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ive got a hope bb, and at the moment its on the very edge of being unuseable! the tool i use to remove it always seems to slip and doesnt grip the cups very well, this has in turn led to the cups indents (for the tool to sit on) being rather badly abused, im worried its eventually gonna slip to the point the indents are no longer usuable 🙁
whats a good one? the one i use is out of a x tools tool box kit so not the best, want one that securely fits on, can get good grip/torque without it slipping
how tight are you doing it up ?
it shouldn't need that much effort to get it on/off at all.
Why are you removing/replacing it so often ?
I use a bike hut one fine with no issues, never rounded off any of the tabs on the cup....
+1 for why are you doing it so often.
to answer the question - Park HT2 tool... it is a full ring spanner, so gives a good grip.
Dave
Yep Park HT II tool here, used to remove and fit at least one set of HT II cups that a gorilla had fitted (external splines/cup indents were damaged). Though with one Kona frame we had to remove the rear triangle to get it to fit onto the cup.
Park's BBT-19 (or similar) is the most secure. You can use a long bolt and washers to secure it against the cup while using a spanner to turn. The biggest problem with all tools is that they require a fairly precise technique; otherwise they'll all slip off fairly easily. If you're not mechanically sympathetic, get somebody else to hold the bike firmly while you use two hands on your tool (fnar fnar).
its a hope ceramic one so i keep ontop of it cleaning it etc etc, i know you dont have to remove the cups to do so but i dont like leaving them in for 6 months in peak grit for them to seize, just find it easier to do every 3 months, its not that its too tight etc, its just the tool im using doesnt seem to grip the indents very well
what bits are you cleaning?
i'd have thouight removing and replacing every 3 months would be likely to wear out the threads etc ?
oh, and park tool here also