This past week, I was looking at my starter and clutch slave and dreading the thought of the install process. But, I realized I could probably help myself along by cutting about a 1/2 inch of the short side of an L-shaped hex wrench. While the job was still a pain, the modified wrench made things easier.

That got me thinking about what other tool-mods / tool-creations people have come up with to simplify work on these cars. Would love to see them.

Dave

P.S. Another handy, and cheap, example I recently used was he "Schocki tool" posted in Rob Edwards very helpful chain tensioner write up (https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...posterity.html). My version below...especially handy for the tensioner with the downward facing piston.

 

How about an RMS installer, made from an old flywheel?

 

I made three this week, but I can only show two.

I am quite proud of the flywheel locking tool I machined up, but it's still locking the flywheel at the moment. A horizontal mill with a slitting saw, 3/4" bar, some clay to get the gear measurements off of, and a little tig welding.

I'm lazy. Below are two examples. I had the correct tubing just sitting here from an acetylene cart modification I had recently made, and hadn't tossed the leftovers. It came in handy when I couldn't get the cam cover breather fitting nuts off. The one part is a tool used for tightening arbors on a German milling machine I have. Put that into the slots, and you have a tool for removing the nuts.

The other is also a pretty good trick. I had made a slide hammer by brazing a 1/8th inch pipe fitting on to a bolt, and some old lamp counter weight. I took a hose fitting, just machined the inside lip to give it a 90 degree face. Slit it with a hacksaw. I also had to file two sides in order to get it to fit into the bearing. And also once it was in the bearing I had to tap a tapered rod into the back side to keep it gripping the bearing lip. I pulled both intake manifold flappy bearings with it.

 

Those of us for whom machine shops would be a very dangerous place have to improvise a lot...


Intake pressure tester (copied from umpteen similar designs on RL- no idea who came up with it first)



Channel locks pulling on a baby vice grip to get the right rear brake line retaining clip out;



Jury rigged adapters to connect an air nozzle to a Brembo caliper for blowing out pistons:



Clutch slave bleeding with the unit off the car (zip ties, 10mm socket and Bic pen):

 

Dave, Gregg, Rob,

Neat stuff. Thanks for posting what you came up with. Will have to save these for several of my future projects.

Dave

 

PM sent.

 

This is a tool I made to remove large e-rings like found in the retainer for the rear axle bearings. I ground down the tips of the jaws on these long nose vice grips. It allows the clips to be locked closed to remove and install them without the usual fight. The only thing to be careful of is when grinding the tips do not let them get "hot" from grinding. Retaining the hardness/temper in the original jaws is necessary...

 

Harbor Freight special... modded a long hex socket for the 16v cam tower bolts [inner bolts]. Cut the hex tool down to 2 1/2". [the exposed hex is 2 1/2" long]. Makes this job MUCH easier.

 

It's new and improved. Now with a square drive, so you can actually use a real torque wrench, instead of the feel-o-matic.

I had a crappy Taiwan 15/16" socket that I just turned down for a press fit. A one espresso job.

 

For getting at the fuel pump line fitting between the electrical posts.

 

Seventy Five Cent Flappy bearing puller...

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Also doubles as a bearing press using a few nuts and a washer.

No it's not my design and sorry I don't recall/know the inventor.

 

That's a good one! If I had just looked through my other parts bin I may have come up with that. I was trying to figure out a way to push rather than pull. The idea of expanding is a bit dangerous. But if you're careful it's a good one.

 

O2 sensor removal for various cars.

 

A method (3 step puller) for pin # 11 (rear shocks) in your toolbox

 

Here's a variation on the tool Gregg posted. Had this made today. When my intake refresh is done this tool will be available for loan.
Fits perfectly in the breather neck.
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labeled so I don't forget what it is.
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Catches all four slots
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Here's how the nut fits.
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