Technical 1940s snap on gold

Yesterday I scored. Inside 48 hours I discovered a tool I not only always wished was a thing but have tried to fabricate several times and failed...
The snap on CG-220-A king pin and perch press. I also managed to get it for less than a full tank of gas... now the rub... the threads on the press are galled in a handful of spots. I will add pictures shortly. I was hoping for some expert advice on a solution for that.

 

Get a thread file?

 

Great idea! Thanks. Its also seized in place so I will attempt various heating and cooling techniques for that but figured I should fix the threads I can see first

 

If you got a good deal on it, then splurge for a proper die on ebay. Some are cheap

 

Does Snap On still make that? Might have replacement part. Try contacting them.

 

There goes 18 tanks of gas.....at least.

 

If you contact them directly and they do in fact have parts they mail them free and you aren't required to send the old stuff back

 

I dont think snap on had made em since the 1950s

 

There's nothing about snap on thats free anymore , is there , I was told they don't honor their lifetime warranty any longer ? Stripped ratchets , broken sockets , gooey screwdrivers , etc , you're on your own .

 

Don’t use a die, you want a thread chaser. A die can cut new threads. A chaser shouldn’t.

 

No dice on parts from snap on. They made it in the 40s and 50s only and dont even have it in the database

 

They still honor it. Depends on whos drjving the truck

 

Good advice. Plus I need to repair the threads I can see since its seized

 

Ummm...no. myths spread by hobo freight fan boys lol. I have enough snap on tools with various non original parts to verify they do in fact have a usable warranty. Some DEALERS deny warrantees to people that obviously didn't buy them new. And technically the warranty applies to original owner. But most dealers cover them anyway. Snap on corporate doesn't check for original owner. They either send the replacement parts if they have them. Sometimes if not they'll send an alternate

 

Pics of where I am starting...

 

Do you have snap on dealer coverage? Snap on has a bunch of big pullers. They may have an equivalent threaded shaft you can get the pn from.....even if you have to shorten it.

 

For sure a thread file first. Then a chaser. And word of caution, you can cut new threads with a thread file, so think of angles and pressure applied. Less is more.
Also you have to “roll” the thread file over the threads.

 

Yup. Polish not cut lol

 

If that's a standard size thread, McMaster Carr sells grade eight threaded rod. It may be easier to just replace...
You'll probably have to run a tap down the matching holes. Make sure you use plenty of lube when using the tool.

 

Having purchased & owned snap-on tools since 1963 , I can ***ure you I'm the original owner , my experiences have been accurately reported , might be a difference between hand tools & shop equipment . FWIW , I have harbor freight tools from the '70's that have outperformed/ outlasted some snap-on stuff !

 

While Snap-On is by far the prettiest hand tools out there, their full polish ****s when you have greasy hands. Had a set of them when I worked as a mechanic in the early '70s and learned to hate them. I've got one lone open-end wrench left...

Personally, I'm a Proto fan. They don't have much in the way of specialized automotive tools anymore, but on every big construction job I've ever worked the contractor bought Proto hands tools for use. I can count the number of them I've broke over the years on my fingers and get change, and most were due to extreme abuse. The only one they wouldn't replace was a Phillips screwdriver my Dad had made into a scratch awl, but after 35+ years of use the plastic handle finally broke in half trying to punch a hole in 14 gauge sheetmetal using a hammer!

 

Snap on shop equipment aside from toolboxes have never had a lifetime warranty. It's hand tools that carry the warranty. As to dealers not honoring warrantees did you report them to snap on? Not only would snap on have made it right but with enough complaints a snap on representative can love his franchise. And I've seen very little from hobo freight I'd even trust. I gave them a chance a lil over a decade ago. After a few stripped bolts and unjustified busted knuckles I threw everything I got there in the trash. Only thing I've found there that outdoes anything snap on sells is hobo freights Daytona jacks. They blow snap on jacks out of the water. Us general tool boxes are worth buying but I definitely still prefer snap on on boxes. And definitely prefer my blue point tools cart over the us general cart I used to have

 

I honestly have respect for proto

 

If you dont own one of these...you should! Its freed up and the threads are clean. Might function as is, I have about 8 front ends I need to break down so we shall see! Thanks for all the advice everyone

 

Hey you know I have an oddball tool thread going right? Lol

 

Use lots of lube, the actress said to the Bishop.

Chris

 

I like silver permatex press lube! This appears as if nobody ever lubed it besides having greasy hands when operating

 

Link it, ill post both tools to it, theyre both oddball, vintage and awesome!

 

HF has stepped up their game over the last few years. They still sell some junk (and probably always will) but their under-$100 power tools have gotten noticeably better. I haven't looked at the latest hand tool offerings, but their impact sockets are very good as are their allen/torx sets. I've been using their air tools for years; while quality isn't generally up to the premium 'name brand' ones, seeing how you can buy from 4 to 10 HF tools for the cost of just one of the others, I just buy an extra or two. Even the good ones wear out...

They do carry a lot of odd-ball stuff. I had a 12" Proto pliers that disappeared , Proto no longer made them, HF was the only place that had one.

I stay away from the big $$$ items because HF still has piss-poor parts and service. Although even the name brands have off-shored a lot of their products to price compete, I suspect they're not much better on their lower-priced stuff.

And it's only Snap-On hand tools that I dislike. I've several pieces of diagnostic equipment that are first-rate items.