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This is my homemade tool for compressing the rubber suspension cones. This tool has been used literally hundreds of times. It consists of an old piece of threaded rod of 11/16"Whitworth Coarse rod with three nuts. Any size metric or whatever will do as long as it is a Coarse thread. (Fine takes longer to use) About 5" from the right, I have arc welded a 1/2"AF bolt with the head sawn off to the rod. It MUST be straight. The washers and tube spanner are just packing. The Two top nuts are tack welded together and also to the rod. The 3rd nut is free to move. The 1/2" nut at this end is purely to protect the thread when it's not in use. TO USE Remove the 1/2" AF nut and drop the tool down to the rubber cone, carefully screw the tool into the cone, taking care to keep it straight. Use a spanner on the double nuts to screw the rod home. Settle the washers down to the cross-member, The bends in the big washers are caused the first time you use the tool, (which indicates the pressure involved) after that, just turn them until they are snug. Now, carefully screw the free nut down to the washers and as you continue to tighten it the rubber cone is compressed, et voila! - out it comes. This is a very cheap tool that has been in continual use for nearly 40 years. The factory tool (Churchill - the only one made at the time) was about £15. Equivalent now to about £300!
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This is the recommended tool, which does the same job as my almost free one. The difference being that I have seen two of the factory ones break off leaving the 1/2AF piece in the suspension. Mine has no signs of failure. |
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Brake Pipe
Flaring Tool, to make any shape of convex, double flare etc. |
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MINI Primary drive crank to clutch Oil Seal Remover and replacer |
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A useful device for holding MINI driveshaft couplings which enables a socket to be put through it to undo the big nut. |
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Head Stand They can be used with the head upside up or upside down. the tapers mean it is versatile. With the nuts undone it stows away easily |
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This head IS scrap!! |
More tools to come. Ask me if you want a specific tool to feature here, for either engine, body, or refinishing (painting). I have got most things. So if I can, I will post it up. Email me at :- captkenn@msn.com |
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