All Hail The LIDL Bicycle Tool Kit

[crafty]

I was given a wrecked Trek frame and needed to get the cranks and bottom bracket off in order to swap the bits with my son's other bike, which is too small for him. The Trek frame size is perfect.

Cranks came off without a whisper but the BB was a complete pain. I've never come across such a stuck BB. What made it worse was some of teeth in the drive side ring had broken off. The BB removal tool needed fixing onto the ring while I put as much effort into undoing it.

I reached for a LIDL bike tool kit I bought last year, just to see if there was anything I could use. I needed something the same thread as the crank bolt (which fixes to the axle) which would pass through the top of the BB tool and clamp it to the ring.

The LIDL chain tool plunger looked likely so I unfastened it from the body and tried it on the axle. Hey presto! Now the BB toll was tight and I could really lean on the spanner.

 

[Tallpaul]

Did the cup move with only the leverage of that ring spanner?

 

[crafty]

The ring spanner gave me just enough leverage but I had to position the frame upside down to lean right into it. It's about 15" long. I'm used to BBs being stuck but this was tight as..

 

[mattbrown]

also a long bolt, that fits the bottom bracket axle is good, when the bb tool is in, then screw in the bolt, and thus it would moved when you use force

 

[Easy_Rider]

Good work

I'm curious though, did you put it back in to take the photos or were you confident it would come out?

 

[crafty]

Good work

I'm curious though, did you put it back in to take the photos or were you confident it would come out?

The drive side shifted so I guessed the other side would undo too.

Ed

 

[Skeelsie]

I have a retro spanner for this job from one of those Tool Sale Today, Golf Sale This Way, Shoe sale Next week sort of village hall affairs called the "Iron Bull" Fabrique en Taiwan, it's a 3 foot long, adjustable and looks like a comedy spanner Dan The Van would lend the Chuckle Brothers. I think it was only £3 to buy.

Always shifts the cups or totally strips the threads. :?

 

[Inigo Montoya]

great tip! will give it a try.

 

[skinnyboy]

I have a retro spanner for this job from one of those Tool Sale Today, Golf Sale This Way, Shoe sale Next week sort of village hall affairs called the "Iron Bull" Fabrique en Taiwan, it's a 3 foot long, adjustable and looks like a comedy spanner Dan The Van would lend the Chuckle Brothers. I think it was only £3 to buy.

Always shifts the cups or totally strips the threads. :?

haha that reminds me of Pat Mustard and his big tool

 

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