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Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #1

Here is a tool that is pretty much a must have if you want to take off the rear wheel for tire changes or other service tasks.

The wheel bolt requires a 24mm hex key to open and close. If you have ever tried to find one of those, you will know that they are hard to get by.

There is a very simple solution that covers 17,19,22 and 24mm hex keys - Everything you need on a metric bike.

Here are a few on eBay:

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Re:Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #2

I can see needing that in the future. Thanks for the heads up on that Oliver!	vmaxinkc OFFLINE Expert Max Posts: 505
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Re:Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #3

I just went to the hardware store and bought the right size hex head bolt for each one, and used a pipe wrench on the threaded part of the bolt, inserting the hex into the axles. Crude but effective, cost around $5 for both sizes.	Bad_Max OFFLINE Community Accessory Master Posts: 9999
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Re:Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #4

Bad_Max wrote:

I just went to the hardware store and bought the right size hex head bolt for each one, and used a pipe wrench on the threaded part of the bolt, inserting the hex into the axles. Crude but effective, cost around $5 for both sizes.

You could add some Nuts and make it working even better, but if you plan keeping the Bike for longer, it isn't a good Idea in the long Shot. That's because all mechanical Parts have Tolerances. In Case of a standard Bolt, the Hex must be exactly the right Size or slightly smaller, in Case of Allen Head, the Size has to be exactly or slightly bigger.

So, the Mesh of a Bolt inserted in an Allen Head will have the Amount of both Tolerances added and ruin your the Hex Drive Part of the Axles when used more often.

Besides, i think there has to be a proper Tool, even when it's not Snap-On Quality, in the Tool Roll of the Bike?

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Re:Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #5

It would have been nice if Star included that tool with the provided kit.. I have seen these at various cycle shops in the $19-$24 dollar range. Another tool to buy!	hangarnc OFFLINE Gold Max Posts: 1166
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Re:Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #6

I haven't even opened mine yet, but looks to me like the bottom tool is it. Hex both ends?	Bad_Max OFFLINE Community Accessory Master Posts: 9999
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Re:Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #7

Bad_Max wrote: I just went to the hardware store and bought the right size hex head bolt for each one, and used a pipe wrench on the threaded part of the bolt, inserting the hex into the axles. Crude but effective, cost around $5 for both sizes. Did the same thing. Its a good temporary solution, but I like well fitting tools.	fxstein OFFLINE Moderator Time to Ride! This is VMax! Posts: 6232
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Re:Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #8

Bad_Max wrote: I haven't even opened mine yet, but looks to me like the bottom tool is it. Hex both ends? No too small, that one is the plug wrench. I will never use any of these Cheezy tools anyway.	hangarnc OFFLINE Gold Max Posts: 1166
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Re:Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #9

hangarnc wrote: Bad_Max wrote: I haven't even opened mine yet, but looks to me like the bottom tool is it. Hex both ends? No too small, that one is the plug wrench. I will never use any of these Cheezy tools anyway. I believe the Plug Wrench will fit both Axles as an Allen Head Tool. They make sure you can undo a Tire with the Toolkit.	Squeeze OFFLINE Platinum Max Posts: 2054
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Re:Must Have Tool for Tire Change 3 years ago #10

Squeeze wrote:

hangarnc wrote:

Bad_Max wrote:

I haven't even opened mine yet, but looks to me like the bottom tool is it.

Hex both ends?

No too small, that one is the plug wrench. I will never use any of these Cheezy tools anyway.

I believe the Plug Wrench will fit both Axles as an Allen Head Tool. They make sure you can undo a Tire with the Toolkit.

I just tried it
Fits the front axle but not the rear> We need the tool Oliver identified above, or the hardware store - per common sense tool Bad_ came up with

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