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Flipseat
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 Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:12 pm Post subject: What does this tool do? |
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I recently bought a Matra industrial engine tool kit that has things like lifter retainers for mating the case halves, oil pump puller, main seal installer, various wrenches, gland nut socket/brace/breaker bar, etc. I've identified everything in it but this. It has a couple numbers on it, but the didn't turn out well in the casting... all that I can read is L12 then there are a couple numbers after it. It definitely belongs in the kit, matches everything in there, has the same cosmoline on it and such. Any idea what it is?
Edit - The number is L12423
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You might be able to get the rest of the numbers by laying a piece of paper over the numbers and running a crayon over it lightly.
Besides that... it looks like an "only by hand" tool. Every time I've seen a tool with the same style "gear" look its been a way to hold on to it.
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Flipseat
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Ok... I found some paperwork. Well, a picture of the paperwork 
The number is L12423 and before the numbers it says "oetrao" I believe... maybe "getrac" Its all in caps.. thats the best that I can make out. Perhaps thats the manufacturer? I can make out "L12" on the tool and the rest of it isn't clear, so I'm sure that they meant to cast "L12423" right into the tool and it just didn't turn out so hot.
The text says
"lehre, pruef-, anbau
Radialanlasser"
Which translates from German to English on Babelfish as "examines, cultivation radial starter teaches" Whatever that means...
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Flipseat
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With the machined edge just under the "gear"... under the part I imagine you turn with your hand, I would think that it would sit into a hole in the case to measure something. Sit in the oil pump hole, in the sump hole, or maybe in the starter hole on the trans? I don't have any of these in front of me to try, and I'm just thinking out loud so maybe I'm off? Like it would sit in the hole and you'd reach through the tool to measure something or other off of that little rectangular machined flat on the tool.
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So "starter" is part of the translation... doesnt looks like it might be big enough to slide into a GM starter housing... but I dont think VW uses GM starters. 
Are you sure its not "Getrag" as in the transmission company?
http://www.en.getrag.de/180/180
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Getrag... thats possible? I cut the description out of the image, blew it up, enhanced it some, and here it is. This is what I have to go off of as I do not have the original. Does anyone have any literature that lists the tools and their numbers?
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Is there another G in your paper work you could compare it to?
If it looks similar... I'd be calling up Getrag and asking about their tools to rebuild/spec transmission housings!
If you have some dial calipers I bet you could measure the size of the machined surface, and see if any openings on a VW/porsche transmission is anywhere close.
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I fired off an email to them, so we'll see if they reply. Thanks 
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Looks to me like it might have something to do with the starter bushing (maybe removal? ), but that would mean something is missing. Like maybe there is another part that grabs the bushing, and the piece you have is meant to ream it or pull it out or something. I don't know, just a guess.
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