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Tools, Lubes & Accessories | Home » » » Park Tool AK-37 Advanced Mechanic Tool Kit | | | | | | | Description: | | Designed specifically for the home mechanic that wants the best, the AK-37 Advanced Mechanic Tool Kit is a special 37-piece collection of our finest “shop quality” tools, all packaged in a tough tool box. The AK-37 includes all the most frequently used tools, as well as some items a mechanic should not be without – basically, everything needed to perform most repair and maintenance tasks, from brake adjustments to headset overhauls, on the majority of current model bikes. | | | Features: | |
• Advanced tool kit designed specifically for the home bicycle mechanic
• Includes all of the most frequently used and can't-live-without tools
• Comes with hex wrench sets, open-ended wrenches, and chain cleaner
• 7 sizes of professional shop cone wrenches and 4 shop screwdrivers
• GearClean brush and PolyLube grease; packaged in tough toolbox
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 17.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 11.75 pounds | | Package Length:
| 16.75 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 8.25 inches | | Package Weight:
| 11.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 35 reviews |
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43 of 43 found the following review helpful:
 Become your own MechanicApr 07, 2008
By T. Hornik
If you are going to get serious about using your bike to commute to and from work or doing those long rides on the weekends, then you might just want to begin doing your own maintenance. I purchased this tool set 2 weeks ago and with the help of Park Tool's online repair help, I overhauled both of my bikes. This tool set contains about everything you need, only items missing are some tools required for vintage parts (pre 90's). Save yourself the hassle and expense of going to the LBS because you do not have the tools required to strip any part off of your frame.
28 of 28 found the following review helpful:
An Exceptional Jumping-Off PointFeb 25, 2010
By D. Bailey
"fontosaurus@gmail.com"
I'm a bike shop employee of over a decade now, a bike aficionado, and beginning framebuilder. I bought my Park AK-37 kit in 1999, and it's been worth every penny. Could I have just dragged my bike to the shop to work on it with their tools? Sure, but giving myself the ability to work from home was an important step forward in my life as a cyclist.
The AK-37 will provide every tool you need to perform basic maintenance on your bike, and is worth every penny. Thus far, my tools have held up to years of use (and abuse), and I have nothing but praise for the kit. If you're just getting started with setting up your own bicycle workshop, this is an excellent way to go.
28 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 Good tool set, includes some items you don't need from a tool kitApr 13, 2009
By Greg V.
I started working on my bike a few years ago and picked up a small, cheaper, set of tools at Nashbar. Later, I took an overhaul and wheel building classes at my LBS. They had Park Tools, and I just liked them better. Some were easier to use (e.g., chain tool) and some I would actually use. I wouldn't even touch my bike with the spoke wrench that came with the Nashbar kit. This kit was also missing some of what I wanted. So, I bought this kit, and supplemented with some additional, individually purchased tools (e.g., fourth hand, truing stand). The kit comes with some standard, non-bike, tools that you might not need (screwdrivers, wrenches, and my least favorite, star allen wrenches). I didn't have any decent tools anyway - so I appreciated the regular tools as well. If you have these, additional ones might not improve your life much. It also comes with some items I'd rather go without as "tools" as I already had these items (e.g., lube, grease, patch kits, chain cleaner) - but I suppose they'll get used eventually...hopefully not the patch kit. With these tools, I've been able to work on my bikes, old (80s) and new - overhauling hubs, changing cassettes, overhauling headsets, installing new parts, tuning up, etc. The only problem I've had is when I encountered old freewheels that need some specialized tool to remove. I opted to replace the wheels with something more modern, but they weren't worth saving anyway. Overall, I am happy with the set. They are a bit pricey, but I know I've more than made the money back by maintaining my own bikes, fixing up my own, now nice, $25 commuting bike with used parts, etc.
25 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 Pairing high quality tools with low quality tools at this price!?Jan 02, 2011
By Internet Person
"Internet Person"
It's been a few months, I've built a few bikes with this kit-- The specialty tools are excellent, the general tools are crap.
Excellent: The crank puller, pedal wrench, wire snips, and bottom bracket tools have proved to be the most useful/unique tools in the kit. These are great.
Crap:
-The tip on the chain link tool (chain popper) bent on the second use. I emailed Park and they replaced the tip, but it's still some low-grade, malleable metal composite.
-The tip on the flat head screwdriver broke off while opening a can of paint. Albeit, that's not the intended use, but seriously for the cost of this kit, that shouldn't happen. That's cheap. The smaller screwdrivers have a lot of flex in them and will eventually break/bend under normal tightening use.
As long as the bottom bracket wrench tool fits your bike, this kit has 99% of what you'll need to break one down or build one up, but the cost and the failures just wrecks the overall value. In a do-over, I would probably buy the specialty tools separately from Park and supplement accordingly, but then you wouldn't have 99% of what you needed to build a bike in one purchase-- and a separate tool box to house them in, which is surely worth something.
So, 3-stars for being off target, not a rip-off, but not a great deal.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Some good, some ok and some inferior qualiySep 11, 2011
By John Smith
"Science Oriented Client"
I spent over $300 of Park Tool wrenches and tools, including this toolbox and several additional specialty bike tools.
The tool box has most of what you need for regular situations. You may need to get a few more but inexpensive tools like a Hex (Allen) balldriver wrench set, an 8 mm Allen Wrench, etc.
Unfortunately, some of the tools and wrenches included in this toolbox are built with inferior materials and workmanship. As an example, one of the bottom bracket damage the teeth of my bottom bracket and the tool got damaged too. After the fiasco, I went to a bike shop. The tool they have is way heavier which much thicker teeth.
My advice is that even when you will spend more money in the tools itself; buy professional grade tools and wrenches. Even if you have to buy them little by little. You will save money and many headaches by being able to do the labor yourself and avoiding spending money in new parts because your tools are low quality and damaged them.
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