Tiagra cassette removal tool?

[youngoldbloke]

The spindle in the centre makes the tool far more stable, as suggested by mushroom boy. The tool is infinitely better with the spindle and the only reason you should own one without a spindle is if you have solid axles.

This might well be true, but the spindle-less tool works fine if you replace the skewer and loosely tighten the locknut - as in the video.

 

[T4tomo]

Let them buy their own stupid non-stable tools.

Glad you're not my mate you miserable git

 

[simon.r]

Mine looks like this:

 

[Venod]

and the only reason you should own one without a spindle is if you have solid axles.

Or if they are considerable cheaper and easier to obtain, because the tool sits in the cassette just as square as the spindle one, don't fall for the the hype.

 

[Ajax Bay]

The tool without the spindle does sit "just as square" but there is a risk, unless you put the QR back on (which is best practice with that tool but a bit of a faff), that the tool will slip out when torque is applied. Having said that the lockring is only tightened to 40Nm and normally clicks loose easily. The 'spindle' mitigates that risk, and if you haven't got the tool already, is worth opting for. I don't think that there's much difference in cost or availability - for example this from Wiggle. Google "cassette removal tool shimano"

 

[Venod]

Yes there is nothing wrong in buying the tool with the spindle if your only using it on QR wheels but the one without is usable on solid axles as well, so if you have both type of axle buying 2 tools is not necessary,

 

[Ajax Bay]

the [tool] without [a spindle] is usable on solid axle as well, so if you have both type of axle buying 2 tools is not necessary

Good point; well made.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Yes there is nothing wrong in buying the tool with the spindle if your only using it on QR wheels but the one without is usable on solid axles as well, so if you have both type of axle buying 2 tools is not necessary,

- and remenber to replace the wheelnut and loosely tighten it to hold the tool in place, applies to freewheel removal tools too (DAMHIKT)