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Posted: 9/21/2017 5:30:56 PM EDT

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Looks like it cleans or cuts groves in a shaft?

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First part is right. It's for pistons.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:31:04 PM EDT

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Tire balancer

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:32:25 PM EDT

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I've used one of those.

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Fucking torture!

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:33:24 PM EDT

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Fucking torture!

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It was the dark ages when our backs were stronger.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:33:49 PM EDT

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Tire balancer

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Tire balancer

Yup, we use them at the drag strip for slicks, try to balance and Mickey Thompson slick that's a half pound out of balance at varying areas with one of those pain in the ass!

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:34:10 PM EDT

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most I know would not get caught with one

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I worked a couple of years at a shop where having a crescent wrench in your possession was a on the spot fire-able offense and they were serious about it.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:34:49 PM EDT

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I had no idea that sumbitch existed

given I'm a backyard wrench turner

I could have used that. Ive been more inclined to destroy and replace

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:36:00 PM EDT

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Yup, we use them at the drag strip for slicks, try to balance and Mickey Thompson slick that's a half pound out of balance at varying areas with one of those pain in the ass!

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I used one with split rim truck wheels.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:36:29 PM EDT

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Yay, more ball joint tools!

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:37:47 PM EDT

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I'm only 40 but when a slick lasts 2-3 passes and your friends racing operation is shoestring budget style there isn't spare beadlock wheels you gotta do what you gotta do and his ancient bubble balancer works and can easily be transposrted somewhere well... pretty sure I'm bald from using that thing serious pain in the ass. It does good though 200mph + 3000hp+ 70 Camaro no tires out of balance at those speeds.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:37:57 PM EDT

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Yay, more ball joint tools!

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One day I'll get cleaner jobs.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:39:54 PM EDT

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I'm only 40 but when a slick lasts 2-3 passes and your friends racing operation is shoestring budget style there isn't spare beadlock wheels you gotta do what you gotta do and his ancient bubble balancer works and can easily be transposrted somewhere well... pretty sure I'm bald from using that thing serious pain in the ass. It does good though 200mph + 3000hp+ 70 Camaro no tires out of balance at those speeds.

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It does get the job done.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:40:05 PM EDT

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a crescent wrench can come in handy, I told every tech I hired if they came in my shop with torque sticks to just push the tool box right back out side.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:40:26 PM EDT

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I used one with split rim truck wheels.

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Who did you piss off.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:46:05 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/21/2017 5:46:09 PM EDT

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The shop I worked for had the contract for tires and brakes with the local horse racing track. Half their trucks had those fucking wheels on them. God, I hated changing tires on those things. Beat on the damn thing for half an hour or more with the bead breaker sledge.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:46:44 PM EDT

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Ball joint tool

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:47:49 PM EDT

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About those drum brake spring tools, IIRC fords still use a drum on the rear for the parking brake. Well, at least they did ten years ago.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:47:49 PM EDT

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The shop I worked for had the contract for tires and brakes with the local horse racing track. Half their trucks had those fucking wheels on them. God, I hated changing tires on those things. Beat on the damn thing for half an hour or more with the bead breaker sledge.

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That's some real work. I'm so glad I haven't done tire work in 20 years.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:48:02 PM EDT

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The shop I worked for had the contract for tires and brakes with the local horse racing track. Half their trucks had those fucking wheels on them. God, I hated changing tires on those things. Beat on the damn thing for half an hour or more with the bead breaker sledge.

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Local guy had a split rim fail without a cage around the wheel and tire while he was working on it.

Literally coloring books for christmas, and he got "lucky".

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:49:00 PM EDT

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That's some real work. I'm so glad I haven't done tire work in 20 years.

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Did it for 5 years.

Got smart and went to work for an electrical contractor.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:49:41 PM EDT

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Local guy had a split rim fail without a cage around the wheel and tire while he was working on it.

Literally coloring books for christmas, and he got "lucky".

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Even with a cage setting the bead is dicey as hell.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:50:53 PM EDT

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Even with a cage setting the bead is dicey as hell.

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Even with a car tire, I would start to wince if the bead didn't set when the gauge started to pass 40 psi.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:51:12 PM EDT

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Local guy had a split rim fail without a cage around the wheel and tire while he was working on it.

Literally coloring books for christmas, and he got "lucky".

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I have never understood why people get lazy around those. I've wrapped them with chain before when I didn't have a cage. Those things don't care.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:51:43 PM EDT

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We had split rims and even a few three piece split rims back in the day. Busting your back with the tire hammer and pry bars to get them apart and back together. Then airing them up in the cage. Of course you set the pressure regulator and walk out of the room because when the blew it was not the place to be.

