Technical A bit of fun. Can you guess what this tool is for?

See if you can guess what this tool is for. Then click the link for the big reveal.
3/4" spanner for scale.



Click for the answer:


Mart.

 

a puller?

 

Very clever!
KK

 

Puller? Naah. More of a pusher.

Click the video link for the answer.

Mart.

 

That's my natural speaking voice. The video was just a quickie on my phone. No elaborate microphone setup.
Thanks for the bump though.

 

Could be my brother. He's a tool...

 

Understood you fine, reckon i'll be copying this next time I'm pulling one apart or putting one together

 

I understood every word. And I wish I was as clever as @Mart! Very cool idea! Thank you!

 

Looks like a lot of work for a tool you really don't need to do the job.

 

That’s not nice....

 

Post a video with your Texas accent.

 

That is really not needed here on the Hamb.

 

There seems to be a common pattern in your posts........I am sorry you are so miserable. Have you seen a doctor lately?

My sister says I have anger issues. Maybe, but she could just stop ******* me off.....nonetheless, I am re-evaluating my at***ude.

 

Is it traditional to be not polite?

 

Clever idea, I like it. Bob

 

Dang. What a jerk.

BTW, I like the tool.

 

Nice job, free tool that works. Good man.

 

Thanks for the support fellas.
I haven't tested it but I think it might work on the front too, which would be nice.

BJR: It didn't take THAT long. Have you looked at how rough and ready it is?

Mart.

 

I wonder how many HAMB members know that Mart had a Hot Rod website long before I found the HAMB? Bob

 

That is a fight saver. Any of us who have had to reach around with one hand and hold those bolts in place while turning the nut on or off the bolt can appreciate it.

 

Nice tool Mart! I've seen those bolts twisted around denting the grease shields and riding up on the flange more often than not. It's a pain to tighten them and have them stay in place without shifting. I'm going to piece one together for my custom tool stash after seeing this.

 

Is it a clutch adjusting tool for a Horbick Dogcart?

 

Thats very cool Mart...got you loud and clear...

Very innovative solution...I can imagine how much less cursing would have occurred if that had of been available as an option...back in the day

Full Mark's for you genius Sir...

 

I watched the video and now know what it's really for, and it seems to me that it must have been fairly tricky to get the square cutouts to fit so nicely over all four bolt heads.

 

The sheet metal part was a brake drum front face and had four 1/2" holes in it. I put the square headed bolts in there 2 at a time and used a ruler to keep the heads square. I scribed where the flats were and cut it out on the bandsaw. I then hand filed the flats until it dropped in. How well it copes in an already ***embled axle still needs to be ***essed.