Old Raleigh...

easy, big adjustable spanner with plenty of leverage!! turn it too your left as well.

Remember it will be left hand thread though.

nah. my adjustable spanner just slips off.
i need some serious grip before it'll come off.
think the drill method might be worth a try. anyone got a drill?
k

Try hammer and cold chisel, always worked for me on tight b.b cups

nah. hammer was the first port of call.
don't have a chisel, but a bit screwdriver is near enough.
i think it's power-tool time!
k

vice grips are cheeper then power tools, if you can get a grip on the raised bits. if you drill it get a sharp bit and some lube

think i'm gonna go with the drill, nails and long bar. the raised bit isn't really big enough to get a grip on.
so did anyone have a drill?
k

Right, mister k. You've been told how many times now? Get the bleedin' chisel on it!
If you don't own one, get down to b&Q pronto and get yerself a half inch wide cold schisel...and never mind that silly rubber mallet in the picture, what you need is a proper hammer. Something heavy.

Halfords stock several types of penetrating spray. Bung up the hole in your cup with blu-tac or stick gaffer tape over it. Spray penetrating oil/liquid in from the other side of the BB, leave it to soak for a good 24 hours. If you can sit the cup in fluid on the floor for 24 hours, even better (you may lose some paint, I dunno).

24 hrs later...

Put frame in vice (or otherwise stand BB on a block of wood on solid floor, hold frame between legs or get friend to hold it), fit chisel squarely against the flat of the cup (BTW, I see you've a small chip off there already - that happened to me when trying to use adjustable wrench on mine). Now give a couple of hefty blows - none of this girly-underarm-bowling-type-of tapping, I mean a proper heavy swing of the hammer - and you should have some movement.

If it's worked for Tommy and I , it can work for you too. Have faith in your chisel!

Def get a proper hammer, a lump hammer is a good on for things like this rubber mallets are for putting tent pegs into the ground, not repairing bicycles.

Cheap drills can be be bought from all over the place, don't buy cheap drill bits though waste of time and money. I think you may have more problems than you think drilling a bearing cup. They are made from hardened steel so will be tough to drill. I would expect that you would need a pillar drill to make any sort of impression, I may be wrong but I think I am right.:)

You will want a hammer around the 2 pound / 1kg mark.

yeah, it's just the money. can't really afford to buy too many tools at the moment.
maybe i'll find a mate with one.
k

mister k yeah, it's just the money. can't really afford to buy too many tools at the moment.
maybe i'll find a mate with one.
k

Where do you live I might beable to help.

tommy you legend!

thanks again mate.

Hoorah!

yeah. took some serious chiseling!

Well done.. sooo.. how big a hammer did you use?

i didn't see you take that pic....

Ahhh mister k, I hope you can get this post (I know the thread is a bit old). I have an old raleigh with a stuck fixed cup (the part you have shown in the last photo). Please could you tell me which way did you turn it to get it out?! I keep finding so many conflicting answers and nothing solid.. :( Please drop me an email if you can: duskychaos@gmail.com