Reviewing MORE Cheap Bike Tools from AliExpress
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- After two rounds of tools from AliExpress, I decided to go back and order some real SPECIALTY tools like a bearing press, a derailleur hanger alignment gauge, and some replacements for a few really bad ones we reviewed last time. Will they do better this time? Are these bicycle products worth buying? Probably not, but we're going to test them anyway.
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Torque wrench readings: stiction. A bolt that moves until 5 Nm will always show higher readings when you try to move it again because static friction is higher than moving friction.
Was about to comment this. You cant test a torque wrench like this. You need a proper tester
stiction baby ;)
@@Skracken I always just connected 2 torque wrenches ends togheter and checked when they clicked / failed
@@SkrackenUnless the calibrator has been dropped or knocked . Then you have to buy an expensive new one . Two to ten thousand dollars .
@@robertmcfadyen9156 The one I use at work is bolted to a bench, so it's not likely to be dropped. It's a Gedore Dremotest, which is about $1k. Not something you buy and use in your garage, sure, but not THAT expensive.
Love the video. Bit…. Testing a torque wrench by checking the torque to move the fastener already torqued fails to take into account static friction. It always takes a little extra to get the fastener moving again. A better way would have been to connect the test wrench to the park beam torque wrench using a 1/4” hex bit and simply compare measurements on the scales.
The most accurate way to calculate torque is to measure fastener stretch. That would be the better test 🤘
It also really depends how you hold the torque wrench
He’s not torque test channel 🤦🏻♂️
But if you do it the other way, first fasten with the expensive one, then use the cheaper one... You should have the same result, due to friction
So true! If you disagree, you don't understand mechanics and probably won't get right torque with any wrench.
The toopre derailleur hanger alignment tool can be adjusted to take the play out by tightening the detent on the black rod that screws to the hanger using the allen key that comes in the kit.
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This is common across super b and park etc.
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Often it then becomes hard to rotate
I have the same tool, I can confirm it has no play once u adjust it properly, is a great tool to have at home.
Its also possible to just keep it under tension the whole time while measuring, it's how I got by with mine for a while.
glad to be known that
The torq wrench one is incorrect. When you retighten a bolt with the same Nm setting, it does not stay at the set adjustment, as you are retightening it. The only thing you are achieving is increasing the tightness. There’s an interesting article on Pinkbike that explains it. That’s why it is recommended that once the torque wrench indicates that you’ve reached the set force, you should leave it and not recheck, because all you’re doing is tightening it more.
“Looks legit, but it’s a piece of $…” 😂 omg had me rolling. Great video Seth!
Right? I thought this was an ad at first.
Totally caught me off guard lmao, should have cut to a "We'll be right back!" screen
this also had me in stitches hahaha. It was so unexpected. love it
About 25 years ago i needed to break open a cassette with no access to a cassette tool so i made one out of a socket with an angle grinder. I still have it to this day and even use it occasionally lol.
I made a cone key, or whats it called, with my grinder. Weird thing it was cheaper to destroy a normal wrench and buy a new one than to buy the one for cones...
@@Kumek01 Yep, and a ground down wrench works better than most cone wrenches outside the good Park or Pedro's ones.
Same for my motorcycle, i could pay like $100 for a rotor puller wrench or i could just heat up and bend an old 1 1/8" open end into a funky L shape for basically free.
On the tubing cutter, if you align the larger roller to the inside of the bar, it will minimize the external burr as it will roll the kept edge down as it cuts.
this!!
One additional advice, don't buy bearings at the bike shop. They are standardised and you get them much cheaper from specialised shops. At least here in germany you get an entire set of bearings for the price of a single one at the bike shop.
True! I would also advise don’t buy then at McMasterCarr either since the markup is quite steep.
@@haemmertime good advice. Just look on the seal, there should be a standardized number. Just Google and buy.
@@Vallecaucanisimo That markup comes with 1 day delivery and a no questions asked return / replacement warranty. Well worth it when you can call the company, In the same country you are in, and get service immediately.
For pivot bearings and wheel bearings, definitely!
As a bike mechanic, the one exception, IMHO, would be pressfit BB bearings (Trek BB90 especially). Many of the delrin casings around pressfit BB's (ie PF30) are not dimensionally stable enough to handle direct bearing replacement. With BB90 in particular, there is a non-zero chance that the frame has been wallowed out and needs a +.01 or higher oversize bearing to prevent further damage. Specialized BB's in certain vintages also have this problem with OsBB.
