Mystery Tool

[Longboarder]

Came across this in my tool kit and it came in handy this evening for tightening the nuts which hold the ball joint end in the mushroom without having to remove the mushrooms first as I have done in the past.

 

Nigel

[Guest Battery Bill]

Nigel

The official name for this tool is:

"An extended bent tommy bar type thingy"

This could be an interesting thread !

What wierd tools have you got

[Guest Tim Norman]

I got one of them.

 

I can't put what other weird tools i have as kids might read this

[Mat-Moo]

I had one of those, it's for wheel nuts in particular... just don't over do it as the end of mine snapped off

[Guest Mike Rhodes]

I have one these wheel braces attached to the side members (under the bonnet just in front of the battery) with terry clips. Mine appears a bit more rugged however!!

[Guest chris brown]

under the bonnet just in front of the battery

I'll bet Bill keeps his in the boot "extended bent tommy bar type thingy" that is.

[Guest salty_monk]

No space... there's a big lump of plastic in it.. (RS2000's had the battery in the boot by the way & they used a 2L pinto so there is some heritage there).

Surely he'd have it somewhere more revolutionary than that!

[Guest Battery Bill]

Surely he'd have it somewhere more revolutionary than that!

I know somewhere more revolutionary I would like to stick it

And his initials are CB

[Peter Bell]

What have you got against (or even for) Cheri Blair then Bill?

Peter

[Guest mickmellors]

I've got one too !

 

The instructions were in typically very poorly translated Ingrish but the general idea seems to be that you tighten the wheel nuts with the handle in short form and loosen them with the handle in extended form - thus giving you more torque to undo the nuts after the tyre fitter has done them up with a 5000000 ft/lb compressed air powered whizzy thing !!!!!! :gdit: :angry:

[Guest captn Pugwash]

Ive got one too, but mines not got the same information sheet that mick must have got with his . mine just came in a bag with nut remover on it, oooeeerr,