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Just broke a DT Swiss nipple on an Espesso deep section rim. Torque was getting very high. The only way I can see of removing the broken half is to loosen off all the others. Think I'll put some of that TF2 grease between nipple and rim or I won't get the tensions high enough. Can't remember the last time I worked on a wheel where the nipples were so hard to turn. Excluding seized or threadlocked ones.