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Every once in a while I see discussion about using a torque wrench on the distributor head nut. Attached is a wrench I made up at very minimal cost (surplus stuff in my tool box) which I have not seen on any discussion board and may be of value to others. I simply cut a 11/16" socket in half with my angle grinder and welded each half to an extension shaft that I cut the ends off. The centre of torque is exactly the same at each end and it fits perfectly on the nut.
Hope this may be of interest, George Thompson in Manitoba, Can.
More very interesting tools By Tom Wesenberg
Click for a larger view
of all the tools
Several very interesting tools By Tom Wesenberg
Click for a larger view
of all the tools
Click for a larger view of a spring perch tool by Ted
Kuchta.
Tool for turning a tight rebuilt engine
Click for a text description and details. by Ted Kuchta
Slick hub puller by Ted Kuchta. Click for a text description
and details.
Exhaust flange dresser
Made by Craig Lewis
from an old valve and lathe tool
and short piece of pipe.
Cam Nut Socket
Click for text description
By Larry Seemann
Spring Spreader
By Larry Seemann
Jon Reed's tool to keep the oil pump from
falling in your face when your are working on the bottom
end.
Engine packing crate by Steve Watrous. See
John Brady's below for more ideas.
Here's a link to this drawing and more in pdf format on
Steve's site.
Steve Watrous was kind enough to allow me to
use his photos and drawings of his brake centering tool.
PRESS TO STRAIGHTEN CRANKS
The base of the press is a junk Model A block. We milled out
the center main area and poked a hole in it to accept a 5/8" rod
which has a brass cap. Small hydraulic jack operates the rod from
below. Phil Mino
Puller to remove the bearing
sleeve in the torque tube. Phil Mino
SHIFT TOWER SPRING TOOL
on Vince Falter's page
TOOL FOR CUTTING OIL GROVES IN CON RODS
Tighten the bolt at the top to extend the cutter
Phil Mino
RE-ARCHING SPRINGS
Mike Flanagan
I simply weld two 1/2 inch steel pads to the top of my table border="2" and
one 1/2 inch pad opposite to push against. The two pads are 3"
apart and the marks on the spring are at 1.5" intervals. I "bump"
the spring at each mark and once each mark has been "bumped' I
check the depth of the arc segment looking for 5.25".
DISTRIBUTOR PULLER
Rainmaker Ron
BODY RIVET
BUCKING BAR
Submitted by John Brady
HEAD PULLER
Gordon Baverstock
HEAD PULLER
IN USE
AIR HAMMER
AND
BUCKING BAR
(HALF DEAD
AIR HAMMER
AND
HAND WEIGHT)
Vince Falter
NAIL PULLER
ELECTRIC WELD
STUD GUN
& SLIDE HAMMER
Vince Falter
STRAIGHTEN SPOKES
MODIFIED
TRANNY SHAFT
Vince Falter
SHOP FIXTURE
HELPS ALIGN
SUB FRAMES
AND
ROLL AROUND
Vince Falter
ENGINGE HOIST
USED AS PULLER
Submitted by John Brady
PLUMBING TRISTAND
AS BENCH
WHEEL STRAIGHT?
Vince Falter
NEED AN ENGINE CART?
PHOTO IN USE,DIMENSIONS, AND CUTOUT FOR OIL PUMP
John Brady
NEED AN ENGINE STAND?
BASED ON A KRW STAND
STRAIGHTENING A FRAME
Larry Seeman
PAINT IN THE LUG NUT HOLES?
HERE'S ONE WAY TO REMOVE IT.
Vince Falter
BROKEN STUD?
HERE'S HOW TO REMOVE 'EM.
Vince Falter
NEED TO SHIP A SHORT BLOCK?
Submitted by John Brady
Page designed by Jim Mason July,
2007
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Every once in a while I see discussion about using a torque wrench on the distributor head nut. Attached is a wrench I made up at very minimal cost (surplus stuff in my tool box) which I have not seen on any discussion board and may be of value to others. I simply cut a 11/16" socket in half with my angle grinder and welded each half to an extension shaft that I cut the ends off. The centre of torque is exactly the same at each end and it fits perfectly on the nut. Hope this may be of interest, George Thompson in Manitoba, Can. |
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More very interesting tools By Tom Wesenberg Click for a larger view of all the tools |
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Several very interesting tools By Tom Wesenberg Click for a larger view of all the tools |
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Tool for turning a tight rebuilt engine Click for a text description and details. by Ted Kuchta |
Slick hub puller by Ted Kuchta. Click for a text description and details. |
 Exhaust flange dresser Made by Craig Lewis from an old valve and lathe tool and short piece of pipe. |
Cam Nut Socket By Larry Seemann |
Spring Spreader By Larry Seemann |
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| Jon Reed's tool to keep the oil pump from falling in your face when your are working on the bottom end. |
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| Engine packing crate by Steve Watrous. See John Brady's below for more ideas. |
  
Here's a link to this drawing and more in pdf format on Steve's site. |
| Steve Watrous was kind enough to allow me to use his photos and drawings of his brake centering tool. |
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| PRESS TO STRAIGHTEN CRANKS
The base of the press is a junk Model A block. We milled out the center main area and poked a hole in it to accept a 5/8" rod which has a brass cap. Small hydraulic jack operates the rod from below. Phil Mino |
Puller to remove the bearing sleeve in the torque tube. Phil Mino |
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| SHIFT TOWER SPRING TOOL on Vince Falter's page |
TOOL FOR CUTTING OIL GROVES IN CON RODS Tighten the bolt at the top to extend the cutter Phil Mino |
RE-ARCHING SPRINGS Mike Flanagan I simply weld two 1/2 inch steel pads to the top of my table border="2" and one 1/2 inch pad opposite to push against. The two pads are 3" apart and the marks on the spring are at 1.5" intervals. I "bump" the spring at each mark and once each mark has been "bumped' I check the depth of the arc segment looking for 5.25". |
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| DISTRIBUTOR PULLER Rainmaker Ron |
BODY RIVET BUCKING BAR Submitted by John Brady |
HEAD PULLER Gordon Baverstock |
HEAD PULLER IN USE |
AIR HAMMER AND BUCKING BAR (HALF DEAD AIR HAMMER AND HAND WEIGHT) Vince Falter |
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| NAIL PULLER ELECTRIC WELD STUD GUN & SLIDE HAMMER Vince Falter |
STRAIGHTEN SPOKES MODIFIED TRANNY SHAFT Vince Falter |
SHOP FIXTURE HELPS ALIGN SUB FRAMES AND ROLL AROUND Vince Falter |
ENGINGE HOIST USED AS PULLER Submitted by John Brady |
PLUMBING TRISTAND AS BENCH |
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| WHEEL STRAIGHT? Vince Falter |
NEED AN ENGINE CART? PHOTO IN USE,DIMENSIONS, AND CUTOUT FOR OIL PUMP John Brady |
NEED AN ENGINE STAND? BASED ON A KRW STAND |
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| STRAIGHTENING A FRAME Larry Seeman |
PAINT IN THE LUG NUT HOLES? HERE'S ONE WAY TO REMOVE IT. Vince Falter |
BROKEN STUD? HERE'S HOW TO REMOVE 'EM. Vince Falter |
NEED TO SHIP A SHORT BLOCK? Submitted by John Brady |
Page designed by Jim Mason July, 2007