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I found this small tool in my 1916, and figured somebody here could tell me what it is. It's pretty small, yet has a 11/16" hex box. Obviously, not much torque is going to be applied! Also a small "tang", and a 7/16" flat, see photos. Anybody got any idea what this is? ![[Linked Image from i1122.photobucket.com]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/chevyguru/100_3315.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i1122.photobucket.com]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/chevyguru/100_3316.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i1122.photobucket.com]](http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l529/chevyguru/100_3317.jpg)
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Looks like a beer opener !!!!
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If nobody here gets it go to Yesterdays tractors website. The have a bunch of tool nuts on there in the help identify this page.
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Just a wild guess....a Spark plug wrench and gapper.
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That is what I was thinking Oilspot, but the wrench looks pretty short for that. Then I was thinking distributor wrench. Don, walk around the car with it and see what all it fits, might give a clue doing that.
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I found this small tool in my 1916, and figured somebody here could tell me what it is.
It's pretty small, yet has a 11/16" hex box. Obviously, not much torque is going to be applied!
Also a small "tang", and a 7/16" flat, see photos.
Anybody got any idea what this is? Don't know what it would go to, but it looks like a machinist's tool of some sort. The tang could be used to open up bent over "nut keepers". The 11/16 is then used to remove a cover nut, and the 7/16 part would unscrew a slotted bearing race. And it could all be used to put it back together. So, are there any small, adjustable bearings or some such thing on the 1916?
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I got it, muffler bearing adjusting tool. It is for the small exit bearing that supports the rear of the muffler where the turned down tail pipe attaches. The flat is to adjust the inclination of the exit pipe and the hooked thingy helps rotate the hanger or tail pipe sling.
Anyone want a 100+ year old bridge?
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I might be interested in the bridge.....
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I need a small one about 20-25 feet long. Old iron post truss would be great!
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I got it, muffler bearing adjusting tool. It is for the small exit bearing that supports the rear of the muffler where the turned down tail pipe attaches. The flat is to adjust the inclination of the exit pipe and the hooked thingy helps rotate the hanger or tail pipe sling.
Anyone want a 100+ year old bridge? Is it the covered type, and how long? Do you deliver? Do we have any old tool specialists on the Chat?
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I'm and old tool, but not a specialist. Would that help?  All the Best, Chip
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Not exactly covered but does have an unique structure. ![[Linked Image from architecturelab.net]](http://architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/brooklyn-bridge-11.jpg) What you think? Have a title! No not one of those issued by the DMV.
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Not exactly covered but does have an unique structure.
What you think? Have a title! No not one of those issued by the DMV. Thank you anyway, but the mote is only 30' wide.... That's a bit of overkill! Anybody figure out what the wrench goes to yet?
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Thing is, I REALLY do need a bridge! Driveway at Dads woods is half a mile long, and crosses a creek that has 2 very old and in very bad shape large culverts. It is a total crapshoot driving across it and makes me nervous since the road on top has now washed so narrow and the holes that keep caving in are getting real bad. Culverts have caused the gravel to fill the creek bed up stream so the creek bed level is raising and the creek is washing over the road in other places. A bridge is about the only solution to let the gravel wash downstream and let the creek cut deeper. An old county road iron bridge would be perfect!
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There is a company in Texas that sells used bridges. It is near La Grange and the community of West Point on HWY 71. Go past it every once in a while. Am sure it would not be cost effective to buy a Texas bridge and transport to Indian Nanna. Check with your local county to see if they are removing an old bridge and you can buy it for scrap.
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Hey Bob,
Get a railroad flat car (without the trucks/wheels) and use it for a bridge at your Dad's place.
Cheers, Dean
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Okay, back on topic.
My guess is that the mystery tool is used to help loosen and remove distributors.
The 11/16" hex fits the jam nut for the distributor lock screw (on the block below the distributor itself).
The raised bar with the 7/16" flat is used to pry open the manual advance arm after the 1/4x20x1 1/2 bolt is loosened, thus allowing the distributor body to be rotated for timing or removal. I'm guessing that the flat surface itself is not used for anything.
With the distributor lock screw removed and the manual advance arm loosened, the mystery tool is placed on its side with one flat of the hex resting on the manual advance arm (keeping in mind that this arm is supported by a machined surface on the block) and the tang positioned under the raised bump/line that is cast on the side of the distributor housing.
You then gently push down on the mystery tool's handle, using the tool as a lever, to pop the distributor out of its hole in the block.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Cheers, Dean
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Back to the bridge--
How about a 40' flatbed trailer?
A lot easier to find than a railroad car, and it has wheels --usually :-) -- for delivery. If you can find one with a sliding tandem - fairly common - wheel assembly is removable a lot easier
Sorry for the OT Mr Moderator --just trying to help!
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...It looks like a Velocipedic Special Deluxe Comfort Master baby buggy rubber bumper bracket bolt spanner-combi-tool...to me!
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