Just hit 500 bottom bracket jobs logged in the shop book

I was closing up last night and flipped through our service log. The count on BBs we've pulled and pressed this year alone is 500 exactly. That's a lot of stuck threads and creaky bearings. It made me think about how many different tools and tricks we've all picked up for the stubborn ones. What's your go-to method for a BB that just won't budge?

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laura2115mo ago

My old shop foreman had a trick like jamiemiller's uncle, just more heat and bigger levers.

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bettykim5mo ago

Honestly just use a bigger hammer, all those fancy tricks are overthinking it.

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jamiemiller5mo ago

Oh man that reminds me of my uncle trying to fix his deck last summer. He spent like three hours watching videos on the "right way" to set a post, bought all these special tools. Then he just got mad and whacked it with a sledgehammer until it went in. Worked fine, looks a little crooked but it's still standing. Sometimes the simple way is just the way to go lol.

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