Author Topic: Zrace RX Crank Cap Removal Tool?  (Read 1513 times)

j_spline

Zrace RX Crank Cap Removal Tool?
« on: April 04, 2022, 10:59:50 AM »
Hi everyone, in a bit of a tricky situation here. Here's the crank in question: https://tinyurl.com/3c4jpuu2

My Zrace RX crank uses a self-extracting cap + threaded 8mm hex insert on the drive side (like a dub). The torque spec outlined on the cap is 50 Nm and after taking the crank off a few times, the aluminum has totally stripped out of the 8mm hex key slot. The 8mm hex key insert is totally rounded out and I need to replace it, but the self-extracting cap requires a tool that looks like a large 8-sided flower (ie. shimano hollowtech, except it's way bigger, I measured the "flower indents" as 19mm across!).

The cap reads "16mm, 30Nm", but searching "16mm hollowtech crank cap extractor" yields no results, all the tools I can find are for standard smaller hollowtech cranks. I have no idea where I can obtain such a socket. Any clue?

Also, I was going to be replacing the crank cap assembly with a generic M18/M30 dub cap, has anyone done this successfully? Are there different sizes I should be checking before ordering? Here's an example of what I was thinking of getting https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003230950172.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.59.683b3a56UPLIDa

Edit: After 24h of searching, I  have found the tool in the bowels of Aliexpress, posting a link below for posterity. Still trying to figure out if the M18/M30 dub cap will work!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003801499299.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.21ef1802aiovCn



« Last Edit: April 04, 2022, 11:40:26 AM by j_spline »



CorsaGS

Re: Zrace RX Crank Cap Removal Tool?
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2022, 11:42:11 PM »
Hi! Do you remember which bolt and cap you used for replacement in the end? Thanks ☺️

carbonazza

Re: Zrace RX Crank Cap Removal Tool?
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2022, 12:19:12 AM »
You can contact Zrace Official store through the Aliexpress messaging.
They usually respond.

CorsaGS

Re: Zrace RX Crank Cap Removal Tool?
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2022, 06:01:04 AM »
You can contact Zrace Official store through the Aliexpress messaging.
They usually respond.

They answer but they are not really helpful. All they can say is that they don’t sell a replacement, they don’t have it as a spare part at all. They can’t even tell what size it is  :(