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I tried a 10mm hex key on a seized bottom bracket cup and it actually worked better than the proper tool.
The splines on the Park Tool BBT-22 were starting to round out, so I grabbed a cheap hex key from the drawer, hammered it into the cup's pin holes, and it broke free on the first try without damaging the frame.
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evakelly16d ago
Honestly that reminds me of getting a stripped pedal out with a big pair of vise-grips. Just clamped it on the spindle and leaned on it till it screamed loose.
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the_lee16d ago
My buddy had the same thing happen with a stuck freewheel. He jammed a big flathead screwdriver into the notches and whacked it with a mallet. Came right off when the real tool just slipped. Sometimes the simple fix is the best one.
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