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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by BJR, Dec 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM.

  1. BJR
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    We found this in an old toolbox. No one so far knows what it is for.
    IMG_3691.jpeg IMG_3690.jpeg IMG_3689.jpeg IMG_3688.jpeg
     
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  2. 41 GMC K-18
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    I did a quick search with that number 6086 and added a bit more information as to the curved tip. Its not a Klein tool number for pliers, but this link does show a lot of needle nose pliers with curved tips.

    From what I can tell just from looking at the pictures you have posted, the pliers you found, potentially are for centering a roll pin on a distributor shaft, potentially on a British engine, and in my estimation, it appears that the pliers you found, were altered from the original design by some clever individual!
    But that is just a wild *** guess at best, everyone's results may vary greatly!

    It will be interesting to see what the learned HAMB detectives come up with, as to a proper identification!

     
  3. JD Miller
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    for installing tags in Cow ears
     
  4. jimvette59
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    Putting keepers on valve springs. Compressing valve springs.
     
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  5. Ebbsspeed
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    Upside down,9809 pliers found this image. Obviously not correct. Screenshot_20251223_093911.jpg
     
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  6. BJR
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    IMG_3693.jpeg
    The round peg in it is specific to something.
     
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  8. TCTND
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    BMW made aircraft engines and motorcycles as well as cars and that tool looks pretty old, so what for?
     
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  9. Budget36
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    I know it’s not-but looks like a pair I just bought to pop the exhaust hanger rubber out of it bracket hole.
     
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  10. BJR
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    Any BMW experts out there that can identify it?
     
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  11. Beanscoot
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    I don't see what identifies it as a BMW tool, neither with the one in the ebay ad.
     
  12. Budget36
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    image.jpg Here’s what I was speaking of before.
     
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