Less of an issue for headset bearings, but often those are harder to find. headset bearings can have a few different angles on the axial surfaces where they are preloaded, and knowing exactly which ones to get is annoyingly hard, even in a bike shop with the knowledge on where to find them.
Bike "standards" are really just a way to not have to pay a patent holder for the right to use their design, even if it is clearly better.
agreed
As an amateur bike mechanic with a wide range of Park Tools, I really have enjoyed this series. I don't mind paying a fair price for good tools, but some of them are just too costly for the amateur mechanic who only sees the problem once every few years. Those expensive tools are the ones I am interested in seeing. I'd also like to see a comparison of mechanic's bike stands as I am not happy with the one I have been using for 20+ years. Too fiddly.
The cable cutters look very similar to the ones I got at Decathlon. The latch works without a problem and I've been using them for two years without a problem.
Yes they are almost identical
Same here, I love them, and they are 100% in the same china workhouse made, the decathlon ones probably just have a bit more quality control
Yeah, I have one from Decathlon and I feel like it comes from the same factory as the one from AliExpress
I got the exact same set off chain reaction years ago and they have worked perfectly including the locking mechanism.
I have the same exact, red handled cable cutters. I'll chime in saying that the little nub that holds the cable cutters closed quickly wore out and would pop open very easily. I wouldn't write home about all of them as a whole, so soon. They are fantastic cutters though and I see myself using them for a long time.
Hey Seth. I am a 14 year old and I’ve been saving all the money I could for the last few years and today I’m finally spending it on something. I Am deciding to get a 2023 Pivot Mach 4 SL v2 and I can’t wait to see how fast it is. I’ve been training on a Enduro canon that is 40 pounds for the last year or so. I hope I start to get close to that podium. And your channel is awesome so keep up the great and entertaining work 😄
that bike will be lightning fast!
Congratulations. You did go hard with the pivot; do everything, do it better 💪😂
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As an independent bike mechanic (I provide services), I've personally used the Toopre HAG but the steel version (I was afraid that the aluminum version wasn't strong enough). The retaining set screw on the hanger side is easily adjustable and there is very little to no play. Granted, the probe rod is very barebones but all the essential functions and requirements are fulfilled and it almost has the same finish as the park tool one.
as a frequent aliexpress shopper, love this series.
nice to see what can be trusted on there.
I got that bearing press kit _with_ the box. It's legit and one of the best values for a tool I've ever found. But yeah, you aren't missing anything: no expanding ring-style extractors were included.
But...depending on the flange in which the bearing is seated you might be able to get away with using a smaller drift to push against only the inner bearing race/ring from the other side. You'd need an appropriate sized "cup" to brace against and catch the bearing (and those cups are not included either). If you're throwing away the bearing anyway because it's trashed, pushing only on the inner race is probably fine.
Can you link it
I have exactly the same one he got, got all the bearings out by pushing the inner race except for one which exploded and the outer was stuck in the swingarm. Tool was 100% worth it.
@@pilotsevendoes I've been hoping for links to a lot of this stuff he's reviewed in these videos so I know I'm at least buying the same thing as when I've looked up some of this stuff I found multiple results.
lol yes, "extractor" is a flat screw driver 99% of the time. altaltbike sells actual expanding ones
@@funky-phantom yeah you probably won't - just as likely to get a QC reject or something that skipped any quality checks altogether
Hi Seth, regarding the bearing press, it's just a bearing press. I've used it to change pivot bearings on my bike. It works very well!
cheap cheap tools certainly have a place in every toolbox, especially if its a tool that works, but isnt needed often, no reason to spend high dollar for a tool that is gonna just sit and collect dust. i certainly have my share of cheap jungle site tools, and they work for the task just fine.
Cheap tools for the travel tool box. Leave the good stuff at home where most of the wrenching is done.
Thats correct! I use them very little since I dont have a shop, I just do mechanics to my own bike, but for frequently used tools (besides my bike) i like to spent as much as i can since it helps you work better and faster.
it is amazing what you can do with sketch tools.
but...
for bike specific tools looks for tools make by people involved in the bike industry. sure they cost a bit more, but they also designed it themselves and did just rip of someones design.
