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Originally Posted by hassanr  you don't have to use the outside nothces, most octalink bb's have the standard shimano inside splines as well as the outside notches. |
but the spindle is bigger, right? that may prevent him getting the
bb tool on to the cup?
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Originally Posted by hassanr if your bb is italian threaded, then the drive side should turn the same as english, towards the rear triangle to tighten/the forks to loosen, and the non-drive should turn towards the forks to loosen and the rear triangle to tighten (they both turn righty tighty, lefty loosey). |
Sure about this? I always thought that italian
BB cups are "normal" both sides, so what you say about the non-drive side is correct for both italian and english
bb's, but what you're saying about the
drive side is only correct for english
bb's. Forgive me if I'm being a (
BB) tool here, but hassanr, your opinion is respected by many, and I'd hate to see someone taking this advice if they didn't know what they were doing, and mess up a nice frame...
my understanding:
English:
drive side: LH threaded (reverse thread)
non-drive side: RH threaded (normal / clockwise thread)
Italian:
drive side: RH threaded (normal / clockwise thread)
non-drive side: RH threaded (normal / clockwise thread)