Harbor Freight does have decent hand tools, but I would go at least one step above the bottom level. I stopped using the basic Craftsman combination wrenches a long, long time ago- I bought SnapOn because I was using them professionally, but I could have bought Thorsen or many other brands. They have a thread locker to prevent loosening from vibration. They are stronger than Grade 8 steel screws and are nearly two and a half times stronger than stainless steel thread-locking screws. With a tensile strength of 170, 000 psi, these alloy steel screws are among the strongest we carry. Use box wrenches, only use open end wrenches if there's no option (like pedals that need a 15/16/17mm wrench). Alloy Steel Thread-Locking Socket Head Screws. You don't need to buy SnapOn/MAC/Matco, etc, but you want them to be sized accurately and they need to be hard enough that they don't deform. You DO NOT default to harder bolts just because the heads have rounded off- that makes stripping the threads in the bike extremely easy and that's not a good thing.īuy the wrenches now, don't wait. Search online for 'Metric fasteners' or if you don't need metric, search for 'SAE fasteners- you'll find plenty and they can let you know about the grade/hardness needed.

You need to look for manufacturers and suppliers. You don't need to buy these from a bike manufacturer- they don't have fasteners made for them, they use fasteners that are available. Click to expand.Because you commented on needing better tools, I'm assuming that you mean the heads are stripped and not the threads.

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