6:56 there’s a little problem here, you see when we torque down a bolt it’s moving but here when you test the accuracy the bolts a still and except for clutch material every two materials have a higher breaking free friction than the moving friction (not sure what the correct words are in English 😂) so a bolt that’s torqued to perfect 5 ft-lb would turn a little if the next torque wrench is set to 5,5 or 6 ft-lb…hope this makes sense 😂
I'm from China. I can tell you that the Toopre brand is definitely a legit tool brand in China and I got most of my special bike tools from them. They have worked very well so far. So I guess the derailuer hanger tool is probably a defect that sliped pass QC.
the ZTTO one has a little screw on top to fix that part, works pretty well and lowers the tolerances needed for a functional tool
I recently bought one from a brand Lebycle, the orange one. It's looks the same as this toopre one but the rotating shaft fits into the bushing with very tight fit having zero play so I guess it's more accurate the the toopre. The shaft has a spring-loaded ball adjusted by a grub screw and it clicks when you insert the sahft. I suppose this also contributes to the tight fit. The tool also came with an adapter that allows you to install it into the headset starnut in place of the headset cap to be able to align the brake levers and/or brofters, but I found it inaccurate.
Or QC just put it in the "failed; send to the US" bucket.
Hi Seth, just a tip for comparing torque wrenches. Tighten with the first one, use a marker to note the relative position, untighten, and tighten with the second torque wrench. That way static friction doesn't throw you off.
6 years and running on Zitto's bb30 outboard bearings+ tool for removing and installing! 14€ + 5€ for shipping!
Good value,and long lasting!
Greetings from Croatia 😎
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I have the same bearing press set and it's done a fantastic job so far when i need to press a new bottom bracket once yearly. Even with the case it's cheaper than paying for a service in the bike shop. Still needed to buy an extractor tool separately though.
Isn’t there a way to use the press itself as an extractor by somehow putting the press disc inside the bearing and another larger one on the other side and then threading it the other way?
what extractor do you use? im considering buying this press but can it do headset bearings too? or do i need another one?
@@bcrides6717 if it can do bottom bracket bearings it should be able to do headset bearings too, there's quite a few different size discs. For extracting I got the one you have to use a hammer to take bearings out - as I won't use it often I'm not spending more on a fancy one (looks vaguely like BBT-90.3 from park tool)
Oh man... what timing! I've spent what feels like an eternity over the last few weeks trying to figure out if that exact budget bearing press is worth it (If can actually do what it says it does). Im actually glad to hear that an extractor system don't seem to be included, as in the end I went with the kit from Alt/Alt. Thanks as always, Seth!
These are great for the home mech wanting to learn how to work on bikes and someone doing limited maintenance and repairs, like someone who maybe pulls a BB once every two years. I'm an avid rider and haven't had to pull my cranks in five years.
When replacing bearings on trick scooter wheels, it’s important to press the bearings in evenly to maximize their life. Hammered in bearings last about 2 months, where bearings pressed in (i use an arbor press) last 6 months or more. Not to mention so much easier to press them in.
Pressing in bike bearings versus hammering them in will likely have similar 3x life length results.
Yep. I hammer old (worn) bearings out but only ever press them in with a tool. Hammering them in deforms them during install, which means you've basically ruined them before you've started.
Bearing press works great. Have one and have used it countless times on hubs, shock hardware , headset and BBs and linkages.
Can you remove/install bushings with it?
I got the Ztto derailleur hanger tool just last week and I love it. I ended up fixing my hanger cheaper than 1/2 of the price of a new hanger (I know. Trek's ABP is bs)
I have the one from ZTTO as well (which cost me about 15€). And I managed to correct a slightly bent hanger within 5 minutes. So good enough for me. Others can pay 130€ for a park tool one if they like.
Did you get the stainless steel or anodised one?
@@Hatchet898 I got the anodised version.
YT deleted my comment, as it seems. I use the anodised version.
@@LordH3lmchen same and same
Congrats on the 1 million.
Would have made much more sense to do the torque wrench test by using the expensive one first and checking with the cheap one. Each time you turn the torque wrench even at the same setting you'll be tightening it a bit more.
Nah wont work like that because of stiction. It will require higher torque than then initial setting to get it to move again.
I bought the same bearing press kit a year ago, mine was much darker blue and came in the case you mentioned. It's a tremendous value, when I was running the service department at the local LBS I bought the Wheels MFG version of the same thing and our cost(well below MSRP) was about $300 Cdn and also had no extractors lol(no hate against Wheels MFG, their product has a much nicer press and top notch finish). Ran into a similar situation when our owner grabbed an Enduro branded blind bearing puller for ~$200 cost ($360 MSRP). I liked it so much I looked later that month for a personal blind puller set for cheap on Amazon... I found the EXACT same set, case and all for $80. All that was missing was the Enduro sticker and price gouge.
You showed a trek marlin, another flip bike video coming up👀???
