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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2025
Cone wrenches are thin open-end wrenches that hold a special narrow nut, usually used as a locknut, in a constrained space that a normal open-end wrench won’t fit into. Locknuts don’t require the torque applied to standard nuts, so cone wrenches for turning them don’t need to be very beefy. This one is made of stamped steel, like most cone wrenches, although you can find some higher-end ones that are forged for only a slight price premium. It worked exactly as it should for holding the brake caliper pin retaining nut in an old Jetta. I don’t recommend buying this wrench by itself, though, as the price of an individual wrench is half or more of what you will pay for a set of 7 sizes from the same brand!
Don Fisher
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2025
The Bike Cone Wrench by XIAOCUNCN came today (so this is an initial, first-time use - not a lengthy test of its durability). It seeks OK, and has a coating for comfort. I compared the fit with a regular, open-ended 15mm Craftsman spanner that was ~twice as thick - but both fit the 15mm axle bolt same. Of course, most users will buy this to use as a CONE WRENCH on an axle nut, where a regular spanner would be too thick, when working on an axle to perhaps remove for ball bearing service. But I got it for a mobile toolkit on a cheap bike (Genesis Villotti) w/ 15mm axle nuts (that hold the wheel on), so I can change the innertube when I have a flat on the road. I have had to put thread locker on the nuts and if I don't hold 1 side while loosening the opposite, one will just spin. And this bike wrench has both an open 15mm jaws, like when using it as a cone wrench, as well as a closed, 6-sided 15mm hexagon hole, which is better for my purposes - at least for use on the non-drive side. - The 15mm hole won't work on the drive side, as it comes into contact with the close, direct mounted rear derailer, and using the open end part of the wrench on the drive side, axle nut, (holding the wheel on) should be avoided as a 2 contact points on a thin cone wrench could more easily slip and/or damage the wrench.
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