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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're doing fantastic Pete. Wink Now you just need a big bar to keep the engine from doing cartwheels.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DBM; The ATV jack that i use to remove engines has tie downs for rachet straps and then i use a 6 foot 2x8 with my wife standing on it... Shocked ... Thankyou for your concern Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:39 pm    Post subject: Gland nut torque multiplier Reply with quote

Gland nut torque tool

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Glenn, Cool torque multiplier. That's not fare. What is the measurement center of gland nut to center of torque bolt, and how much does it multiply toque.
Thanks again for your tech tips on rebuilding distributors!
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So what is that Glenn and what does it do?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Gland nut torque tool

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So is that the gear drive Torquemeister or whatever they call it? Didn't think it looked like it from the picture.
If it is that's a wad of coin to only use once every few years. Different if you have a shop and do it all the time.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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So is that the gear drive Torquemeister or whatever they call it? Didn't think it looked like it from the picture.
If it is that's a wad of coin to only use once every few years. Different if you have a shop and do it all the time.

Looks to me like a home brewed version, a socket welded to a length of flat bar with a bolt and old starter gear on the other end, nice!

May just have to whip up one for myself Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 10:27 am    Post subject: Gland nut torque multiplier Reply with quote

Made by Jim Andersen 10 years ago. I think I paid $35 for it.

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is really slick Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Called and ordered a flywheel lock today $7 Shocked . The two peices of pipe cost $5.20 to make one..... Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes Now we all know Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ran across these.
http://www.dolgyfre.adsl24.co.uk/spooky/tools/tools.html
http://www.dolgyfre.adsl24.co.uk/spooky/torque/torque.html
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like that hub cap tool
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

25 years ago, I was doing a transmission oil change on my 67 Beetle. I did not have a proper tool to remove the drain plug, so used a bolt that had the correct head size, threaded two nuts onto the end, took it down to a neighbor to weld the nuts in place. With it, I was able to remove and reinstall the drain plug. Have not used it since then, bought the correct wrench. It is still in my tool box. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:48 pm    Post subject: Center link, Ball joint, Hubcap clip, Wheel balancer adapter Reply with quote

Sloride wrote:
Here you go Peter.

You'll see the plumbing end cap I used with the 10mm bolt to push the seal back in and a part from the steering wheel puller kit that I used along with the same bolt to push the drive flange back on in order to put on the circlip.

Hopefully this might help someone else out.

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benw82 wrote:
thanks for all the help. went and spent 5 bucks at home depot and came up with this(i already had the 32mm socket):
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used a 12" piece of 1/2" all thread, 5 nuts, 3 washers, and 1 lock washer.
the 32 mm socket i had couldn't have fit any better.
worked perfectly and steering slop is GONE! sweet!


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Made these out of 4140 steel, the top one is for use with a hammer, the lower was tapped so an adpater could be screwed on for use with an air hammer. To date I have not had to use the air hammer one.

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This is what I use. Works great.

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Those are some nicely crafted tools and thats some pretty fair tig welding on that bearing puller Tom.

Here are a few of the tools and parts that I have fabricated for my VW habit over the years.


This is a swageing die for expanding the ends of type IV pushrod tubes so they will not leak oil.

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This is a seal puller for removing the axle flange seals from an 091 tranny, I use sheet metal screws through the holes to grab the seal then just jack it out.

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Steering wheel puller

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These are cylinder hold down clamps for keeping the cylinders securly in place while measuring deck height and top dead center. The ones with the dial indicators are type IV and the others set is type I.

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This is a simple little fixture for setting the throttle plate opening on fuel injection throttle bodies. Feeler gages work fine for this, I just like to build fixtures.

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This face plate allows me to remachine the wornout bore and the airhorn, alignebore the shaft for installing oil-lite bushings and recut the seal counterbore's without removing the body from the faceplate so everything is square and in very close alignment.

