@@billho7411 yes , my only issue in the video was I had used mine without the ball bearing and the tip of the threads on the snap on were messed up . I had to use a file on the threads to even get the pressure screw out of my old snap on before the video because of operating without the ball bearing . I never realized I lost it actually but I do lend it out from time to time . I will be doing a short video on removing the snap ring and interchanging pieces between snap on and the icon in the future .
Harbor Freight claims that ICON tools are designed in the US and made in Taiwan. They should actually describe it as "design copied in the US and made in Taiwan". The word is that Harbor Freight brought in former Snap-on employees to design the ICON tool line. It looks to me like the designers measure and copy Snap-on tools. It is clearly evident seeing as how the ICON C-frame looks exactly like the Snap-on and that the forcing screws look identical and are interchangeable. I would expect that the Snap-on press is made of better materials. Two Turtles and a Wrench proved that the ICON press was certainly capable of removing ball joints on a 1 ton suspension. It's hard for the average person to justify the $800 price tag on the Snap-on press. The ICON is an affordable alternative suitable for the occasional user. How well it will hold up in a busy shop would be interesting to see.
Master gm tech been using the icon since release and it’s running well. I also have the matco bjp too for 2500 and 3500 trucks. Don’t sleep on the icon… markets that are ripe for disruption will be disrupted. Snap on is getting out of line with their value proposition imho.
When I worked for Ford we would buy competitor vehicles and tear them down. Why does everyone not understand this? These but American at all cost people make no sense
Id rather buy a used snap on for 3-400 bucks than buy a new icon set. That's just me tho. I can see the appeal of the icon but i refuse to give any of my hard earned money to a rip off artist, copy cat company like harbor freight. Again thats just me. Im by no means a snap on fan boy for what its worth.
Snap-On are good tools but the price is near impossible to justify. A ball joint press should not cost 900 dollars.
Thank you!
I don’t care if you do ball joints and u joints daily. $850 bucks for basically a clamp and some cups is INSANE.
Thank you for this video! One quick question -- do the pressure pads from the Icon kit fit perfectly into the Snap on drive / pressure screw assembly?
@@billho7411 yes , my only issue in the video was I had used mine without the ball bearing and the tip of the threads on the snap on were messed up . I had to use a file on the threads to even get the pressure screw out of my old snap on before the video because of operating without the ball bearing . I never realized I lost it actually but I do lend it out from time to time . I will be doing a short video on removing the snap ring and interchanging pieces between snap on and the icon in the future .
100%
Harbor Freight claims that ICON tools are designed in the US and made in Taiwan. They should actually describe it as "design copied in the US and made in Taiwan". The word is that Harbor Freight brought in former Snap-on employees to design the ICON tool line. It looks to me like the designers measure and copy Snap-on tools. It is clearly evident seeing as how the ICON C-frame looks exactly like the Snap-on and that the forcing screws look identical and are interchangeable. I would expect that the Snap-on press is made of better materials. Two Turtles and a Wrench proved that the ICON press was certainly capable of removing ball joints on a 1 ton suspension. It's hard for the average person to justify the $800 price tag on the Snap-on press. The ICON is an affordable alternative suitable for the occasional user. How well it will hold up in a busy shop would be interesting to see.
Master gm tech been using the icon since release and it’s running well. I also have the matco bjp too for 2500 and 3500 trucks. Don’t sleep on the icon… markets that are ripe for disruption will be disrupted. Snap on is getting out of line with their value proposition imho.
From what I hear harbor freight has like 12 ex snap on employees and counting now
When I worked for Ford we would buy competitor vehicles and tear them down. Why does everyone not understand this? These but American at all cost people make no sense
Id rather buy a used snap on for 3-400 bucks than buy a new icon set. That's just me tho. I can see the appeal of the icon but i refuse to give any of my hard earned money to a rip off artist, copy cat company like harbor freight. Again thats just me. Im by no means a snap on fan boy for what its worth.