Originally Posted by somnambulant
stupid question: do I need anything special to tighten chainring bolts? Mine are feeling a little sloppy I think, but I don't know what to use to hold the back side of it to keep it from spinning. I know there IS a tool for that spot, but do I need it? I tried (poorly) using a variety of flat objects (side of a wrench.. butter knife.. etc
), but nothing would stay in the slot well enough for me to get any torque on the other side with the allen wrench.
I bought a bunch of boxes of parts from a shop that was going out of business a few years back. Included in one of the boxes was about 50 chainring bolt wrenches. I have been giving em out gratis to those who ask. Stop by and you are welcome to one.