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Phil Wood Bottom Bracket Tool

  • 23-08-2011 12:10pm
    #1
    reilig
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    Anyone know where one might buy a Phil Wood Bottom Bracket Tool at the right price? Or alternatively if there is a way of removing the BB cups without the tool??

    Reilig


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  • #2
    titanan
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭titanan


    hubjub.co.uk sell them but you need a pair of them to be honest.


  • #3
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    titanan wrote: »
    hubjub.co.uk sell them but you need a pair of them to be honest.

    Thanks. I presumed that the BB was a shimano or similar with 20 teeth so I bought a tool of ebay which said that it would remove it. It arrived last night and I tried it out, but it appears to be 1 or 2 mm too big to fit the cups on my bracket. While I haven't counted the number of splines on my bb cups, i was googleing the info today and saw that it is possibly a Phil Wood BB which has 17 splines. Will have to check when I get home.

    If it isn't a PW BB, and has the 20 splines on the bb cup as I originally thought, do you have any idea if it is possible to get a smaller tool for to fit it or have you came across this problem before?

    I'm suspect because it is a cheap road bike (Viking Sprint) and I don't think that they would have spent a lot of money installing an expensive PB BB on it??

    Any help or advice would be appreciated.


  • #4
    DCU lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭DCU lad


    http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.asp?Item=041604000100 ?

    good price on hubjub too


  • #5
    titanan
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭titanan


    Def not a Phil Wood BB then as they only have 18 splines I would guess you need a parktool BBT-2 or now known as BBT-22 tool as it has 20 splines

    http://www.parktool.com/product/bottom-bracket-tool-bbt-32

    Have a look at these and try to compare.


  • #6
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    Thanks Titanan

    That's what I thought. I counted the splines on it this evening and it definitely has 20 splines. I bought this http://cgi.ebay.ie/BOTTOM-BRACKET-BIKE-TOOL-SHIMANO-CARTRIDGE-CUP-FIT-6c-/160485038594?pt=UK_Spots_Leisure_Cycling_Tools_RepairKits&hash=item255da75a02.

    It is the same as the Parktool that you linked above??

    If it is, then it is ever so slightly too big and just won't fit?

    If you or anyone else has experience of a similar issue, I would be grateful for your advice.

    Thanks in advance.
    titanan wrote: »
    Def not a Phil Wood BB then as they only have 18 splines I would guess you need a parktool BBT-2 or now known as BBT-22 tool as it has 20 splines

    http://www.parktool.com/product/bottom-bracket-tool-bbt-32

    Have a look at these and try to compare.


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  • #7
    abcdggs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,831 ✭✭✭abcdggs


    is the miche bb not similar to shimano??


  • #8
    Holyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Holyboy


    If that's what they sent it should fit the spline on your BB, are your cups plastic by any chance?


  • #9
    titanan
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭titanan


    Looks similar to the Parktool one alright, how tight is it when you try to get it into the splines? someone else was complaining on his feedback that it doesnt fit shimano splines, maybe just needs a bit of a sanding to get the paint off


  • #10
    Holyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Holyboy


    abcdggs wrote: »
    is the miche bb not similar to shimano??

    Nope, they are Campag' compatible.


  • #11
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    Hi Holyboy,

    The cups are plastic! Am I bunched or have I some hope of getting them off?

    Reilig
    Holyboy wrote: »
    If that's what they sent it should fit the spline on your BB, are your cups plastic by any chance?


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  • #12
    Holyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Holyboy


    reilig wrote: »
    Hi Holyboy,

    The cups are plastic! Am I bunched or have I some hope of getting them off?

    Reilig

    Not at all,just sometimes with cheap moulded plastic cups the tool can be a tight fit,try tapping the tool (lightly) with a hammer to see if it can be persuded in! Its much better to be a tight fit rather than lose, if you can get it to fit I would suggest trying to bolt the tool with the crank bolt to keep it in place before removing the cups,the last thing you want are broken plastic splines, thats when things get difficult.


  • #13
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    Holyboy wrote: »
    Not at all,just sometimes with cheap moulded plastic cups the tool can be a tight fit,try tapping the tool (lightly) with a hammer to see if it can be persuded in! Its much better to be a tight fit rather than lose, if you can get it to fit I would suggest trying to bolt the tool with the crank bolt to keep it in place before removing the cups,the last thing you want are broken plastic splines, thats when things get difficult.


    Thanks Holyboy.

    I'll give it a go.

    And thanks everyone else for your contributions!


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