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[Jack Klarich]

Here you can post your homemade tools tried and trued:s

 

[fin_676]

Here is how I use a large g clamp/c clamp to break the bead of a tyre/tire
Use a spare bit of wood on far side of wheel from bead to be broken and set the fixed end of the clamp on it
Place the swivel end of the clamp on the tyre/tire bead as close to the wheel as possible
Tighten the jaws of the clamp and it should push the tyre/tire bead off its seat a wee tweak with a tyre/tire iron may be required a short distance from the clamp jaw just to get the bead to jump off the seat

Brian

 

[Jack Klarich]

Choose 1 flat on the socket, use a die grinder to remove enough material straight down the shaft of the socket, you now have a socket to adjust your passing lamps with out disturbing the wiring

This is what the expensive Snap On socket looks like
I had one but I gave but to my brother Jeff, since then I have made a few of them

 

[oldscoolz]

here's a seal puller. good for those seals you can't get at without major disassembly.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Homemade wheel chock

 

[dolt]

Crank runout checker; not my idea but worth posting. Made from a scrap OEM cam plate.
Step #1
Cut down a cam plate, removed the bushing, then drill a 7/32 hole through the oil feed hole to the center. Countersink a 3/8 hole, 1/2 deep in that hole. Then drill and tap a hole to install the thumb screw to hold the dial indicator.
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp96/ss69hd/HD%20TECH/004-6.jpg
Step #2
7/32 hole drilled through, drill the top side 3/8" drilled x 1/2" deep for dial indicator.
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp96/ss69hd/HD%20TECH/007-5.jpg
Step #3
Dial indicator in place.
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp96/ss69hd/HD%20TECH/005-6.jpg
Step #4
In use. Place ( 2 ) 1/4" washers between the plate and cam chest at the right side mounting bolt. This will allow the dial indicator to clear the oil feed hole in the crankshaft.
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp96/ss69hd/HD%20TECH/001-10.jpg