New Tool made from Scrap T Stuff

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2008: New Tool made from Scrap T Stuff
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary Tillstrom on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 11:25 am:

Most of us have seen cam nuts that are screwed up from a wrench that doesn't fit well to the nut. If you have a spare hubcap wrench and some scrap pipe you can make a socket easily that fits that nut to a T (pun intended) as the wheel bearing portion is the same as the cam nut. Rather than ramble on as to how I made it the following pictures should answer all questions. Gary

Cam Socket 1

Cam Socket 2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary Tillstrom on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 11:28 am:

For some reason I wasn't able to attach the third picture. The last picture shows a piece of strap with a bolt welded to it. This allows you to use a wrench to turn the cam nut on or off. I'll post the last picture when I figure out why I can't right now.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary Tillstrom on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 11:33 am:

Try again for the third image.

Cam Socket 3


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 11:57 am:

Thanks, Gary. I don't weld, so I took a die grinder to a impact socket. It works, too.

rdr


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By larry on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 09:07 pm:

Rick , can you post a picture and size of soket
Thanks
Larry


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Todd on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 11:25 pm:

A Model A spark plug wrench works well, the right size and the offset allows easy access.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kenneth W DeLong on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 11:32 pm:

If i rember a 1 1/8" Craftsman Combination wrench did very well and i just used a 18" Powercraft adjustable on the exhaust nut!Bud.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jem Bowkett on Friday, December 05, 2008 - 11:31 am:

I had to change my central heating pump last week and the only way I could get the top & bottom pump nuts loose was with a pair of T exhaust nut wrenches.

Which is turning this thread from 'How to make useful T tools' to 'How to make full use of T tools' :^)


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