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Not sure if this 'deserves' a separate thread.....
The BB fixed cup is really on there... been soaking in PB and I can't get it to budge with a large adjustable wrench. It already slipped once scraping the chrome a tiny bit, but (luckily) didn't round off. My cheap Harbor Freight calipers say the size is 38mm, though I can't always trust the tool- can someone confirm the size? Local car shop has a 38mm socket ($30!?..), but there's a bevel to the hex and I don't think it'll have enough/any purchase on the cup flats. Tips, tricks, ideas, source for a socket that would work?
And while we're on the subject.... the spindle & cups look good, but I'm thinking about just sticking a sealed BB in and being done with it (assuming I can get the fixed cup out...). Anyone have experience with the French threaded BBs Velo Orange sells?