There is a Canadian company called Alt/Alt that makes a Bearing press/extraction kit (with actual extractors) for about $90. While the Ali express one is still cheaper than that, I think it’s better to support small businesses and pay a little more premium for customer service and having the actual extractors.definitely worth checking out!
A little more is not 3x the price. People buying cheap stuff usually because they can't afford more expensive
@@careem3463 Or (as I tend to do), pay premium to get premium quality on tools you use very frequently. Pay less and expect less quality/customer service for tools I only use occasionally. I would not get a socket wrench or needle nose pliers on aliexpress, but special tools for fork service or whatever that I might use once every two years I would not hesitate getting from a no name chinese brand.
The problem with "supporting local", is that often the local company is just repacking Aliexpress stuff anyway. Its so frustrating paying the local premium and then finding out that its just more Chinese junk :(. And there is often no way to tell
@@MrCamcross that is why he gave an example of a local brand that is not repackaged.. more like 1.5X the price because it has extractors. :D
and this tool be it 30bucks or 90bucks pays for itself after the first use.
you are right, i dont want to support repackaged aliexpress stuff, but when looking for bike specific tools look for at least something that owns the design of the tool. like ice tools is cheap and made over seas, but at least they designed it
I have one of those bearing presses and have used it a ton. The only recommendation i have is for people to grease the thread just to prevent rust.
I don't think you missed anything with an extractor. I got one separately that was a POS but did the job.
But I've been blown away by how well machined the parts are and how accurate the actual solid aluminium bearimg presses are as well.
For extracting just use a larger bearing on outside edge of bearing recess and use it to pull out. For derailleur hanger you may be able to add a washer ro take out the free play.
Can you use a nut, bolt, fender washers and 3D printed parts to press bearings?
@@Rickmakes sure, but this kit is $30 so juice may not be worth the squeeze
I just added half these tools to my AliExpress cart. Many I had already, or different versions that have been working well for the past couple years. I've found that if I end up using the tool a LOT, then when it wears out or breaks, I will spend the money on the Park Tool. It's a good gauge on how much you will use the tools too, and gets you into fixing stuff on the cheap. Great video, I love ali express review vids for hobbies!
I have those hex wrenches. Love them. First time they sent Torxs, They called them plumb wrenches. I kept them because they look so good. I like that you get to know the size by the colour.
The "Toopre" torque wrench looks very similar to the "Topeak" one (I have it). That is very handy design. 😄
The problem with your torque test is that it won't work the way you think. When you start to tighten an already tightened bolt, you must first overcome friction/sticktion. Meaning, the second torque wrench will nearly always 'click' at a slightly higher torque while trying to overcome tension from mating surface friction. To prove this, you can do an experiment by reversing the order of wrenches used (and using different wrenches). They all should behave Simmerly being the second wrench.
Congrats on 1 million keep up the great great great work
1 million baby!!!!!!!!
that's a lot of babies
I use park tool stuff when it's for a common tool (spoke wrench), I compined that press tool you have with a 2nd one for bottom brackets and can do everything.
Ive had a ZTTO dropper lever and chain checker,and both were Quality...Would highly recommend their products so far..ha!!
Those torque wrenches have the issue that the torque delivered depends on where you hold it, if you just balance the bit and apply force at the edge of the tool it will read higher than if you hold the tool closer to the bit as your hand counteracts some of the flexing that is used to read the torque value
As a home and shop bike mechanic i will say most park tool/pedros tools are only worth it for shop use because they are REALLY durable. The cheap amazon/walmart/Aliexpress tools arent bad if you are just doing your own repairs because you arent cutting thousands of cables a year or adjusting hundreds of RD hangers. But if you are really worried about quality the best bang for buck is buying used Park tool or Pedros tools off ebay or FB marketplace for cheap
If there's a cup to fit over the bearings that's what you'd use as an extractor and on the other side would be the same size of the bearing but little bit longer to push it through. The cup would be slight bigger than the bearing, that's where all the force is to hold the tool in place so the press can work to push the bearing into the cup.
I just used the toopre derailleur hanger alignment tool yesterday, and it worked just fine.
Did it have the same poor tolerance wiggle like Seth's did?
@@kiloyardstarealso interested
i have a lifeline brand and you use a small allen key on a set screw to get rid of the wiggle pain however its the end result that counts .. good shifting
@@kiloyardstare it did initially, but there's a set screw with a ball detent that holds the head in place. It takes some adjustment and about 5 minutes of fiddling, but you can get most of the wiggle out. Well worth the price and it works plenty well enough
I use those hose cutters work great! Love the ZTTO brand too!
