jcmiller Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 Can you help me figure out what these tools are for? My neighbor gave them to me. His father in law was a mechanic. The one in the middle is a Miller tool, and the end looks like it has been pounded on. The tool with the handle rotates first one direction and then the other. Thx. Quote
TodFitch Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 The one on the right that rotates back and forth is a valve lapping/grinding tool. In the old days valves had a slot or a couple of detents that the tool would fit into. Valves In those days (teens, 20s into maybe the early 30s) valve grinding/seating was done with the engine in the car and needed to be done about as often as an ignition tune up in the 40s or 50s. Pretty nearly any mechanic from the 1940s or earlier would have that type of tool in their box. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 18, 2015 Report Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) bottom right looks like a chain break..I would think the curve wrench is for front end alignment. Edited February 18, 2015 by Plymouthy Adams Quote
Ulu Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) The middle top one looks like a tie rod adjuster & I think the top left one is a ring groove cleaner. The "lubroclamp" is interesting. I wonder what it clamps to? Edited February 19, 2015 by Ulu Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) The miller tool is the brake anchor horse shoe removal tool. A very rare and hard to find tool tool! The hooked wrench is the mopar camber adjustment wrench for misc fit 1946-54 MoPars. Edited February 19, 2015 by Dodgeb4ya 1 Quote
jcmiller Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks all. Here are a few more, although I'm pretty sure I know what these do. I'm a little unclear on the middle one, but I think it is for removing piston rings from the pistons. It spreads both side to side and up and down. Quote
TodFitch Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 Yes, the middle one is for spreading piston rings. Got one just like that in my tool box. Left is a piston ring compressor for getting the pistons into the cylinder. Quote
Don Coatney Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 jcmiller, on 18 Feb 2015 - 6:35 PM, said:Can you help me figure out what these tools are for? My neighbor gave them to me. His father in law was a mechanic. The one in the middle is a Miller tool, and the end looks like it has been pounded on. The tool with the handle rotates first one direction and then the other. Thx. jcmiller, on 19 Feb 2015 - 12:11 PM, said:Thanks all. Here are a few more, although I'm pretty sure I know what these do. I'm a little unclear on the middle one, but I think it is for removing piston rings from the pistons. It spreads both side to side and up and down. You should add these to this tool thread. http://p15-d24.com/topic/22456-show-your-tools/?hl=tools Quote
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