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Unknown Hub Cap Wrench

Post by Original Smith » Sat Sep 13, 2025 3:04 pm

This morning I went to my pile of hub cap wrench's and found one I'm not familiar with. I assume it's from the mid to late teens. It has an M with a diamond around it, and below that is a P with a circle around it. I'm guessing the P maybe Pruden, but have no idea about the M?

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Re: Unknown Hub Cap Wrench

Post by Tadpole » Sat Sep 13, 2025 3:36 pm

“M” in a diamond is Mossberg, do your research Mr. Smith!


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Re: Unknown Hub Cap Wrench

Post by Rajo23 » Sat Sep 13, 2025 5:28 pm

Mr. Smith is doing research, by simply asking this question.


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Re: Unknown Hub Cap Wrench

Post by John kuehn » Sat Sep 13, 2025 6:52 pm

Here’s a lot of information about the Mossberg company. According to the information they were a large early tool company with lots of different tools. http://alloy-artifacts.org/frank-mossbe ... #auto-spec


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Re: Unknown Hub Cap Wrench

Post by KimDobbins » Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:54 am

Many people don't do research, Larry is not one of them.

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Re: Unknown Hub Cap Wrench

Post by DanTreace » Sun Sep 14, 2025 12:10 pm

Research is the best way, always learning in that process.

This Chart on the Hub Cap wrench history is helpful when searching swaps for the more correct factory tool set for specific years, yet sure that there was overlap and many different mfg. sourced by Ford to obtain 15 million # 1349 wrenches !

Hub cap wrench history detailed.jpeg
My favorite is the last version, that has the flanges or lugs around the opening for the front axle bearing collar, sure helps to "tune in" that tapered bearing to the race.

This one has mfg mark, found it to be Weston Mott.

Aug 25 to the last T.jpeg
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Re: Unknown Hub Cap Wrench

Post by got10carz » Sun Sep 14, 2025 12:46 pm

Was there a TT version that didn't have the T axle nut hole?

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