The ultimate tool for headset lock nuts, straightening crank spider arms and fixed cup removal. The 11" Diamond Tool and Horseshoe Monkey Wrench held in place with threaded rod and washers and using a cheater bar will remove ANY flat sided cup. The 9" is nice for daintier jobs (crank spider arms).
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Joe Bender-Zanoni
Grat Noch, NJ
> >>>use the position of the locknut to set the adjustment and the
adjustable race to lock things down<<<
>
> I can back Tom up on this tip. I've been adjusting head sets this way for
years. No one showed me, I just sort of stumbled on it. It takes a little
practice, but once you have the feel it works quite well. I position the
wrench on the race cup close to the wrench on the cap nut so that I can
"pull" the race into the cap nut while keeping the cap nut stationary. I
also support Dave's suggestion of using something other than a conventional
HS wrench for the top nut. A large crescent or a six point box-end wrench
(if the top nut is hex) work pretty well.
>
> Always looking for a way to minimize the marring of HS bits. Over the
years, I've run across some that are pretty thrashed.
>
> Wayne Bingham
> Falls Church VA