OE toolkits - why do they do it

[TektroG]

Just had a major swearing session as I wanted to head off for two days two up on my RF9. I'll just set the preload thought I. Did it OK the other week for the Bulldog but just ended up bending the tool, coz it might as well have been made of cheese. Fookin monkey metal ****e.

So tomorrow I shall be mainly makin one out of a bit of scrap iron. But why do they bother supplyin a tool that's never up to the job? Winds me up but I don't really wanna carry me best quality tools on the bike all the time. Fair enough if I did the mileages some on here do, but I need em in the workshop.

[Shifty]

But why do they bother supplyin a tool that's never up to the job?

That'll be cos Japanese metal's of really crap quality, due to the fact that they have virtually no natural resources.

[trikerdrew]

oo-er matron!! Sorry couldn't resist it.

If we knew what it looked like,chances are one of us lot have got one we don't use.

cheers

drew

[TektroG]

I'll post a photo of my tool later. Its quite small, but it does come with an extension so that you can really get some force behind it.





:eek:

[gothtec]

First rule of new bike:

Chuck the tool kit in the bin...

[TektroG]

Er no, not unless you have something better to replace it with....

[trikerdrew]

Show us yer toole :D



drew

[TektroG]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y99/TektroG/DSCF1235-1.jpg
Crap OE tool and replacement made from bit of scrap metal

[trikerdrew]

a tool I used yonks ago for locking ring on bottom bracket cup on a push bike.

Good for you .Stuff big companies.

Drew

[Taff]

Better off buying 30yr old decent quality spanners fromt car-boot sale than modern shíte.

[TektroG]

Failing that, making it yerself?

[Peirre]

I'll post a photo of my tool later. Its quite small, but it does come with a strap on extension so that the wife can really get something out it.
:eek: :eek: ;) :D