Trouble Removing bottom bracket. Is it my Tool? I'm having trouble removing my bottom bracket.  I'm using quite a bit of force as far as I can tell. But neither side is budging. The bike is a 2011, and I've never removed the bottom bracket, but it's all aluminum, so I doubt the problem is with rust.   It's quite difficult to keep the tool from slipping out.  I've used this tool before on another bike without too many problems, but I just can't get it to work, and I don't want to strip the cups or do something destructive as this is my good bike.

On the Park Tool website it says you can use a skewer to hold the tool in place if you have a hollow axle, but I don't have a hollow axle. I noticed that my tool works differently than the one on their site, and that the wrench is quite close into the bottom bracket. Mine mounts on a socket wrench, with a 1/2 adapter, and therefore is quite a bit out from the bottom bracket.  There are pictures below to illustrate the situation.







Update

I was able to remove the non-drive side by using my vise grips to grip the tool closer to the bottom bracket. The drive side still won't move, but the vise grips are slipping, not the bottom bracket tool, so I think I may just replace the tools if they have something better at my local bike store.
Assuming you've got the right direction you're turning and its still not budging, use some penetrating oil and/or  borrow a breaker bar/vise (and use it carefully). 

One of the things with your style of tool vs the park tool style of tool is that you can't get as much torque on. 

In the case of aluminium, its conceivable that theres some corrosion, but dissolving it or heating it might be tricky depending on other types of materials involved.