Stout, quality cone wrenches?

[Lewis Moon]

I have a set of stuck cones on my hb-7600s. I need a recommendation for a stout, good quality cone wrenches. Ones that won't bend or spread.

[Black Dog]

I have a set of stuck cones on my hb-7600s. I need a recommendation for a stout, good quality cone wrenches. Ones that won't bend or spread.

Park.

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[Lewis Moon]

Are those a good bit stouter than the silver double ended ones Park makes?...'cause those are weak.

[Cicli]

Are those a good bit stouter than the silver double ended ones Park makes?...'cause those are weak.

Yeah. Those are alot better. I have a set of old Schwinn ones. They are awesome.

[pinkshogun]

How does Park compare to Pedro's cone wrenches?

[fuzzalow]

Campagnolo
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[zmudshark]

Park are fine, Wrench Force are very good, if you can find them. Always buy 'shop quality' when it comes to tools.

[Clancy]

Parks are "ok", I wish the steel was a little harder, same steel feels like as in their P handle wrenches. The Shimano cone wrenches I believe are a tad stouter. I don't notice the softness of the Parks unless I have a really stubborn cone lock nut. Then I notice some slight give. I always use a 17mm box end wrench for a stubborn lock nut if it will accept it which is usually the case with rear hubs. And obviously a cone wrench for the cone.

I know Park is often the go to, and they make great tools. But I'm not a fan of some of the stuff. I believe their P handles hex suck, loose tolerances and soft steel. I haven't replaced mine let, they work ok, so I don't know of a better set.

Off the subject a tad, but I will highly recommend the Shimano crank arm extractor over any brand I've used. That is a nicely refined tool. And their newest chain breaker is one of the nicest tools I own, a little costly but works better than any other I've used. And everyone should do themselves a favor and get a JIS screwdriver or two.

[bikinchris]

I never use a cone wrench for a lock nut. Cone wrenches are meant for the....well cone. I use a Snap on thin open end for the lock nut.

[oldpotatoe]

I have a set of stuck cones on my hb-7600s. I need a recommendation for a stout, good quality cone wrenches. Ones that won't bend or spread.

Pedros, Campagnolo. Campagnolo a bit thinner(but very hard) and perfect for those cones next to a seal. I have to grind park or Pedros down a bit to make them thinner for some cones next to seals. I only have 13-14, 15-16 in Campagnolo.

[El Chaba]

Var...

[Lewis Moon]

I never use a cone wrench for a lock nut. Cone wrenches are meant for the....well cone. I use a Snap on thin open end for the lock nut.

The problem is I can't get the lock nut to break away from the come. They turn together.

[bmeryman]

The problem is I can't get the lock nut to break away from the come. They turn together.

When this happens for me I'll often remove the other side and then take the axle out and see if I can get better purchase on the stubborn lock nut with a different tool.

[Lewis Moon]

When this happens for me I'll often remove the other side and then take the axle out and see if I can get better purchase on the stubborn lock nut with a different tool.

Other side is locked up too. Hitting it with PB blaster now. I think the previous owner didn't use washers between the cone and nut to accommodate chain tensioners.

[unterhausen]

I feel like if they are moving on the axle, then they aren't that stuck.

[FriarQuade]

Always buy 'shop quality' when it comes to tools.

But what is shop quality? There's a lot of people that claim to make professional quality bicycle tools, not many actually do it though.

[zmudshark]

http://www.parktool.com/product/double-ended-cone-wrench-dcw-2
vs:
http://www.parktool.com/product/15mm-shop-cone-wrench-scw-15

[Lewis Moon]

http://www.parktool.com/product/double-ended-cone-wrench-dcw-2
vs:
http://www.parktool.com/product/15mm-shop-cone-wrench-scw-15

Yep, the top one is what I have, the bottom is what I'm gonna get.

[11.4]

Those are 7600 track hubs? They just stick like crazy like that, and you can crank the cone and lock nut together right off the axle before they come apart. In fact, tightening the track nuts on 7600's, you can easily crank the whole cone and lock nut assembly down on the bearings.

I've put the long blue-handled Park cone wrenches on the flats of both the cones and lock nuts and if I had to, stepped on the ends of the wrenches. Yes, they can be that hard.

[einreb]

Campy cone wrenches are really durable, look nice and are (IMO) reasonably priced for what you get.

[rePhil]

Anyone ever use Unior? https://uniorusa.com