Tool for knock off wheels
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Tool for knock off wheels
Just want to show all lead hammer fans the knock off tool wich i really think will do the job.
Lets say it was i bit bigger than i thought
I am sure you can tighten the spinners using this tool.
Lets say it was i bit bigger than i thought
I am sure you can tighten the spinners using this tool.
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Count me as old School as well. There is no substitute for a few good whacks from a lead hammer. Too risky to try and get fancy on something that can get you hurt.
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I must admit that when i recived the package and uwrapped it and saw the tool i was supprised. I never thought the knock off tool was that big
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Uh oh St., you might want to do an archive search on these types of tool. A lot of folks who had them expressed a real disappointment with them. It stopped me as I was about to buy a used one.
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For me I use my 6 pound lead hammer and smack the snott out of them and then hit them a couple of more times for good measure. Then I use a marking pen and mark one of the ears and its relationship to the wheel lip. Every time I climb, (I'm getting older),out I do a walk around and check them for any movement.
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With just a 4 lb. hammer I can get the knock off spinners on my bride's track car tighter than I can get them with a custom spanner wrench with a 6 foot bar:
So I'd be pretty uncomfortable having to depend on just a wrench.... of virtually any length.
Jim
So I'd be pretty uncomfortable having to depend on just a wrench.... of virtually any length.
Jim
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Here's the only tool you need.
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That's what I use ever since John suggested it to me.
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I was wary that there would be some wear or scratches on the spinner ears to and I use to lay a thick piece of rawhide on the spinner ear before wacking it. But then one day I got tire of messing with that and just hammered the spinner. Couldn't find a mark on it when I was through. So just wipe any dirt off and hammer away at them.
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I've done it both ways Jim and have gone to the wrench to avoid hitting the rim trying to get at the deep inset back wheel knock-off nuts. What I haven't tried is using an air impact wrench - have you done that?
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That takes a BIG impact wrench (torque is 450 ft-lbs.). In the plant, we used a huge 1"-drive Ingersoll-Rand impact, suspended from a balancer, fed by a 1" air line at 100 psi.
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I recived 4 new knock off spinners for my car(will rechrome the old ones so i have good looking spares)
here is a picture of the knock off tool with the spinner in place so i am sure there will not be a problem tighten the spinners properly
Oh yes i have boought the lead hammer too
here is a picture of the knock off tool with the spinner in place so i am sure there will not be a problem tighten the spinners properly
Oh yes i have boought the lead hammer too