Reply To: WATER PUMP SEAL

Gents,

First thing first – this is the spanner I use:

It is a simple cycle spanner – original application was the lock ring on the left hand cup of the bottom bracket.

Secondly – I personally do not believe that adding this spanner to the TOC tool kits is a particularly good solution.  Those kits are intended to allow members to do what, for most people, will be a once-in-a-lifetime job and the rules state that the kit should be borrowed in its entirity and not just one odd tool at a time.

On the other hand, this spanner is a regular maintenance item – hence its inclusion in the original on-board tool kit.  I would suggest anybody with this type of pump should have their own spanner and keep it in the boot because those pumps can start to weep at the most awkward times.

I think a visit to the local cycle shop will locate a suitable tool.  It may need to be slightly fettled if it interferes with the pump body but then you will always have it instantly available whenever you need it.

B…………