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87 02 180
KNIPEX Cobra®
High-Tech Water Pump Pliers

  • Push the button for adjustment on the workpiece
  • Fine adjustment for optimum adaptation to different sizes of workpieces and a comfortable handle width
  • Self-clamping on pipes and nuts: no slipping on the workpiece, effortless working
  • Gripping surfaces with special hardened teeth, teeth hardness approx. 61 HRC: high wear resistance and stable gripping
  • Box-joint design for high stability due to double guide
  • Reliable catching of the hinge bolt: no unintentional shifting
  • Pinch guard prevents operators' fingers being pinched
Technical attributes
Article No.
87 02 180
EAN
4003773042396
pliers
grey atramentized
head
polished
handles
with multicomponent handles
Weight
196 g
Dimensions
180 x 55 x 18 mm
Standard
DIN ISO 8976
REACH compliant
does not contain SVHC
RoHS compliant
not applicable
adjustment positions
18
Capacities for pipes (diameter)
Ø 1 1/2 Inch
Capacities for nuts
36 mm
Capacities for pipes (diameter)
Ø 42 mm

Compact high-tech water pump pliers

Compact format – large when it comes to application areas

The Knipex Cobra 87 02 180 with a length of 180 mm is one of the compact models of Cobra water pump pliers from Knipex. The benefits of working with these water pump pliers are plain to see. They are compact, light and stable, can be positioned on the component quickly and are self-locking, e.g. on pipes and nuts. With its plastic-coated grips, the Knipex Cobra 87 02 180 sits firmly and comfortably in the hand.

Due to its compact size, it is particularly suitable for work in confined spaces. Despite this, it achieves a gripping capacity for pipes with a diameter of up to 1 ½ inches or 42 mm and for nuts up to a wrench opening of 36 mm

Grip quickly, adjust finely

For pipes, nuts, sleeves, for various kinds of components: the professional user applies the Knipex Cobra quickly and accurately with just one hand movement. The spring-loaded hinge bolt locks securely into place without adjusting inadvertently. Thanks to the 18-fold fine adjustment, the Knipex Cobra 87 02 180 can be ideally adjusted to different sizes of component. This fine adjustment also ensures that the user is able to find a hand-friendly gripping position for every grip width.

The Knipex Cobra clamps onto the component securely by itself thanks to the jaw geometry developed by Knipex. This means the user can put all energy into the desired movement without pressing the pliers handle together – and thus without energy loss: round components can be turned, bolted connections tightened and released.

Tough and strong

We forge the Knipex Cobra from chrome vanadium steel, and use a multiple stage hardening process to give it the ideal balance between hardness and toughness. This makes it extremely durable. To achieve a lasting secure “bite” on the work component, we use high-frequency current to bring the gripping teeth to a hardness of approx. 61 HRC.

The Knipex Cobra is further stabilised by the box joint design. Unlike pliers with mounted joints, no tilting forces arise when under strain. The handles stabilise each other in the joint.

Brief overview

Compact high-tech water pump pliers

Has self-locking grip on pipes and nuts

Big quality in a compact format: only 180 mm long

Grip width up to a wrench opening of 36 mm / pipes up to 1 ½ inches with low weight (196 g)

18-fold fine adjustment for fast adjustment to different sizes of component

For turning, pulling, gripping, holding and screwing

Gripping teeth induction hardened to approx. 61 HRC for secure hold and long service life

Grips pipes, nuts and flat, round and angular components

High level of user comfort due to constant hand-friendly gripping position resulting from fine adjustment

Production in accordance with the highest standards for optimal work results and a long service life

Sits firmly in the hand thanks to multi-component grips

Chrome vanadium electric steel, forged, oil hardened

Knipex Cobra: several manufacturing steps for high tool quality

Professional users expect a tool quality that will last for many hard years of work. We develop and manufacture our pliers for the most demanding users imaginable: for craftsmen. Every pair of pliers from Knipex is manufactured to the highest standards using the best materials. A purchase for many years of use during assembly work, on the building site, in production and in the workshop.

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All variations

87 01 125
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
100-140 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
plastic coated
125 mm
Length: 125 mm
87 01 150
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
141-180 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
plastic coated
150 mm
Length: 150 mm
87 01 180
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
141-180 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
plastic coated
180 mm
Length: 180 mm
87 01 250
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
181-250 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
plastic coated
250 mm
Length: 250 mm
87 01 300
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
251-300 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
plastic coated
300 mm
Length: 300 mm
87 02 180 T
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
141-180 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
multi-component grips
Length: 180 mm
87 02 250
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
181-250 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
multi-component grips
Length: 250 mm
87 02 250 T
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
181-250 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
multi-component grips
Length: 250 mm
87 02 300
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
251-300 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
multi-component grips
Length: 300 mm
87 02 300 T
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
251-300 mm
atramentised / lacquered / burnished
multi-component grips
Length: 300 mm
87 03 125
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
100-140 mm
chrome-plated / zinc-plated
plastic coated
Length: 125 mm
87 03 180
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
141-180 mm
chrome-plated / zinc-plated
plastic coated
Length: 180 mm
87 03 250
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
181-250 mm
chrome-plated / zinc-plated
plastic coated
250 mm
Length: 250 mm
87 03 300
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
251-300 mm
chrome-plated / zinc-plated
plastic coated
Length: 300 mm
87 05 250
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
181-250 mm
chrome-plated / zinc-plated
multi-component grips
250 mm
Length: 250 mm
87 05 300
KNIPEX Cobra® High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
251-300 mm
chrome-plated / zinc-plated
multi-component grips
Length: 300 mm
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