SUCHAK wrote:
> There's a "wrench" sold by Victoria British, and most of the other brit
> car suppliers, called appropriately enough, "The British Wheel Wrench",
> that lets you remove "knock-offs" without marring them with a hammer or
> possibly bending up your spokes or denting a fender with a misplaced
> hammer blow. The wrench is about 2 feet long, comes in both two-ear and
> octagonal varieties. $39.95 for either variety in the latest Vicky
> Brit.
>
> The part number for the two-ear is #17-876. Their toll free number is
> 800-255-0088. Subscribe to their catalog if you don't already.
>
Actually, the Spit one is 18-878 (p.138 of the latest VB catalog) and
sells for 34.95, you were looking at the octagonal wrench below.
However, 2 things pop to mind. [1.] Because of the various sizes that
one could encounter in the actual 2-ear knockoffs, I can't see how
anybody can offer one that fils all applications. [2.] If these things
really work, it seems that one should be able to fabricate his own to
fit the actual size of his knockoffs, for far less that the 35 bucks.
(Just MHO)
Joe Curry (previous wire wheel owner who always used a hammer)
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