Joerg wrote:

Then you seriously need a better quality
adjustable wrench. Or not use it.

The smaller the item, the bigger the problem
with the silver mentioned earlier. I suppose
this is where the tilt occurs.

But I get it there are different sizes of
adjustable wrenches as well. I have several.
The smallest I have is very small and it is
called a "zero zero". I don't know if this is
an international convention. Like the
"smallest" is a zero, so something that is even
smaller becomes a zero zero...

For those I'd never use adjustable. I did
a mod to the MTB yesterday and everything was
less than the equivalent of about 14mm.
When it comes to very recalcitrant bottom
brackets that have been in there for years or
decades that quickly becomes another story.
There a high-quality adjustable wrench set
very snugly can win the day.

I don't recall opening a BB with either but
I do have a 30 mm combination spanner which
I use for the lock ring on the handlebar tube
whenever that is hex and not hook spanner...

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