Park pedal wrench peeve, SOLVED.
06-23-20, 08:01 PM
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Just like trying to get my Garmin to talk to my PC, keep plugging/unplugging until something happens. Sometimes takes 30 tries though.
It's been six months now, and life is much better with my "ruined" wrench (I'm no longer feeling like RJ/Homer Simpson 90% of the time).
It's been six months now, and life is much better with my "ruined" wrench (I'm no longer feeling like RJ/Homer Simpson 90% of the time).
06-23-20, 08:41 PM
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I would have just paint marked each side of the wrench for quick reference,
06-23-20, 10:45 PM
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06-24-20, 12:02 AM
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Thread has motivated me to color code my three Park double-sided cone wrenches, once and for all. I've already got four colors of electrical tape. Surely this will knock off a little time on those really frustrating hubs that I'll be able to bank for some future use.
thanks, op.
thanks, op.
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06-24-20, 03:49 AM
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Years ago, after breaking my original Eldi pedal wrench on a stuck pedal I went digging in the scrap pile for a solution. I ended up taking an old leaf spring and carving a 15mm wrench slot in one end, it worked so well I made one for 9/16" too. I cut it at about 24" long and the wrench slot is at the end so every bit of its length adds to the leverage.
I keep saying that one day I'll make myself another one and make it a proper handle next time but I've been using the homemade wrench now for 30+ years with a rag and some duct tape for a handle. I really didn't think it would last because the spring was so easy to cut with the cut off wheel but its been just fine all these years. Its a bit thicker than those that you buy, and I ground it thinner a time or two but its still 3/16" thick or so at the tip.
These have both outlasted a dozen other wrenches over the years, including several Park PW3 and PW4 wrenches, several Eldi combination wrenches, and a few VAR wrenches. I don't usually go right for the homemade wrenches, I do have a few others in the tool box but rather than tearing up a good pedal wrench on a tough set of pedals I grab my homemade version and be done with it.
I keep saying that one day I'll make myself another one and make it a proper handle next time but I've been using the homemade wrench now for 30+ years with a rag and some duct tape for a handle. I really didn't think it would last because the spring was so easy to cut with the cut off wheel but its been just fine all these years. Its a bit thicker than those that you buy, and I ground it thinner a time or two but its still 3/16" thick or so at the tip.
These have both outlasted a dozen other wrenches over the years, including several Park PW3 and PW4 wrenches, several Eldi combination wrenches, and a few VAR wrenches. I don't usually go right for the homemade wrenches, I do have a few others in the tool box but rather than tearing up a good pedal wrench on a tough set of pedals I grab my homemade version and be done with it.
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06-24-20, 08:02 AM
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Glad you found an escape from irritation. It's funny how little things grow to the point where one just has to do something. Personally, I would have sold that wrench and bought Park's PW-4. The double 15mm angled head allows mounting for best leverage.
06-24-20, 09:30 AM
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My Hozan pedal wrench is helpful on stubborn pedals because it has the opening inline on one end and at 90-degrees on the other. It also has a bit of offset for crankarm clearance.
Length is modest, there is no plastic grip, and the tool looks worn-out (probably because it's so useful), but it still makes a good go-to pedal remover!
Length is modest, there is no plastic grip, and the tool looks worn-out (probably because it's so useful), but it still makes a good go-to pedal remover!
