Knock Off Spinner Tool

[RodKnock]

Is that the largest tuning fork ever made?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Is that the largest tuning fork ever made?

Excellent.

[rodneym]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

Is that the largest tuning fork ever made?

That's just like Patrick. Instead of letting the tuning fork vibrate, he found a way to strengthen it with those reinforcements.

[patrickt]

Chas. loves a close up shot of a tool, so here you go. Yep, this is a Vintage Oil Ball Craftsman 44975 1/2" Ratchet. I'm thinking you could probably lift both both Silverback and Chas., along with their bathtubs full of water, with this wrench.

[Rick 427 Cobra]

add onjThese fancy (expensive) tools are no better than the ones Finishline sold. the only reason for using a cheater bar on a C-man ratchet is they will replace it when you break it, and you will break it sooner or later.
I asked Lynn Parks (Trigo wheels) once about torque and his reply was,"Tight? MFT!" Thats "mighty f'in tight" in technical terms. The problem with hammers is potential fender damage and in the rear with deep wheels, half the stiking force is at a 45* angle to the intended direction of travel. Result is bent/broken spinner ears.
I can't afford silly tools, so I made my own. Cost near nothing and WILL remove
a stuck spinner. Thats a beetle jack supporting the outer end. The pipe on the business end was turned to fit the axle I. D.

[Morris]

FYI...... We torqued the wheels on the
Gt-1 Corvette and the Cobra to 600 lbs with BBS wheels ......with a 5 ft 3/4" Snap-on torque wrench....... And take them off with a 3/4" impact gun.

Always never-seeze the threads and the nuts or moly-coat the threads on the nut and spindle......nuts are Stainless and some are aluminum.

Great sound when you are tightening the nuts.......Klunk-Klunk.....takes two people to do it....

Morris

[ERA Chas]

Mike-LEAD, LEAD! Not brass.
You'll ruin a brass hammer and hurt the wheel when you miss.
Lead is best for those reasons.
It's not hard or expensive to use the right tool.

[MGlad]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Mike-LEAD, LEAD! Not brass.
You'll ruin a brass hammer and hurt the wheel when you miss.
Lead is best for those reasons.
It's not hard or expensive to use the right tool.

Gotcha... Cobra Valley's got a 6# for $39. Then I found this one from Cook, a 5# for $31: Cook Hammer Company Lead Hammers 117 5 5lb. hammer*::*HeavyDutyStore.com

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by MGlad

Gotcha... Cobra Valley's got a 6# for $39. Then I found this one from Cook, a 5# for $31: Cook Hammer Company Lead Hammers 117 5 5lb. hammer*::*HeavyDutyStore.com

Cook makes the 6# hammers also, we sell them as the "BALK" (Big A$$ Lead Knockometer)

[MGlad]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

Cook makes the 6# hammers also, we sell them as the "BALK" (Big A$$ Lead Knockometer)

Crap... didn't think about asking you about it.

[ERA Chas]

^^^

[dont]

Get the 6# hammer. The extra weight helps.

[Silversmith]

Ohh! so fancy. Nice shinny tool! I built my spinning tool with a 1/2" X 3 3/4" dia. steel plate; 3 equal sections of schedule 40 black iron pipe 1 1/2" depth by approx. 2" long. Placed the 3 equal parts on the 1/2" disk to fit in between each spinner fork, marked the disk & welded the pieces to the disk. Next I welded a 3/4" impact socket to the center of the back side of the disk. Smoothed the sched.40 blades to insure no damage to the spinners & then cut std. 3/8" fuel line 1 1/4" long & split on 1 side. To fit on to each side of the cut pipe/tool blades. It works the Balls!! It also only cost about $10 to 15 bucks & a couple of hours labor. But my spinner tool isn't shinny It's only painted flat black. But it does save the cost of a lead hammer every year or so! & allows for accurate torqueing of the spinners

[PDUB]

Originally Posted by Silversmith

Ohh! so fancy. Nice shinny tool! I built my spinning tool with a 1/2" X 3 3/4" dia. steel plate; 3 equal sections of schedule 40 black iron pipe 1 1/2" depth by approx. 2" long. Placed the 3 equal parts on the 1/2" disk to fit in between each spinner fork, marked the disk & welded the pieces to the disk. Next I welded a 3/4" impact socket to the center of the back side of the disk. Smoothed the sched.40 blades to insure no damage to the spinners & then cut std. 3/8" fuel line 1 1/4" long & split on 1 side. To fit on to each side of the cut pipe/tool blades. It works the Balls!! It also only cost about $10 to 15 bucks & a couple of hours labor. But my spinner tool isn't shinny It's only painted flat black. But it does save the cost of a lead hammer every year or so! & allows for accurate torqueing of the spinners

If you can't document it, it didn't happen! Show us... please, so we can believe.

[G-Pete]

Originally Posted by Silversmith

Ohh! so fancy. Nice shinny tool! I built my spinning tool ......

hehehe

[KevinW]

Originally Posted by Silversmith

Ohh! so fancy. Nice shinny tool! I built my spinning tool with a 1/2" X 3 3/4" dia. steel plate; 3 equal sections of schedule 40 black iron pipe 1 1/2" depth by approx. 2" long. Placed the 3 equal parts on the 1/2" disk to fit in between each spinner fork, marked the disk & welded the pieces to the disk. Next I welded a 3/4" impact socket to the center of the back side of the disk. Smoothed the sched.40 blades to insure no damage to the spinners & then cut std. 3/8" fuel line 1 1/4" long & split on 1 side. To fit on to each side of the cut pipe/tool blades. It works the Balls!! It also only cost about $10 to 15 bucks & a couple of hours labor. But my spinner tool isn't shinny It's only painted flat black. But it does save the cost of a lead hammer every year or so! & allows for accurate torqueing of the spinners

so am i right in guessing this is a steel disk, with 3 pieces of perpendicular tube welded on it, coated with rubber fuel pipe and a socket welded on the back?....

[my427cobra]

This thread got me thinking so off to the tool store.

Found this large socket: 3 1/2" with 3/4" drive for $20.00. (see pics)

I'll have "slots" cut in it (see blacked out area on the socket) by a machine shop and edge the "slots" with hard nylon tubing to proctect the spinners.

I may add a "snout" in the center of the socket to go into the ID of the threaded hub to center the socket nicely.

I'll use a 3/4" drive 36'' long 300 ftlb torque wrench I bought on sale at Harbor Frieght a few years ago.

Just another idea.

Cheers
Greg

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by my427cobra

This thread got me thinking so off to the tool store...

Really? You know, in all of the years that I've been taking the wheels of my Cobra I have never had any problems taking them off or putting them on with the lead Muther Thumper 6lb hammer. OK, maybe once when I was also eating a sandwich and was hitting the spinner in the wrong direction. I also have the stainless steel spinners, so I don't think I could break them if I tried. And my portable impact gun does not have enough "uummmphhhh" for these spinners anyway. I probably piss away more money on stupid tools than most people around here, but even I'm going to hold back on this stuff....

[lovehamr]

Originally Posted by my427cobra

I'll use a 3/4" drive 36'' long 300 ftlb torque wrench I bought on sale at Harbor Frieght a few years ago.

Hey Greg, will you video that for us?

[my427cobra]

I don't know. Maybe I will. Maybe I won't.

Any video's out there of someone using one of those BMF hammers? LOL

Cheers
Greg