I'll guess airbag tool?...again
I was thinking an intake manifold scraper/cleaner. At least that is aproximately what the screw driver I bent for that job looks like...
Name that homemade tool!!!
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I was thinking an intake manifold scraper/cleaner. At least that is aproximately what the screw driver I bent for that job looks like...
terrydtdi
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Not a big challenge here. I use this everytime I _________.
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jimbote
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Ha ha....I'm gonna say a ____________, _________ !! winner winner, chicken dinner?Not a big challenge here. I use this everytime I _________.
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terrydtdi
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Just a minute now I having technical difficulty, I need to call in the AV dept.
OK READY SET GO !
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jimbote
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That's a tuff one Terry .... Maybe a tiny hint ? How often do you perform ___________?
terrydtdi
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Hopefully not more than once every 5 or 6 years or 180,000 miles or so.
jimbote
Certified Volkswagen Nut
Ok my second and final on this one ....strut spreader tool !!Here we go. A $0.99 screw driver from Habor Freight turned into a VAG tool made in My GArage
greengeeker
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How about a lugnut cover removal tool ?
runonbeer
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Not exactly homemade but it was fun to get this made and finish the job:
Local specialty machinist/fabricator busted it out in about 20 minutes
Local specialty machinist/fabricator busted it out in about 20 minutes
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runonbeer
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This might be a tool, it works great and it sucks at the same time
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jimbote
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I want this on a tee ....."i may be a tool but at least I'm a useful tool"
runonbeer
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Here is my common rail compression test adapter:
They're in there deep!
And I think everyone already knows about these:
SOLD OUT!
They're in there deep!
And I think everyone already knows about these:
SOLD OUT!
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jimbote
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I'm gonna guess a shop vac attachment for sucking out injector holes or oil from head bolt/ camcap holesThis might be a tool, it works great and it sucks at the same time
runonbeer
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Change your clutch? Looks like it could be used to push engine away from subframe, though there are much simpler ways to do that...Not a big challenge here. I use this everytime I _________.
runonbeer
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made it last week specifically for injector holes. Used to use a piece of hose with a rag wrapped around the end to stuff into the shop vac.
Installed 2 sets of injectors last week. I usually don't even have to mess with injectors unless I'm pulling the head in which case I just let the machinist clean out the holes.
jimbote
Certified Volkswagen Nut
looks like it's made from an old rear shock snubber and a spare injector line
jimbote
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I use an old aluminum MKIV widowmaker with a hole drilled in the foot...I bolt the foot to the heat shield bolt hole in the block nearest the trans and push against the subframe with the business end!...has worked like a charm for many many trans swaps
runonbeer
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It's not an injector line it's just some 3/8" steel tube I got out of Bill's frame shop.
To push the engine I similarly use a MKIV spare tire jack just enough to wedge a custom 2x4 in place.
To push the engine I similarly use a MKIV spare tire jack just enough to wedge a custom 2x4 in place.
oldpoopie
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This was my newest one. Started as a cast iron pipe cap, turned on a lathe and drilled.
nicklockard
Torque Dorque
Shopvac adaptor for sucking the injector holes clean.This might be a tool, it works great and it sucks at the same time
nicklockard
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Growler
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This is a flywheel lock tool for when you replace those pesky DMFs with SMFs
bolts onto the two large bolt holes at the top of the block is my guess.
Second one is what you use to loosen the oil cooler hex cap on an ALH/BEW to replace the seals since access is pretty limited.
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jimbote
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Growler you are da' man !! First is made from a section of old DMF ring gear bent just right and welded between two old 11/16" sockets .... Second is self explanatory except I have to use an adjustable wrench to provide torque
jimbote
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Maybe a clue ? I see it has almost a 1" hexNot exactly homemade but it was fun to get this made and finish the job:
Local specialty machinist/fabricator busted it out in about 20 minutes
jimbote
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For pushing out rear axle beam bushings ?This was my newest one. Started as a cast iron pipe cap, turned on a lathe and drilled.
oldpoopie
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Nope, but making one of hose is on my list!
jimbote
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Crank seal install tool !!
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runonbeer
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I used an impact on that one last time. It worked a lot better than I had hoped
dieselfueler
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I love this thread