Colnago master pui BB thread question

I have a Master Pui. Some would say I am lucky. However....

Suntour Bottom bracket lock rings on both drive and non drive side are not undoing. Local GIANT shop said they'd have a go and broke their spanner.

Is some one able to confirm that BOTH drive and NON DRIVE sides are undone in a clockwise direction. Its not undoing and i thought I'd double check

Thanks

Not if its an Italian threaded BB - the fixed cup unscrews the 'wrong' way.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_bo-z.html#bottom

On the drive side you can use a beast-size adjustable spanner for extra leverage. Keep it tight.

A hammer on a C-spanner might sort the non-drive side.

Thanks gentlemen,

One last question tho just to make sure i understand correctly....

1) The drive side is right hand thread so is loosened in a clockwise (wrong)direction
2) On non-drive side BOTH the cup and lockring are right hand thread so BOTH loosened in a (wrong) clockwise direction.

Is this correct?

I only ask because i think I am having a real real blond moment about this

Cheers

No.

Both sides unscrew anti-clock. Like a jam jar. That includes the lockring too.

Thanks. If it unscrews anti-clock does'nt that mean Colnago Master Pui frame is english threaded rather than italian?.

The frame is early 90s so would colnago have moved away from italian to english threads by this time?

Italian thread - both sides unscrew anti-clockwise

British thread - drive side unscrews anti-clockwise

                 -  non-drive side unscrews clockwise (reverse thread)

Thank you all.

Guess that explains why i can't get them off.