JohnS: Sorry, late to the party: yes, I've got a set of the Hozan's you mention. They've worked well in many BB shells (I've caught and released a fair number of frames). Yes, they aren't cheap but they do the job. I was advised to use Tap Magic PROTAP cutting fluid whenever using taps/dies by folks on the iBobs.
I've found some BB shells to be ever so slightly undersized, while others simply have some grease/crap/corrosion in the threads. Just 3 days ago I bought an old Trek Multitrack bike (I think '96 MUSA frameset). Tore it down and it became obvious the owner kept it housed in a garage. Everything removed easily and the BB shell was pristine (quite unusual). Chasing the threads I could simply turn the Hozan taps *by hand* (I normally have to use a pretty big adjustable wrench). YMMV. I normally start at the BB shell and then work around all the other threaded bits on the frame and fork (M5s for braze-ons, M6's for cantilever studs, M10 on the derailleur hanger). Generally makes reassembly straightforward and drama-free (boring). Good luck, Jeff Claremont, CA On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 10:25:21 AM UTC-7 JohnS wrote: > Rich, thank you for the offer, but I'm in eastern PA, so a road trip to > mid-Iowa isn't in the cards. > > Garth, thank you for the u2-video, that was very informative. I've got > some extra BB cups that I can sacrifice to become tools, so I'll give that > a try with a lot of caution. > > Eric, I'll probably go with the Hozan tools if the home made version > doesn't work out. > > John > On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 11:05:30 AM UTC-4 Eric Daume wrote: > >> No experience with the taps, but in my experience I would pick a Hozan >> tool over a Park. Park tools just seem so-so to me. >> >> On Thursday, March 23, 2023, JohnS <shar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Anyone have experience with the Hozan BB tapping tool? My '82 >>> Specialized Sequoia drive side treads have been cross threaded and need to >>> be tapped. Park tool is too expensive for me. >>> >>> >>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/354072136754?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110013%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIMRXI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D247483%26meid%3D265aab9e5c174a48a713dd81a11fcfd5%26pid%3D101110%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D24%26sd%3D404170894444%26itm%3D354072136754%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DPersonalizedV1_7%26brand%3DHOZAN&_trksid=p2047675.c101110.m2109&amdata=cksum%3A354072136754265aab9e5c174a48a713dd81a11fcfd5%7Cenc%3AAQAHAAAA8KvVpLM%252FL%252FYbyLgq7kTmGAaB383Ythl3%252BULNz4mWdQZjQUGEBVScEzldt9pDIEwjVC9sgwCeV0gMCq3ICdfjOxVov5C3psDxws5xIkFsJd%252Bofy%252FVssNxE9YaNOke2Niw2FTLCIMN3jpraIuhLLGVWQakcU7%252FnAeSW4OR0OgcLdP0nb94Y17R90GxjWo1PpW2LR2XFF5A4NVsqQlH2ZBBBTbJp2KMYAroLUIWVLPKGDkNuJgnWaX9dIe4yRn56VtU1hM99PVpuuDhd4m%252BuiA1R9j68SiVyItHNLsJfVSMlHG5JzoQ1Tddgih52SA1NrDosw%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2047675&epid=5019983455 >>> >>> Thanks, >>> JohnS >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/28e8d730-0820-45a3-8acc-37fc2cdbf85dn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/28e8d730-0820-45a3-8acc-37fc2cdbf85dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d0791a0b-0946-4d93-a38a-d78d4293cf95n%40googlegroups.com.
