Timeline for Is the Park Tool Allen Wrench going to strip out bolts?
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| May 24, 2020 at 0:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1264345432278347780 | ||
| S May 23, 2020 at 19:32 | history | suggested | Daniele Procida | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Corrected spelling, removed unnecessary comment
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| May 23, 2020 at 12:51 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Feb 13, 2015 at 19:18 | vote | accept | TreK | ||
| Feb 13, 2015 at 19:16 | comment | added | TreK | I seem to have the biggest issue where the disc and hub attach. I've broken spokes from time to time and had to remove the disc to replace them. Seems like every time I end up stripping out one of the bolts. Although I have had problems with mountain bike brake levers that the bolt is easily accessible from the top or bottom of the lever. | |
| Feb 13, 2015 at 14:10 | review | Close votes | |||
| Feb 13, 2015 at 17:33 | |||||
| Feb 12, 2015 at 17:28 | comment | added | paparazzo | @CareyGregory By brake lever I think OP is referring to coming in at an angle. But OP could have been a lot more clear on that. | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 15:15 | answer | added | jimchristie♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 14:50 | comment | added | Carey Gregory | I have to believe that either you're using a 5mm when you need a 6, or you're not inserting it fully into the bolt. Even a cheap Allen wrench should not be rounding off or rounding off the bolt if it's the right size and fully inserted. That's the beauty of the Allen design. | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 14:03 | answer | added | paparazzo | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 12:34 | comment | added | PeteH | I've had sufficient bad experiences over the years with cheap tools bought from e.g. market stalls, that these days I am prepared (albeit reluctantly) to fork out for a quality name such as Park. But as with any tool, there are correct ways to use them. | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 12:32 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | I have never had a problem with even average quality Allen wrenches bought at a hardware store or "home center" (though I do prefer ones made by Park or another well-know bike parts outfit). You do, of course, need to use the right size (don't mix English and metric), and discard the wrench when it begins to get worn. The other thing you need to do is to clean out the socket in the bolt if it's not spotlessly clean before you start. | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 11:32 | comment | added | Vorac | My dirt cheep 5mm has begun loosing it's (nickel) plating after only one year of (ab)use, so I doubt a bit the "lifetime" thing. Maybe 10 years (== lifetime for people who hate helmets). | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 3:54 | answer | added | Fred the Magic Wonder Dog | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 2:46 | comment | added | TreK | @mattnz thanks for cleaning up my question and making it more stackexchange acceptable. | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 2:45 | comment | added | mattnz | There is a good question in here along the lines of "Are workshop quality Allan keys any better than cheap ones" | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 2:44 | answer | added | mattnz | timeline score: 6 | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 2:35 | comment | added | paparazzo | This site is not for product recommendations and for sure for not for judging if link is knock off. | |
| Feb 12, 2015 at 2:06 | history | asked | TreK | CC BY-SA 3.0 |