As a DIY home bikemachanic, I changed my hub bearings with threaded rod, two nuts and two bits from 3D printer - worked just fine as bearingpress 🙂
To break the friction in a given bolt threads, you need to apply waaaaaay more torque than initially used to tighten it down.
So it doesn't work like you've shown.
Thanks for the "third hand". I've never seen one before - self taught. That'll save me from an oily stab on someone else's ratty cables. Best of all though... new tool to buy.
I really enjoy these Ali Express videos because you find some rare gems and a lot of crazy stuff and junk too but you show us the junk and the Diamonds in the rough. That is cool.
Mzyrh pedals are one of them. Can definitely recommend.
@@not-a-raccoon yea thanks not-a-racoon
@@not-a-raccoon Its just someone elses product with a "brand" stamped on them by some person who happened to watch a "you can make millions on amazon" video.
@@Azzysdesignworks ...and?
I'm so glad someone reviews these tools honestly I've got loads from Ali now to do my home mechanic works and it can be a real magical mystery tour of what works and what doesn't but it has significantly lowered the barrier to entry so I can do this stuff at home without breaking the bank.
Hi Seth, great work on these vids!
I am, as you say, a home mechanic myself and do as much as possible of my own repairs and maintenance on my bike. Recently i started saving up and buying parts to build my first complete mtb from the frame up. I soon found out i needed a lot more specialty tools then i thought and have, so i also started looking at aliexpress. Your vids are a very good reference for, thanks a lot! Greetings from a Belgian fan!
I have had that press set for around 4 years now and done over 20 sets of bearings on mine and friends bikes and it's been great. For an extractor iv always found Sockets work in a pinch
The new bottom bracket tool for press fit ones, the version that has oval things to pull bearings out, is very nice. Has adaptors for all sizes.
I got that ICE TOOLS Torque driver. At first, it was because I thought it was pocket-sized, but it is not! And you have to turn the shaft to line the arrow up in the window to 0, or you will not get the correct NM! It tells you this in the instructions, but when you twist it to the NM number in the gauge in the window, you have to make sure it's reset to 0 all the time. you can not check again if it's at the correct Nm with these as they will tighten even more, Be carful with these they are not like a click and set Torque wrench! These twist Torque drivers are one-shot use. Do not put it back in and test if you are at the correct NM; it WILL continue to double your NM number!
Those third hands and life saver's! Especially with working on disc brakes, It keeps my hand away from the disk and keeps me from getting cut.
-Shop owner/tech
I have that same press, actually worked super well replacing bearings on my rear hub
Those cable cutters are an exact dupe of Pedro’s cable/housing cutters 😂
They’re most likely the exact same tool available to whoever wants to stick their brand on them.
@@CanIHasThisName generic tool rebranded as a bike tool is a sure way to ask $10 more than hw store price
which itself is a knock off of the legendary swiss made Felco cutters. I've had 2 sets of the Pedros for 15+ years (one for home one for my to go tool kit). IIRC they were made in Taiwan not China
Not only did I buy that cable cutter for 5.80, but this video helped me realize you could secure the handles together. To top it off, my secure mechanism actually works no problem, I feel like I just won everything
Seth you should do a bikepacking video with the a cargo bike!
I own the Toopre cable cutters. They’ve been great except the spring that keeps them open snapped in the middle. Still cuts just fine. Never had the issue with the tab that keeps them closed!
bolt tightening is its own art form. How the joint is lubricated has a big effect and the tool used also has an effect. I don't remember giving the standards as a toss, but it's significant. Torque wrenches usually go to 2% accuracy
To use the oress as a removal tool you use one of the tools that matches the OD of the internal surface of the bearing rather than outter surface. The catch is it only works on single bearing locations.
Not sure if i explained the properly .
For the bearings, I just use a headset press with a socket from my Stanley set that fits whatever bearing I need.
I bought the exact same bearing press. Also found it doesn't have anything for bearing extraction or to press headset cups, I ended up just 3d printing what I needed and it has worked great for both applications.
That “third hand” tool blew my mind. I had no idea that was even a tool which existed. I need one!
Great day when theres a bearm peak express video!! 🎉 congrats on 1mill
I have that bearingpress set, it does the job, the machined parts seem to fit nicely on the bearings I have used so far. It's not a bearing extractor though.
Can you lint the press
Please do a biketstand and bleedkit. Maybe even a chainchecker. Love the video!!!
