Spanner Substitute

laCie · Nov 15, 2005

hey there... i was wondering if anyone knew of a cheap alternative to the spanner baby ? i need to snug the pivot on my sng...and i cant find anything that fits...

grassy ass !!

Midget · Nov 15, 2005

i use this.

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?...and=&sku=12833&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=

but then again, i work on bikes a lot. i had it laying around. it may be out of your way to purchase it online and all, but... i mean its 4 bucks.

if you get it, you'll have to dremel the middle tooth a teeny bit to fit your sng.

sorry i don't have any macguiver-esque, homemade solutions for ya.

gluck

laCie · Nov 15, 2005

awesome idea... but its not a solution for me... i have no dremmel tool... but it would be cheaper to get your bike wrench and the dremmel than to get the spanner baby... so its still a good idea..ive always wanted a dremmel

thanks

Klesk · Nov 16, 2005

Take a look around at bike shops and catalogs. There are other chainring bolt tools that don't have the center post, so there will be nothing to Dremel away.

USAFSP · Nov 16, 2005

Mick says just to use a flat head screw driver on one side and a allen wrench on the other. I just put pressure on the spanner side with my thumb and use the allen wrench and it works just fine.

cpirtle · Nov 16, 2005

Snap ring pliars are cheap, commonly available and have a lot of other uses. I've used them in a pinch on a lot of spanner wrench type jobs.

Try to get one with replaceable tips and put them in backwards for a more solid fit to the spanner nut.

The set I have is like a screw driver with a gear driven width adjustment, works great.

DaveH · Nov 16, 2005

Anybody know what the reason is that Strider doesn't just use something with a big ole' hex or similar? It seem inconvient, unless there's a reason to do it this way.

Revierler · Nov 16, 2005

Here´s my solution, on the upper left:

laCie · Nov 16, 2005

Hey Revierler where did you get that thing ?? i need one !! ....also using a 5/16 flathead wont work because the male side of the pivot sticks up above the female side...so id have to dremel the screwdriver too... thanks for all the suggestions !!

Gryffin · Nov 16, 2005

Looks to me like he just took a file to a fender washer.

laCie · Nov 16, 2005

it deos look like a washer...hmm... anyone want to make me one ??

laCie · Nov 17, 2005

nice..no one wants to make me a spanner :grumpy: ... haha...

alhersch · Nov 17, 2005

I don't have pic's but i've made one from a piece of flat stock, about 1/8" thick. Kinda a PITA to make, but it works.....

laCie · Nov 17, 2005

would you make and sell me one ??

doorkicker8558 · Nov 17, 2005

I have used a campagnolo spanner wrench. Its the right size and the price is about $8 on ebay. This is the item number on the one that I bought. 7196945216

laCie · Nov 17, 2005

thanks a bunch doorkicker i just bought one on ebay !! now that takes care of that problem... no how do i sharpen a tanto made of s30v ? a stone ?

Spanner Substitute

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