only suitable for use on the left hand side cup, as there was no means of screwing a bar into the inner bush to clamp it onto the frame,
so I bored a hole and cut M8 thread in it. Now it can be used on both sides.

Here' s a quick drawing:

Enjoy,

Peter

Hozan Bottom Bracket Tool
A friend of mine gave me one of these..
I rarely remove the fixed cup.

In fact, the only one I've removed was from a 1930 Hercules and it practically slipped out....
Different alloys back then.
In fact, the whole bike (including cotters) came apart without any fuss.

Last edited by gster; 04-06-20 at 11:55 AM.

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