Old tool identification

[47 dodge 1.5 ton]

My great uncle passed some years ago and left behind a toolbox full of specialized tools that he had, some I don’t recognize the purpose. He had worked for Dodge/Chrysler from the late 20’s through the early sixties. From my fathers stories, he spent a lot after hours bootlegging on speed boats as he lived in Cambridge,Md ( along the Chesapeake). I am going through some of these tools and will post the ones that look “specialized”

Edited February 8, 2021 by 47 dodge 1.5 ton

[Plymouthy Adams]

that appears to be a tie rod adjusting tool...

[desoto1939]

Moe of a camber and caster adjusting tool.

 

Rich Hartung

[47 dodge 1.5 ton]

Thanks guys— sure would like to know how it would work. Maybe I’ll find out one of these days being I have a front end to rebuild. This tool box is marked “Mopar tools” although I did find a few paper 16ga shotgun shells in there too!

[Plymouthy Adams]

2 hours ago, desoto1939 said:

Moe of a camber and caster adjusting tool.

 

Rich Hartung

 I think you right Rich, I recognized it as front end alignment tool...made a quick search and two out of two listing marked it as a tie rod adjusting tool.........I admit I have never used one....but I may have to get one now that I am about online with my alignment lift..

[Dave72dt]

the ball end would drop into a hole  in the chassis and the hook would go over the upper control arm shaft.  The bolts holding the arm shaft locked in place were in slots.  You'd loosen the bolts up a bit and use the tool to move the shaft to adjust camber and caster, then tighten the bolts and recheck your gauges.  Later sixties, early seventies Mopars used this system if I remember correctly.  Ford used a similar method on their full size cars.  Left the alignment business in '77 so I can't say how longed it was used or when they started.  You could do an alignment without the tool but much more time consuming and difficult.

[Andydodge]

Dave seems to have won the prize........I thought it was something to do with front end alignments but couldn't work out how it worked on our king pin front ends.........its for a ball joint setup where the camber/caster is adjusted on the upper/inner pivot pin & bushes..............andyd