The Park Tool RP-2 is a professional quality snap ring pliers designed and built with the specific needs of the bike mechanic in mind. The RP-2 has 1.3mm tips on 90° bent nose blades for medium-sized internal retaining rings, often found on suspension components, brakes, dropper posts, bottom brackets, and more. The tips open from 22mm down to 2mm (center to center). Made from forged, heat-treated cro-moly steel with a return spring and vinyl dipped grips.
NOTE: Always use the pliers with the largest pins that fit into the eyelets of the snap ring.
Park Tool Ring Pliers are available as a complete set (as the RP-SET.2) or individually:
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Park Tool RP-1 | Park Tool RP-2 | Park Tool RP-3 | Park Tool RP-4 | Park Tool RP-5 | |
Pin Size | 0.9mm | 1.3mm | 1.3mm | 1.7mm | 1.7mm |
Blades | Straight | 90° Bent | 90° Bent | 90° Bent | Straight |
For Internal/External Snap Rings | Internal | Internal | External | Internal | Internal |
Distance from Pin to Pin | 22mm down to 0 (tips touching) | 22mm down to 2mm (center to center) | 2mm (center to center) up to 18mm | 21mm down to 2mm (center to center) | 25mm down to 0 (tips touching) |
Since our origins in the back of a bike shop in 1963, it has been Park Tools sole mission to design and manufacture high-quality tools that empower mechanics and riders of all skill levels to service their bicycles. As with our other 500+ tools, our snap ring pliers are a product of our decades of experience and expertise in the industry, in the shop and on the trail.