Tools - Retro Klein

Klein BB Tool

Klein used a press-fit B.B. system on most of their bikes, requiring a special tool to insert or remove the B.B.s. Without the tool, the job would have been more difficult and could have damaged the B.B. shell and surrounding surfaces. The Klein bottom bracket tool included:

Main Screw Thrust Bearing
Driver Nut Crank Bolt 8 x 1mm
Step Washer Rubber Guide
Steel Tube Small Spacer (1)
3mm Adapter (J) RC 680 Loctite
Medium Spacer (H) Large Spacer with Shoulders (G)

Klein Headset Installation Tool

Klein applied the same press fit bearing methodology to the headsets on their Attitude and Adroit bikes. And the installation and removal of the headset bearing and fork were made so much easier if you were fortunate enough to own one.

The Klein headset installation tool included the following parts

Cage Assembly
The cage assembly consists of a lower ring, in which either end of the head tube seats, connected to the top brace by side rails.
Threaded Rod
This is a 26 inch piece of 5/8-11 threaded rod. It has holes drilled in one end so that a nut can be locked into place by a 3/16 inch hitch
pin. The other end has a fi xed nut for applying torque.
Fork Pusher
This is a 1/2 inch thick disk with a step in it. It seals on top of the fork and is used to push the fork from the bicycle.
Bearing Puller
This is a 1/4 inch thick u-shaped piece of steel. It sits in the bottom of the cage assembly and is used to remove a bearing from the fork.
Bearing Remover
This part consists of two halves of a hat-shaped piece of steel. It is used to remove bearings from the headset.
Bearing Pusher
This is a 2 inch hollow cylindrical piece of steel which is used to press the bearings into the head tube and pull the fork into place.
Fork Cone
This is a cone-shaped piece of steel about 1.5 inches long. It seals inside the bottom of the steerer and is used to pull the fork into
the frame.
Two 5/8-11 Nuts
One nut has a 3/16 hole so that it can be locked into place with a hitch pin to secure the tool being used on the threaded rod.