Knock Off Spinner Tool

[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

[MGlad]

Hey Greg, the first thing that comes to my mind with that socket is that cutting out 3 slots will ruin the integrity. Applying 300 ft/lbs of torque will probably bend what's left of the socket.