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05-20-2020, 07:35 PM | #21 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Fredericksburg, VA
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05-20-2020, 07:38 PM | #22 |
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05-20-2020, 07:52 PM | #23 | |
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Early on after getting back into RC I was being cheap and used a regular pliers wrapped in electrical tape for shocks. Then I guess the tape broke or moved and the shock shaft got scratched. I ordered replacement shock shafts and a shock pliers and never looked back. A good set of shock pliers is only $30 which is nothing compared to what I spend in this hobby. They do look nice. I've had my eye on them, but they look massive compared to something like my Protek set. I'm not sure if the looks deceiving or if they are really larger than the competition. | |
05-20-2020, 11:40 PM | #24 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Princeton, North Carolina, USA
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05-21-2020, 12:14 AM | #25 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: France
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| Re: Shock Pliers - Do they really work? I've tried, it's cute, it's handy, but never feel the need to spend $20-30 on a specific tool I'll use once in a while when I already have everything I need in my toolbox.
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05-21-2020, 08:25 AM | #26 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh-ish vicinity
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I have used my set of Protek pliers so much over the past 6 years or so that I'm starting to wear out the 4 mm jaws (and only a fraction of that use was building shocks). These were legitimately the best $25 I have ever spend in RC. | |
05-21-2020, 09:13 AM | #27 |
Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Mid-Ohio
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I've gone years without owning a set until recently. I honestly don't no how I ever lived without them. They are a great tool to have and work great for shocks and many other things. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk |
05-21-2020, 09:15 AM | #28 |
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05-21-2020, 09:24 AM | #29 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: France
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Of my 10 RCs, except once on the Twin Hammers that had its share of bad treatments as it was my only basher until 3 weeks ago, I've never had to rebuild a single shock in the last 5 years ... just a bit of refill (if any) from time to time and cleaning of the shaft. I agree such a tool can be helpful, but unless I'll be building or rebuilding shocks as a hobby or racing, I don't feel the need for it. To each is own. |
05-21-2020, 10:20 AM | #30 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: US
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The correct tool for the task at hand is worth it in my opinion. Who argues about having more cool tools....
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05-25-2020, 08:49 AM | #31 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2020 Location: Daytona Beach
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Absolutely required IMO. I like the ones with the shock end ball installer.
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05-25-2020, 10:13 PM | #32 |
Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ventura
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For me it’s one of those “how did I live without this” tools. I have 2 sets, Associated and Tekno. The Tekno’s are my go to for assembling shafts, both shock and otherwise, tightening shock caps, inserting and removing balls, ...
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05-27-2020, 09:22 PM | #33 |
Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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Just an FYI - the Arrowmax soft jaw pliers that I mentioned on the previous page are back in stock at AMain. https://www.amainhobbies.com/arrowma...0031-b/p441359 |
05-28-2020, 03:36 AM | #34 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: @scaleobsession on instagram
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Yes.
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05-29-2020, 06:27 PM | #35 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: central VT
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I spent over a decade assembling shocks using all sorts of cobbled methods. I finally splurged for the Tekno pliers last Christmas and find myself using them alot. Precise fitment and their comfortable in my hands. Easily worth what paid, and I should have got them long ago.
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07-16-2020, 06:07 PM | #36 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Erie
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A friend of mine bought new links and rod ends. Showed him how easy it is to snap the BALLS in and out of the rod ends and shocks with my Protek pliers. He went straight to the local hobby shop after work the following day and picked a set up. “If I only ever use it to snap those little BALLS in and out it’s money well spent.” Those were his words.
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07-27-2020, 09:11 PM | #37 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Tuxedo NY
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11-25-2020, 08:19 PM | #38 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Pittsburghish
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I have the Tekno pliers. I had saved everything up until I got the pliers (4 new shocks and 9 rods) - it was a night and day improvement vs any other method I've tried. I'll admit my hands were a little sore at the end though. The pivot ball insert / remove section was absolutely fantastic - so easy to control. |
11-25-2020, 11:49 PM | #39 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Orange County, CA
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Like almost everyone here, before I got them.... I thought they weren't necessary. After I got them.... They get used all the time. Way too useful, and makes things way easier.
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11-26-2020, 08:05 AM | #40 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: The Garden State, North of I-80
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Ditto. I got the $17 job on Amazon and they work perfectly.
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