Inspector86
RCC Addict
Spoken by someone who has never used shock pliers! I used to think the same thing until I used a friends shock pliers. Ordered my Tekno pliers the next day.
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Shock Pliers - Do they really work?
- Thread starter GTSLOW
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Spoken by someone who has never used shock pliers! I used to think the same thing until I used a friends shock pliers. Ordered my Tekno pliers the next day.
Inspector86
RCC Addict
I have never used Protek pliers so I have nothing to compare. But I love my Tekno pliers!
Truth!
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.
2mtech
RCC Addict
Looks are deceiving...I thought the same thing, was surprised when I got them how small they are. Next to a AA batt
20200521_013542 by W2, on FlickrI'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.
svt923
I wanna be Dave
Still sounds like someone who has never really used them.:lmao:
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.
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.
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They are a great tool to have and work great for shocks and many other things.
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Thank you for that photo! Looks like they're about the same size as the Protek pliers so looks are definitely deceiving in this case.
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.
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.
FloridaST
Newbie
Absolutely required IMO. I like the ones with the shock end ball installer.
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/arrowmax-v3-multi-shock-clamp-black-amx-190031-b/p441359
https://www.amainhobbies.com/arrowmax-v3-multi-shock-clamp-black-amx-190031-b/p441359
coffeeaddict17
Pebble Pounder
Yes.
meatmonkey
I wanna be Dave
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.
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.
cool! any chance Tekno will ever make a crawler?? I'd love to see what they came up with! I just put together a sct410.3, and this thing is amazing!!
mash914
Pebble Pounder
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.
The pivot ball insert / remove section was absolutely fantastic - so easy to control.
soze
I wanna be Dave
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.
Kingmeow
Quarry Creeper
Ditto. I got the $17 job on Amazon and they work perfectly.
