WTB: Shimano headset wrenches
12-14-15, 09:41 AM
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WTB: Shimano headset wrenches
You know the one -- loopy proprietary headset wrenches for late '80s Dura Ace and 600 headsets.
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12-14-15, 11:21 AM
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If you can't find them, you could use channel locks and a leather collar to protect the nut and race.
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Standard 32mm headset wrenches also will fit:
The scalloped wrenches from Shimano were designed to minimize the risk of damaging the soft aluminum cups, but the cups were also intentionally designed to be backwards-compatible with standard headset wrenches. Yoiu just need to be more careful if you use the standard wrenches.
The scalloped wrenches from Shimano were designed to minimize the risk of damaging the soft aluminum cups, but the cups were also intentionally designed to be backwards-compatible with standard headset wrenches. Yoiu just need to be more careful if you use the standard wrenches.
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Looking for 24T or 21T Dura Ace uniglide cogs FW. Can trade NOS 12T.
Looking for 24T or 21T Dura Ace uniglide cogs FW. Can trade NOS 12T.
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Standard 32mm headset wrenches also will fit:
The scalloped wrenches from Shimano were designed to minimize the risk of damaging the soft aluminum cups, but the cups were also intentionally designed to be backwards-compatible with standard headset wrenches. Yoiu just need to be more careful if you use the standard wrenches.
The scalloped wrenches from Shimano were designed to minimize the risk of damaging the soft aluminum cups, but the cups were also intentionally designed to be backwards-compatible with standard headset wrenches. Yoiu just need to be more careful if you use the standard wrenches.
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I wonder if anyone's tried to "cast" wrench bits using metal-filled epoxy. I made a steering-box adjuster for old VWs using the idea from Bob Hoover years ago...
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