Qbace CV Joint Banding Tool And Cutter

Got this to do the boots on one of my quads, it worked fine. This is not a heavy duty tool, but for someone like me that needs this occasionally it’s fine, and the price was right.

The banding tool works as it should. The cutter handle was mis-located on the wrong side (had to loosen the set screw, and flip the handle 180 in the hole so the handle wasn't against the CV joint) which was easy to do. Basically you slide the band between the cutter blade and the main body, and through the anvil. Turn the anvil to tighten the band, bend the tool over, and push the cutter handle forward to cut the band. A couple taps with a hammer and a drift, and the band is set. A quick tip is to pull the anvil out of the tool to remove the remainder of the band, instead of trying to unwind it. The little red cap on the end of the anvil handle slid off the first use, and wouldn't subsequently stay put, which allowed the handle to slide out when it was most inconvenient. I had some bolt end protectors from a hardware store that fit much tighter, and they solved the problem.

Instructions were a little vague on package. Do a web search on how to use. Overall the tool worked great, just make sure you use properly if you only have one clamp and cant afford to ruin it.

Used it today for the first time. Easy to use, cuts the excess clamp really nicely, better than I expected.

The tool itself does exactly what it's supposed to do the issue I had was the band cutting key that is removable completely bent then broke while trying to cut the the very first cv joint band the tool had ever seen. My remedy to this was take an old Alan key and round it off on one end being both stronger and about an inch longer made cutting those bands a piece of cake. Other than that I'm very happy to add to my tool box.

This tool was more frustration than it was worth. At this point, I'm just going to use one of the other clamp styles rather than mess around trying to find one of these which works. The problem is simple: the cutting wheel isn't sharp/well-fit enough to have a prayer of working. Instead, it tries to wrap the band around itself, which pulls up on the buckle and essentially disassembles the band right there in the tool. I double-checked the instructions, watched several videos of people using this tool. I tried it several times, destroying all the bands I had around to try it on. At this point I'm certain: it isn't me, it's the tool. Now, it's clear that many (most?) folks get one which works. But it's also clear that I did not, and that therefore it's a crap shoot. Don't rely on this if you have a schedule to keep.

Tool is great. Yes the lever for cutting arm arrived loose but it is held on by set screw so it was easily fixed with Allen wrench. Otherwise, there were no issues using

IT WAS OK