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Your cart is empty.CTA Manufacturing Corp. started in 1978 with a few specialty tools and a lot of great ideas. After spending over 25 years setting up worldwide distribution for the biggest names in the business, the founders of CTA decided to take some of their own ideas to market. Originally named "Classic American Tools", the company expanded from manufacturing about 20 Specialty Tools to well over 1000 tools under the CTA name today. Factories are located worldwide, manufacturing Specialty Tools to meet the demands of today’s technicians. From Timing Tool Kits to Extra-Thin Wall Deep Sockets, CTA offers the widest range of professional automotive specialty tools in the market. Whether tuning up your BMW E46 M3 or removing one-off wheels on a Lamborghini Huracan, CTA supplies you with the right tools needed for the job! Welcome to CTA – we look forward to serving your Specialty Tool needs!
Brenda Ashworth
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023
It worked fine. Fast shipping.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2023
Very nice tool.
Heirol
Reviewed in Germany on December 4, 2023
Ich kaufte mir das Produkt um die 15mm Bremszylinder in meinem Oldtimer zu honen.Lieferung, Verpackung OK. Das Ding ist aber im Anlieferungszustand völlig unbrauchbar.Eine der beiden Backen ließ sich nicht bewegen. Grund: Der Niet war so verbogen, dass sie den Backen blockierte. (Bild 1). Ich habe ihn herausgebohrt und einen neuen, geraden Niet eingebaut.Jetzt waren beide Backen beweglich, so wie es sein soll.Es war aber nicht möglich, bei einem 15 mm Durchmesser einen Anpressdruck der Backen zu erreichen, egal wie stark ich die Feder vorspannte. Grund: der Innenkegel-Ring ist aus weichem Kunststoff und deformiert sich nur oval, wenn man die Feder spannt. Die Backen werden nicht auseinandergedrückt. Zudem ist der Kegelwinkel so flach, dass es aufgrund der Kraftrichtung gar nicht möglich ist, die Backen auseinander zu drücken. (Bild 2).Ich habe das Produkt zerlegt und auf der Drehbank einen Ring aus Messing gedreht, mit steilerem Kegel. Jetzt funktioniert das Gerät. Man muss aber sehr vorsichtig damit umgehen, weil auch das schwarze teil in dem die Backen geführt sind, aus weichem Kunststoff ist.Ich habe es nicht zurück geschickt, da ich keine Alternative gefunden habe für 15 mm und ich nach 1/2 Stunde Nacharbeit jetzt meine Bremszylinder honen kann.
Fox on the Run
Reviewed in Canada on December 15, 2023
Harley Motorcycle, hones out master cylinders.
Larry
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2021
Tried a heaper unit, should hanve known better and atuck with a tried and true product, this is a PROPER tool.
Scott Vanzandt
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021
Impossible to get it to apply pressure either evenly or really at all to the cylinder. No matter what the tension adjustment was set at, the hone wouldn't open on it's own nor would it spring open against the cylinder as it should. The cylinder was WELL within the stated specifications, but that wouldn't really matter as it wouldn't function properly at any size. Also, the stones were not aligned; therefore, one could be against the cylinder surface and the other stone (only 2) was sideways with its mount against the cylinder. Never used it, immediately repack for return and reorder of a (hopefully) better version.
Jeffrey L.
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2021
Pretty cheaply made. Tore stone off with first spin of drill on low speed and hardly any tenion. After I put new pads on it seemed to work ok.
Jeff
Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 2021
The design is so bad the adjustment screw does nothing to change the tension on the arms but it doesn’t really matter because the metal the arms are made out of is just mild steel and not a spring steel so it just bends getting no tension on the abrasive. Truly a useless poorly designed piece of junk.
Glenn Kellis
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2020
Not very well made, would buy a better one next time.
T. Mullen
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2018
While I have read some negative reviews on this particular item I found it to be just the opposite. Product arrived well packaged and undamaged. Performance was as expected, it did a great job honing out the bushing on the kicker gear of my HD 4 speed transmission. Care and common sense need to be used (i.e. let the drill come to a complete stop prior to removing tool from item being honed). Worked so well I have purchased replacement stones for future uses.
Tom Owen
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2017
Don't waste your money. I own an auto business and needed a small hone for clutch cylinders. This was crap right out of the box. Because there are only two stones, it twists sideways and does not support the stones to make contact with the inside of the bore. Further, the tensioning springs are made of ;plastic and have no strength; Total waste of time an money. Look eslewhere.
Connecticut Fan
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015
Broke on first use. Seemed to start out OK but when drawing the hone backward the two "arms" holding the abrasive material broke away from the main shaft. It seems they are held on by a thin piece of plastic just a bit more rugged than a drinking straw.Actually its construction makes no sense - the shaft end that fits into the drill is very heavy duty, as is the flexible spring and the adjustable compression spring on the main shaft. The "business" end however is just cheap crap. Don't waste your money unless you want to throw it away. Buy "Flex-Hones" instead.
Calgunowner
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2012
I used this for a project that I'm sure the engineers didn't have in mind when they designed this tool. Bought this because I purchased a AR-15 rifle barrel milled to .750 at the gas port, and a low profile gas block that turned out to have an inside diameter of .749 due to parkerization. Needed to remove about .0015 from the inside of the gas block. Stone "wing arms" are adjustable, but seem to exert more pressure at their base then evenly along their length. Just make sure you work the hone fully along cylinder (from both ends if possible) to correct this problem. Also, don't know how long this tool will hold up to repeated use but it solved my problem. For the price, if this is a tool you need to fix a problem in a one time case it will meet your expectations at a low price.This is an added report 7 days later.Hone tool failed attempting to even out what I'd already done previously and the plastic inner rod broke and tool is useless.Again if your project is a small one this may work fine for a limited time, but it is not a tool to be hung up on your tool board that you can count on.
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