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Turns out another km of riding screwed the BB to the point that the chainring started rubbing the paint off the stay, so not ideal.. had to walk the bike back some ways after that! On the bright side I've figured out how to get the cranks off, but on the darker side the BB shells absolutely refuse to budge. Held the tool in with my the crankarm bolt and my 15mm spanner wedged in there, stepped on the HS spanner to give it a go and as expected it started to give, though I got a fair amount of force through it before that happened. Tried an adjustable with an 8in (or so) handle and stepping on that too, no dice. Have now bought a Silverline 32mm which arrives in two days, but am worrying that that won't be enough either. No idea where I could get a piece of pipe that would fit around that either (given as they come double-ended!). Am pretty close to bringing in to the LBS but I feel indignant that the last time I did that the replacement BB lasted me all of a year..
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Yeah, you'll need a bit more leverage than that.
Fashion a cheater bar or two from an old seat post or scaffolding lying about?
BB is already knackered, another ride or two won't matter.