About the derailleur hanger tool, you have to adjust the spring loaded grub screw to fix the play.
Love these kinds of videos, thanks.
Are you going to make a video of all the tools you bought from Ali Express that you like, once you have enough to make a video?
The way Seth explains how things work is the way I needed my teacher to explain math to me to understand it 😂 12 years of school met maybe 1 twacher during summer school that taught like that and I understood 😅
Props for the editor for matching Boiiiii with the music in the intro 😂
I have that bearing press kit. I managed to get the boxed one though. To extract bearings you use a smaller die and a socket as you've suggested to push them out. Worked well on my Trek Slash bearing set. I also did get a bearing puller kit with slide hammer but none of the puller heads actually stayed in the bearings when trying to yank them out. Ended up just pulling the puller head through the bearing inner. Reverted to the press kit as above.
Seth, you can take the play out of the derailleur alignment gauge with a wipe of grease on the shaft of the attachment bolt where it goes through the "head" of the arm. Since it's aluminum on aluminum, it'd be a good idea to grease it anyway.
Toopre and Zitto have been fairly good for me so far. 👌🏻. In fact, they have been better than my parktool equivalents in every case.
toopre with that gaslighting "refrigeration tool" 😂
I have those cable cutters (or something that looks exactly like). I use them in my workshop for cutting 3/32 braided stainless steel aircraft cable. They cut really cleanly. I've been using them for about 10 years and they are still really sharp and cut really cleanly. For bike cables and housings, I only use Park. They are pretty perfect for bike stuff, and that's all they get used for.
I have the hose cutter, and the bearing set. Glad to see that i wasnt missing something so just bought a seperater bearing extractor
Can you link the press
I'm guessing here, but can't you use the bearing press "in reverse? Press from the inside out. Not sure how to explain it in text.
Put threaded rod through frame and bearing. Put the press die on the rod, put both handles on the rod and rotate the handle that's closest to the press die. The other handle will push against the inside of the frame and then the die will force the bearing out?
He doesn't talk about it in the video, but you can see him use a socket and other items to extract the bearing. Not ideal.
Yeah I was going to add that but he's able to use a socket to do it, so he must have looked for the socket-like piece it should have come with
I bought the cable cutter @1:16, used to cut 2 cable houses, worked well. I had no problem with the locking latch. The manufacturing quality is probably inconsistent, thus some don't lock properly. Thanks for showing the fix!
I feel your pain about the derailleur alignment tool @13:46 (didn't try). When appearances raise the expectations, but the essence is missing...
My $8.16 cable Cutters came with 6 brake cables, 6 shifter cables and housing for both for $20.00. I keep them in the shop and they have just started to show some wear after about 40 cables or so.
hammer and screwdriver for dead bearings. appropriate sized socket and a g clamp to put them back in
I was looking at the cable cutters a few days ago and figured i would wait until you tried them out eventually. Thanks, I'll get them.
The Ztto stuff is pretty good usually. You need to know what you’re looking for but they have some good stuff. For example a pretty neat dropper lever, with a ball bearing
It takes more torque to move a bolt after it’s been torqued, you have static friction to work against
I bought an identical bearing press on Amazon a few years ago, and it came with the case. A quick search there shows you can get one (with case) for $35. And it'll probably get to your house in an hour.
Safety tip: don't get smart like me and think you can press in two bearings at once, one on each side of that link. I bent mine and had to get a replacement.
You may bee able to use the bearing press as an extractor by putting a suitable sized socket on the opposite side. I've done that a few times.
I bought a derailleur alignment tool and it’s brilliant, ok it’s not Park, but then I’m a home mechanic. I’ve also bought some stuff that is being sold on Amazon for double the price.
Toopre makes some really solid tools. Their hydraulic hose barb tool is really nice
We got that cable cutters from topre for a couple of years, stop hook grinded down and now not working, spring flies down as soon as you stop the pressure on the handles
Hey Seth, I have those housing cutters and my latch works perfectly! Decent cutters that work on 1/4 inch stainless cable just fine
i've been using that toopre cable cutter for 3 months and its still do the job❤❤
I bought the same bearing tool and it is only for pressing bearings, not removing them. I use the tool with sockets to remove bearings. Also, mine came with the case 😝
I’m using the bearing tool you’ve tested. I’m using a proper extraction tool. So far so good. Btw I’m a hobby mechanic and I’m loving it. So do the neighbors 😀
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Yep i needed this video. There seem to be some decent tools on AE but youve gotta filter out the garbage ones haha!