Hey John, I have used the Park BB facing and tapping tool numerous times as a mechanic in High School and college a million years ago as well as recently. It is a great tool. Follow the directions and you will get square faces and clean threads every time. Unfortunately, it is crazy expensive, I think like $600. or so. I have owned 6 Riv bikes and, while I love both their esthetic and the ride, clean threads are not Riv's strong suit at all...a small, out of character and annoying lack of attention to detail, especially at their price point. I have used it in your situation as well. I had gotten an old Bob Jackson frame which had BB threads crossthreaded. Park tool worked great. Good tools matter and good tools are expensive. For a one-time issue, I would seek out a good LBS (talking like old time pro shop, NOT Bike Doctor...Blenky in Philly comes to mind) for this task. All that said, while most of my tools are Park because they're old, I have some Pedro and Hozan pieces that work fine. But you can't beat Park tool for a tool requiring the kind of precision you want for this task. FWIW
Rob ________________________________ From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> on behalf of JohnS <sharp...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 1:25 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [RBW] Hozan Bottom Bracket Tapping Tool Rich, thank you for the offer, but I'm in eastern PA, so a road trip to mid-Iowa isn't in the cards. Garth, thank you for the u2-video, that was very informative. I've got some extra BB cups that I can sacrifice to become tools, so I'll give that a try with a lot of caution. Eric, I'll probably go with the Hozan tools if the home made version doesn't work out. John On Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 11:05:30 AM UTC-4 Eric Daume wrote: No experience with the taps, but in my experience I would pick a Hozan tool over a Park. Park tools just seem so-so to me. On Thursday, March 23, 2023, JohnS <shar...@gmail.com> wrote: Anyone have experience with the Hozan BB tapping tool? My '82 Specialized Sequoia drive side treads have been cross threaded and need to be tapped. 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