Park Tool Launches Eight New Tools for Summer, Includes Torque Wrench & Improved Hanger Alignment Gauge

I’ve been wanting a Derailleur Hanger Adjuster tool for like a half decade. This might push me to get one.

“In the case of a ceased cap, an 8mm hex wrench can be used for leverage through the back of the tool.” I think you mean “seized?”

I hope the new DAG 2.2 has better tolerances. The previous one is pretty much useless on modern drivetrains. Unless you like sticking a piece of paper around the pivot assembly to shim it tighter every few weeks to make it somewhat useful.

I feel the CDI TorqControl torque wrench is far superior to the ATD-1 parker Tool as it goes to a low 2nm to the 8nm and comes with a calibration certificate at a lower price.

Hanger tools are very easy to make and more precise than the Park tool.

I like the way the Abbey tool measuring arm swings away, vs. the little rubber o-rings on the DAG-2.

I filed some small flats into cap tool of my BBT-9, but I thought they were plastic specifically to prevent people from using too much torque.

Zzzzzzz…. Park makes too many inferior tools, they lost my $. While the DAG is passable, when you hold the tool you can’t help but feel like quality is not a priority.

@gino – I sincerely doubt your DAG is more worn than the one in my shop that’s been in business 30 years. When it gets wiggly, I use a flat head screwdriver to jam the grub screw down to take up slack. Works fine for work, and for my personal my 11s drivetrain.

The last inflator was garbage and Park didn’t stand behind it at all. They told me I wasn’t supposed to drop the inflator. Thanks for the tip customer service! Get an EVT or make something yourself for half the price that actually works.

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We purchased an Abby last year when we ran into a problem trying to use the “new” DAG2 on bikes like Pivot MACH. Park had no remedy for us so, we bought the Abby. We’ve made our money back already. The DAG2 still hasn’t paid for itself.

The biggest obstacle in torque wrench accuracy during use is technique. Most people who use torque wrenches, including master mechanics, probably overtorque by about 5% of wrench range due to poor technique. I work in a cal lab and it takes a lot of practice to be able to pull a wrench to snap at a given torque when compared to the rotary table built into the torque tester.