Useful tools.....

[Ryan_M]

Good idea on the drag link covers. All of mine are just floating around.

[macrisel]

And how did we exist without tie-wraps

Tell me about it!  I have zip ties on my tailgate chains to keep them from rattling on the gravel roads...

[RICKG]

No workbench or Shop fridge should be without a set of these little beauties!! No more chipped teeth opening those Angry Orchards and Coronas. The "motto" inscribed on the lower "Tool" says it all..

[1955CJ-5]

I know I have one of those bottle openers somewhere, but I'm still looking...I may have to go to the antique store and pick one up

If you are planning any brake work, like replacing shoes...save yourself some grief and get a pair of these brake spring pliers...

The pointed end goes against the shoe lining, and the hook pulls the spring nicely into position...I think I paid $8 for this pair...worth every penny!

And the electric rattle gun is perfect for zipping long bolts in and out. It won't loosen the really tight ones, or tighten them a whole lot, but it sure saves the wrist and elbows...

I used to use a screw gun but it would try to twist your wrist around backwards once in awhile...

[RICKG]

I know I have one of those bottle openers somewhere, but I'm still looking...I may have to go to the antique store and pick one up

If you are planning any brake work, like replacing shoes...save yourself some grief and get a pair of these brake spring pliers...

The pointed end goes against the shoe lining, and the hook pulls the spring nicely into position...I think I paid $8 for this pair...worth every penny!

And the electric rattle gun is perfect for zipping long bolts in and out. It won't loosen the really tight ones, or tighten them a whole lot, but it sure saves the wrist and elbows...

I used to use a screw gun but it would try to twist your wrist around backwards once in awhile...

I see you're in southwest ID, how far are ya from the Twin Falls area?? Rick

[Bob W]

Looks like the brake pedal is in the clutch pedal postion.

[1955CJ-5]

Looks like the brake pedal is in the clutch pedal postion.

Thanks Bob, I thought someone might notice that!

It's been that way as long as I can remember but someday I'll crawl under there and change them....

[1955CJ-5]

Hi Rick,

I'm in Boise....

I looked at your map location to see if you were close by and it showed you way up in the mountains somewhere East of Redfish Lake...!

Edit: Hey! I just looked at my profile and my map puts me East of Redfish Lake too!!

[1955CJ-5]

Looks like the brake pedal is in the clutch pedal postion.

Order has been restored.....and the tool at the bottom is a ratcheting end wrench from Sears...it works fine but doesn't get used that often...

[athawk11]

Many of us rebuild our Carter WO carburetors.  I have avoided removing the aluminum rivets/plugs because I don�t have the special tools to pull and reset them.   The tool... T-109-42 or -43   

 On my last rebuild, I really wanted to get into these passages to make sure they are spotless, so I got creative.
This is a very small pry bar I found at Home Depot.  I sharpened the back side with my bench grinder.  This works well to pull the old rivets.




After cleaning, I needed to re-seat the new rivets.  I took a scrap 3/8� steel rod, cut it to around 3�, then drilled a dimple in the end with a 3/16� drill bit.  It was trial and error when determining how deep to drill.    See the result below.  This worked well, and looked identical to the originally installed rivets.
 


Again, a decent option should you not have the actual Carter tool  T 190-42 or -43

Tim

[Kirkski]

Great stuff here
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[Ryan_M]

In trying to fit my windshield frame in place I discovered that with the installation of the new cowl seal the latching brackets were too low. No amount of force with a screwdriver would budge them. Great.

I thought I was going to have to weld a nut onto each screw head so I could use a ratchet, or worse, drill them out.

Instead, I discovered this today - Impact screwdriver. I never even knew they existed until this afternoon but picked one up at Harbor Freight for $7.99

It was still an epic battle but several good whacks with a BFH and all the screws were out. No welding, no drilling.

Another amazing HF purchase. How do you even make the thing for $7.99? Or ship it here from China for $7.99? Let alone both and still turn a profit?

[Jeff_M]

An impact driver can be a very handy thing to have, as you've discovered. 

[athawk11]

Ahh yes.  A cool tool. 

I have a short story.  I was having trouble early on with the removal of several screws.  You all know these screws�the screws that hold the head lamp buckets to the grill.  The two lower screws are always rusty, and nearly impossible to remove.

I mentioned this to my sister.  Now, my sister is one of those folks that thinks she knows everything about everything, but is often proven a fool after opening her trap.

So, when she told me she has a tool that would help, I was quite skeptical.  First off, she has no tools to speak of.  Secondly, because of previously stated facts, I�m thinking she�s been smoking some Colorado dope. [smiley=s8656.gif]

She goes to the trunk of her car, brings out this very tool, shows me how to use it, and low and behold, it worked like a charm.

So, I guess my sister knows a little something, about something, after all.

Don't get me wrong.  I love my sister, but sometimes she makes me want to drive a stake through my skull.

Tim

[Ryan_M]

So, I guess my sister knows a little something, about something, after all.

Geez Tim, might be worth sending her home with one of those ol' Carter's that been giving you fits.