home made tools

[enjenjo]

I was a tool making fool this week. I made some seal drivers, and a rear end cradle for my floor jack. I spent $8on PVC pipe and fittings, everything else was out of the junk pile.

[butch27]

Gonna make me one of those rear end cradle mounts.

[1800guy]

Great job on the rear-end jack adaptor.  I've been using the tranny jack, and it is always in the way.  Time to buy my welder buddy lunch again

[taxpyer]

I'm afraid I just have to have a rear end cradle. Thanks

[kb426]

Your junk pile must be bigger than mine.

[purplepickup]

Your junk pile must be bigger than mine.

In enjenjo's case it's pileS.  

[papastoyss]

PVC pipe works great for seal drivers. I made a set for the cam drive belt & front crank seals on a 4 cyl Honda engine from PVC & they worked great.

[enjenjo]

I used both of them this week and they worked great. It sure makes life easier. The rear axle cradle works good too, I installed a rear end in about 15 minutes today, and it did not fall off the jack once.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Not home made... but here is a set of large snap ring pliers we just bought for use on the 6L80 GM transmittins

[wvcab]

Not home made... but here is a set of large snap ring pliers we just bought for use on the 6L80 GM transmittins

where does one find these?

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Not home made... but here is a set of large snap ring pliers we just bought for use on the 6L80 GM transmittins

where does one find these?

MAnufactured by Adapt-A-Case , the pliers are sold thru distributors.  It appears Adapt a case does not sell direct to consumer

[rog]

Hi Frank, do you have a closer pic of the axle stand?  I reckon it's a thing of beauty, Great idea    Definately worth copying    

[enjenjo]

Hi Frank, do you have a closer pic of the axle stand?  I reckon it's a thing of beauty, Great idea    Definately worth copying    

I'll get one for you. It's lent out to my grandson right now, installing it's third rear end.

[34ford]

Hi Frank, do you have a closer pic of the axle stand?  I reckon it's a thing of beauty, Great idea    Definately worth copying    

If you click on franks picture it will open up a new window with a bigger picture and then if you click on that picture it will get bigger and you will have to scroll up and down and right and left to see the stand.

At least that is what it does on my puter when I click on it.

bc

[rog]

Thanks for that 34ford, worked perfectly  

Great idea Frank, definately worth copying looks like u channel, 1/4 plate, 1/2 bar stock & some rhs?