You may have to make a wrench. A bit of steel, a hacksaw, a dremel tool and an hour or so will get you there. Not fun, but do-able.
At 06:28 AM 12/29/2008, you wrote: >I have the park off set cone wrench. Unfortunately, it is too wide to >fit in the very narrow slot provided. > >Var used to make a wrench that was supposed to fit the Ideale. But >the VAR is for a much smaller bolt than on the saddle I have. The Var >must have been made either earlier (or more likely) later, than the 92 >saddle. > >I will check out the Nuovo Record wrench. Otherwise, the open >Craftsman may be the way to go. > >On Dec 28, 8:54 pm, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > > If it's 13 mm then perhaps the off set cone wrench used to adjust > > single pivot brakes would work. I have a Park, which I assume is > > still available, that has 13 & 10 mm off set. For years I carried it > > with me all the time to adjust my campy single pivot brakes. > > > > Michael > > WEstford, VT > > > > On Dec 28, 9:13 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > After a long search, I finally came upon what I believe to be an > > > authentic Ideale 92 saddle. The saddle is in very good condition, > > > only one or two scratches on the saddle, the hardware in like new > > > condition. It needs a little tightening however (Possibly stored in > > > damp conditions? There was no mildew or mold on it though). > > > > > Problem is, I cannot find a wrench that will fit in the very close > > > quarters to adjust the tightening nut. Guess I should have realized > > > this without trying, but the Brooks spanner wrench does not fit at > > > all. I have done some looking around on-line, but have not been able > > > to find much of anything, let alone ads selling old Ideale tools. > > > > > The adjustment bolt appears to be 13 mm. It is possible something > > > along the line of the extreme open Craftsman wrench may work. Before > > > I start buying tools willy-nilly, I am hoping maybe someone here has > > > tried something that works.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > - Doug "Anonymous" Shaker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