Remember when we would hear one blow. We would stop and look around and someone would mosey back to the tire room just to make sure.
Ah the memories....

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:52:16 PM EDT

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A pickle fork!

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:53:35 PM EDT

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I have never understood why people get lazy around those. I've wrapped them with chain before when I didn't have a cage. Those things don't care.

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Too many people get careless and lazy with them. I always took a wire wheel to them to clean off all the rust and lubed the hell out of it before setting the bead.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:54:46 PM EDT

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None of my cars can use those things in the post you quoted.

I have a timing light that I've used exactly once, that came in real handy while I was fucking with the initial timing on my Mustang.

I don't really like it because its not one of the nicer ones where you can just program the advance into the light, and then line up the timing mark on the "0". I like those because on most old vehicles you can still actually make out the "0" marking on the pointer.

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Rubbing some white chalk into those timing marks helps a lot. Rubbing a paint stick on timing marks and wiping off everything except what got into the marks works as well.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:55:08 PM EDT

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I'm betting there are not a lot of people under 40 who know what this is...

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I always hated drums especially the old cars with them on the front and back.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:56:13 PM EDT

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We had split rims and even a few three piece split rims back in the day. Busting your back with the tire hammer and pry bars to get them apart and back together. Then airing them up in the cage. Of course you set the pressure regulator and walk out of the room because when the blew it was not the place to be.

Remember when we would hear one blow. We would stop and look around and someone would mosey back to the tire room just to make sure.
Ah the memories....

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We always put ours outside to seat them.

No chain or anything, just clamp the air hose on and walk back inside. Let the regulator do it's thing.

Posted: 9/21/2017 5:57:27 PM EDT

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They don't even cut threads, they just restore them.

($128 direct from Snap-On online, but you can get the "generic" set on amazon for around $75 ish, they are made by the same folks, like a lot of specialty tools, that coolant tester was labeled "Craftsman Pro" but I've seen it labeled both "Bluepoint" and "Mac".)

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That looks a hell of a lot nicer than my Harbor Fraught tap n die set

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They don't even cut threads, they just restore them.

($128 direct from Snap-On online, but you can get the "generic" set on amazon for around $75 ish, they are made by the same folks, like a lot of specialty tools, that coolant tester was labeled "Craftsman Pro" but I've seen it labeled both "Bluepoint" and "Mac".)

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:00:14 PM EDT

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We always put ours outside to seat them.

No chain or anything, just clamp the air hose on and walk back inside. Let the regulator do it's thing.

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I didn't want to chase parts.

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:00:56 PM EDT

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I hate drums

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this

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:08:08 PM EDT

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So I've been on here killing time waiting on parts. Of course the parts are wrong.

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:08:55 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/21/2017 6:12:03 PM EDT

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Had to buy one of these and used like twice lol.

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:20:09 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/21/2017 6:20:59 PM EDT

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We always put ours outside to seat them.

No chain or anything, just clamp the air hose on and walk back inside. Let the regulator do it's thing.

I didn't want to chase parts.

You know, we never had one come unglued all those years.

But we damn sure heeded the warnings of the older ones who had seen it happen.

Their tales were pretty scary.

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:25:55 PM EDT

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Carb tuning kit. Snap on I believe.

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:27:12 PM EDT

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I just found mine on the floor in front of the rollaway and have no idea how it escaped.

Might have fell out trying to get something else out.

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:27:52 PM EDT

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Ring gapper

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:31:08 PM EDT

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Carb tuning kit. Snap on I believe.

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Yes

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:33:10 PM EDT

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I'm betting there are not a lot of people under 40 who know what this is...

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31 here, and I have one of those, the little driver used to unclip the shoe retainers, and the prybar to adjust them, thought for sure drums would be gone by now, but even my sisters 08 honda has rear drums still.

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:33:57 PM EDT

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You lock that on your steering wheel so people won't steal your ride, right?

Posted: 9/21/2017 6:35:46 PM EDT

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Don't even sweat the sticker shock for the set I posted, they WILL save your ass one day, guaranteed.

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Holy fuck how have I never seen one of those before!?!?! I needs me one of them!

Don't even sweat the sticker shock for the set I posted, they WILL save your ass one day, guaranteed.

I have the crafstman brand set that looks identical, probably a LITTLE less than the Rape-On, but still, very handy when you need it... and even when it looks you MAY need it, just run it through.