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04-03-2014, 07:13 PM | #1 |
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Toms, One of you posted a pic once of a tool you made to compress the spring at the lower end of the control rods for throttle and advance. I am trying to assemble my little control arms and I can't compress the springs to reach the holes for the pins. Could you post the picture again please?
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04-03-2014, 07:20 PM | #2 |
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Slip a suitable sized deep socket on the end and push. Worked for me.
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04-03-2014, 07:56 PM | #3 |
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Here you are. If I made another one I'd use the needle nose Vise Grip shown.
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04-04-2014, 06:34 AM | #4 |
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Thanks Tom and Rusty. I'll try the deep socket first. Bill G
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04-04-2014, 08:10 AM | #5 |
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I think that's real neat. I suspect that the same basic idea can be used to construct a Valve spring compressor for installing or removing the valve springs.
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04-04-2014, 08:19 AM | #6 |
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04-04-2014, 08:37 AM | #7 |
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04-04-2014, 08:41 AM | #8 |
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I got a buddy to help after three attempts and some "angry" words.
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04-04-2014, 09:35 AM | #9 |
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Thanks guys! The picture doesn't show it too well but the washer next to the steering column has a sharp bevel on the outer points to help it slide under the spring. The pliers was from the dollar store and barely overcenters for locking. I wasn't sure how well the tool was going to work, so I didn't want to weld on a good Vice Grip brand, but now that I know it's a good tool I might make another one a little neater by using the long nose Vice Grip plier shown.
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06-26-2015, 01:45 PM | #10 |
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Thank you Tom and Rusty You guys came through again And I had an answer in less than an hour.
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06-26-2015, 03:45 PM | #11 |
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06-26-2015, 11:27 PM | #12 |
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Great tool Tom! Maybe we need to start a new thread for special purpose tools made or purchased by model A'rs.
I'll bet we would have pages of them and a great help to those of us new to the Model A. I have made tools for other cars, and would hate to struggle over another for the Model A that has already been made and tested. "The proof is in the pudding" |
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