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[Bartlett 914]

We all do it. We sometimes need a tool for a special use. It sometimes makes the difference in how well a job comes out Earlier this year, just for the heck of it, I removed the shaft from the bushings in an old trailing arm. I ended up using heat. I did get it out but what a an awful stinky mess! Yesterday Glenn (gms) stopped by with 2 trailing arms he was cleaning up. He wanted to know if I had a press for the job. With a little scrap metal some machining and welding we came up with a simple tool to remove the shaft. Here are a couple pictures of what we came up with. The tool worked really nice. I think if wanted, this would also work with the trailing arm in the car.

So how about posting some of the special tools you have made.

[roadster fan]

Here is one that I made after having to remove the rear brake calipers and reset the venting clearance about a dozen times. It is just an old flea market wrench and socket welded together so it is easy to hold the ouside adjuster allen bolt while tightening the 13mm nut. I use my ratchet with the allen socket but I have also used a regular "L" shaped allen wrench also.

There is probably a way the pros use but I came up with this.





Jim