Tool Tip

[Lew]

Changed out a bad starter pinion gear (Bendix) today.  That thing, and everything around it looked like a it was attacked by a pack of rabid beavers (four legs type).  On top of that it had red locktight on the nut.  When I got it done the guy was shocked that I was able to get it done so quick.  He told me he tried and couldn't get it off and didn't want to remove the starter to fix it.  I showed him my tool (starter pinion type) I made from a two piece style intake clamp.  The only thing I did to modify it was to remove one of the screws and replace it with a fully threaded socket head screw 2-1/2" long to use as a handle.  You just slide it over the sheet metal part of the gear and clamp it down.  Makes it easy to work on them on the bike. Thought I'd pass that on, as he was pretty awe struck over the whole thing.
Look ma no pliers!

Lew     

[panjs]

  Thanks Lew

[heavydutyt]

Cool got any pics of it in use. Thanks           HEAVY

[HotRodShovel]

pics bro for us visual types

[Lew]

I don't have a pic of it in use, but you get the idea.  The red thing is a plastic screw-on tip to keep from gouging anything (me).  I use the longer screw as a handle when messing with the nut.

Lew

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[HotRodShovel]

nice  I love home made tools 

[Lew]

Yeah me too Rudy.  I always try to make something I need unless it's a specialty tool that would require me to think too much. Over the years I've made some really helpful tools.  Another thing is using old parts modified into tools.  Kind of surprising how many tools you can make work with old parts.  Some are so simple it's scary.  Just a for instance, a sealed inner primary bearing makes a sweet press tool for that pesky little mainshaft seal when it's in the bike.  Lots of things like that.  Gotta love it!

Lew

[Old Crow]

My best parts-to-tool conversion was the puller plate for the 5 bolt shovel clutch hub that I made out of an old front sprocket.  Burned up a couple of drill bits doing it, though.

[Lew]

There ya go a sprockettoolclutchhubpuller.  You can use a tranny sprocket  for a main drive gear seal (the big one) tool, if you use an old rear belt pulley spacer in front of it.  Get the seal started slide on the pulley spacer, slide on the tranny sprocket and use a sprocket nut or something to span the gap up to the clutch hub nut.  Turn the nut and press in the seal.  Yep, love it!

Lew