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Offline Mel Larsen

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My mystery of the week
« on: September 17, 2012, 01:01:06 PM »
Here is a tool that has hung on my tool wall since 1985,  It was given to me by a old friend of mine that had just closed out his Chevrolet dealership.  I have used it several time to weigh things, but that is not what it was really intended for?????????????
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2012, 03:10:11 PM »
Are you sure it's not really a fishing scale that was rigged for something else?
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2012, 03:31:39 PM »
nice and clean could it be used to hold the steering wheel when aligning the front end of a car
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Offline Mel Larsen

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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2012, 05:06:48 PM »
Dang Bob I think you got it!!  My friend that gave it to me said it was for holding a certain amount  of pressure on the steering wheel while alignment was being done.  Never did understand that. 
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2012, 06:25:22 PM »
It is used in combination with a 12 inch wrench when you don't have a torque wrench handy.
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2012, 07:13:06 AM »
Quote from: amertrac on September 17, 2012, 03:31:39 PM
nice and clean could it be used to hold the steering wheel when aligning the front end of a car
  bob w.
close......it was used to check steering effort
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2012, 07:41:00 AM »
With or without power steering?
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2012, 08:31:29 AM »
Quote from: krusty the clown on September 18, 2012, 07:13:06 AM
close......it was used to check steering effort

Hey Mark! When did you get here?

A belated "Welcome"!
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2012, 08:37:14 AM »
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Offline krusty the clown

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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2012, 09:19:56 AM »
Quote from: oldtools on September 18, 2012, 07:41:00 AM
With or without power steering?

either IIRC.

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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2012, 04:01:10 AM »
Used to set up torque setting of steering wheel when adjusting the valve for the power steering???
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2012, 06:54:20 AM »
Quote from: Billman49 on September 20, 2012, 04:01:10 AM
Used to set up torque setting of steering wheel when adjusting the valve for the power steering???

mesh load of the gear on a recirculating ball gear box.
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2012, 01:51:10 PM »
Chatillon is or was a major maker of force measuring tools for scientific testing. That looks like an old one.
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Offline Mel Larsen

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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2012, 02:56:24 PM »
It could be pretty old, the friend/Chevy dealer that gave it to me back in 1985 had been a dealer since 1947. So it was somewhere in between.  When he decided to retire, Chevrolet wouldn't  let him sell the dealership, they wanted it closed.  He had a great big room full of specialized tools.  He let me have a few and the rest went to the scrap dealer.  Very sad deal.
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Re: My mystery of the week
« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2012, 06:00:24 AM »
What a waste!! at least recycle the tools..
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