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There are a few pictures of some of my fabricated bus parts in my gallery if interested. These tools and parts are just a hobby and not a business, but they are fun to build.

Phil


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My super sweet hinge pin puller Laughing


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Was in a hurry so I made a hubcap clip tool rather than order one.
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Wide five tire balancer adapter made out of a 69 bus front drum.
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Jig I made to remove thing ball joints on my 20 ton press. It started out its life as a 4x4 spindle nut socket.
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Not as pretty as Phils tools but they work. Nice work Phil!


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I was going to post a pic (months ago) of the jig I threw together, but apparently I forgot to! It's nothing special, just a flat piece of 1/2" thick milled aluminum that I drilled and tapped on the drill press. The bolt and jam nut threaded into the plate make the height adjustable, and yes I forgot to dress the end of the bolt before this pic was taken. Anyways, quick and easy.... just like me. Laughing

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You're rebuilding your fuel pump and so you break-out the big-blue phonebook-sized factory workshop manual. At one point in the procedure it says, "Insert fuel pump gauge VW-328D to depress rocker arm and pre-load diaphram."

I don't have special tool Gauge VW-328D but figured I could make one to depress the fuel pump rocker arm exactly 14mm as required by using a fuel pump gasket as a template for the location of the "pump rod" and drill some holes in a block of wood for 5/16" diameter bolts. The center bolt serving as the "pump rod" was positioned at 14mm exposed and drilled in from the side and pinned in place with a nail.

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Once I got the diaphram installed in the bottom half of the fuel pump, I bolted it onto the the wood block with nuts on the two outer bolts. Tightening the flange down to the wood allowed the center bolt to depress the fuel pump rocker arm 14mm, the diaphram went down the right amount and I screwed the top half of the fuel pump in place.

The important thing is that I had two hands available to stretch and hold the diaphram smooth as I positioned the top half of the pump and inserted the screws.

The rebuilt fuel pump worked perfectly first try!


Harris wrote:
I made one a while back after seeing DarrylD nice reproduction. They do the job with no guess work. Easy to do. I used an old screwdriver shank for the adjustment rod.

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Hodakaguy wrote:
Started tearing down the CV joints last night, I was tired and didn't feel like going out to the bus so thought I'd try and get something done in the garage before bed.

First up was to fabricate a crude tool to remove the CV joints from the axle. This is just a notched piece of stainless scrap I had laying around, I welded on the angle to give it a little more strength.

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Ready to pull

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This is an idle stick for winter warmups. It has a notched end for unlocking the other door. It is not used for cruise control.

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uote="Joey"]Using a drill press, some welded round bar and a cut washer for a valve spring compressor...

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Oil cooler pressure tester.

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These photos show the wood router and template and the 4 and 1/2" Bosch angle grinder used to trim the skirts on 88 mm pistons to be used with a 74 mm crankshaft.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some of these are just bloody brilliant.

Here's one to solve: How about a clutch disk centering tool?

... when you've got to get things put together TONIGHT and you can't find yours!

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

webwalker wrote:
Some of these are just bloody brilliant.

Here's one to solve: How about a clutch disk centering tool?

... when you've got to get things put together TONIGHT and you can't find yours!

M


use a socket, extension bar and a roll of masking tape. Choose a socket slightly smaller than the pilot bearing and wrap it with masking tape until it just fits. wrap the shaft of the extension with masking tape until it just fits the clutch. Works well in a pinch. As for the real tools - I had several VW ones, the kind made of plastic and offered them for free a few years back. No one wanted them cause everyone has one that came with the clutch set they bought. So they went to the plastic recycler. I have a wooden one someone turned on a lathe that I've used since about 1975 or so and it is still going.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:08 pm    Post subject: Engine dolly lift Reply with quote

Here's a simple engine dolly.
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But if you want to see quality, versus my simplicity, check Grandpa Pete's work.

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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=516802&highlight=stand

Note the sanded edges on the woodwork and the tools lined up like soldiers.

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