Makita 782401 1 Lock Nut Wrench Review

Exactly the tool I need to replace my hand grinding wheel. I tried several methods I found online but none of them worked. With this tool I changed the grinding wheel in 5 minutes.

This Locknut Wrench was purchased for use with a Makita 7" Rubber Sanding Pad (192978-2) on a Makita 9227CX3 Sander/Polisher. Whether you have a rubber pad or a Makita 5 8" Sander Buy lock nut (193048-0), this wrench is part of a commonly bought combination, not knowing what was best at the time, I went ahead and ordered what Revain recommended, note this wrench will not work. 5 /8" lock nut. You will need a separate wrench for the 5/8" lock nut; Makita 782422-3 lock nut 28. Otherwise the…

I inherited the Makita 9501B disc sander from my father. I don't think he ever used it. If it came with this tool, I never found it. It is really needed to replace hard drives. A bit expensive. but it is original and works perfectly. Regulated in a generally poorly visible manner.

Nonsense! My grinder came with 7824011 Straight Vertical Mount Pin, which is longer. Broken without use (teenagers in the garage). It replaced 782401-1 (shorter, horizontal). When I first took it out of the box to use it, the damn pins were bent! Factory girl used, no cheat bar nothing, not even PB has blown the threads, no joy. Manually bend just the tenons and insert them fully into the clamps.

Works great on my 4" and 4 1/2 Makita angle grinders. I know it's made for 4" but it will work for 4 1/2" too, just line up the pins with it adjacent holes on the 4 1/2 grinder locknut (see image) 30 seconds is all it takes to remove and replace grinding or diamond wheels Now take this from an apprentice machinist with 40 years of experience, don't tighten these locknuts too tight. You don't need a goddamn 3 foot breaker to tighten those jam nuts. Tighten them up and it's good. I don't know why