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01-14-05, 11:22 AM
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what the hell is the name for the tool i need to tighten up my campy lockring?! i've got an idea its summat like square pin lockring tightening wrench type thingie. i need to find one and the internet is not very good at interpreting my nonsense.#
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01-14-05, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by salmonchild
what the hell is the name for the tool i need to tighten up my campy lockring?! i've got an idea its summat like square pin lockring tightening wrench type thingie. i need to find one and the internet is not very good at interpreting my nonsense.#
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Edit: Oops, beat me to it by a few seconds. I got the Hozan over the Keirin multi-tool for two reasons, one - it will adjust both types of lockring, and two - my lbs had a few used ones in the back that they were selling for ~ $5...
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The Hozan is the best, IMO. Don't get a Park - they slip a lot and you end up with a stripped lockring and bloody knuckles. Business Cycles has them, too.
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kinda sounded like you needed a pin spanner...which you'll need anyway to hold the cup in place while you're tightening the lockring.
PIN SPANNER AHOY!!!!!!! i hate those things.
PIN SPANNER AHOY!!!!!!! i hate those things.
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The Park tool does suck but you can make it better by wedging a penny under the wrench where it starts to arc free from the lockring. This will act as a brake and allow you actually get some leverage on it.
I think I got that from someone here, in fact.
I think I got that from someone here, in fact.
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Another vote for the Hozan lockring pliers. They are amazing. I'll never use anything else. Business Cycles has them.
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Originally Posted by bostontrevor
The Park tool does suck but you can make it better by wedging a penny under the wrench where it starts to arc free from the lockring. This will act as a brake and allow you actually get some leverage on it.
I think I got that from someone here, in fact.
I think I got that from someone here, in fact.
01-14-05, 07:45 PM
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Assuming it's a standard lockring with two notches, one in either side of the ring, you fit the wrench as normal. However, the Park tool has a larger arc than the lockring so it doesn't have much contact with the ring, arcing away too soo. So you wedge a penny in between the inside face of the wrench and the lockring to establish a point of contact and go to town.
