Grabbed this old Matco toolbox off C-list this afternoon. I do have the missing drawer, I dropped that heavy sumbitch getting it off the truck and pranged the slides. Pretty sure I can order new ones.





Surprisingly little junk in the tool inventory. Mostly the older Craftsman stuff and a few Snap-on odds and ends.





Quite a pile of specialty stuff, radiator pressure tester, Halogen/CFC leak detector, A/C stuff, specialty sockets and wrenches, etc. I'll resell most of that as I can't use it.

Gave $475 for the whole schmear, I think I could possibly recover 20% or more of that reselling the stuff I don't need.

This solves the problem of moving my big box down to the new shop and not having any tools in the garage.

Very nice.

Last Saturday, in prep for Father's Day, my wife surprised me with the idea of purchasing a larger tool box. I had been scouring CL and FB MP for used professional stuff with no luck.

I ended up with a new 41" Craftsman from Lowe's. My existing Craftsman has served me well, so no big deal there.

My concern now is how to effectively organize tools and layout so I'm not bouncing around from drawer to drawer!

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Originally posted by Russ59:
Very nice.

Last Saturday, in prep for Father's Day, my wife surprised me with the idea of purchasing a larger tool box. I had been scouring CL and FB MP for used professional stuff with no luck.

I ended up with a new 41" Craftsman from Lowe's. My existing Craftsman has served me well, so no big deal there.

My concern now is how to effectively organize tools and layout so I'm not bouncing around from drawer to drawer!

Indeed. I'm looking forward to getting this one cleaned up, new drawer liners put down and getting things organized. I never could understand how anyone could work out of a box with stuff thrown in drawers randomly. Spend more time rummaging around looking for the 10mm wrench than doing anything productive.

I did the obvious stuff intially - screwdrivers in one drawer, pliers in another, SAE wrenches separate from metric, box ends separate from open ends, etc.

After living with it for a while, I did move some stuff around based on how often I use it, but for the most part it's pretty obvious (at least to me) what goes where.

Awesome karma! I'm in!

Flywheel wrench, coolant system tester, dies, steering wheel lock ring extractor...

You done good!

Nice score


I did something similar a few years ago. I bought an old Kennedy machinist tool box at a pawn shop, it was in beautiful shape. It was full of taps, dies drill bits, punches, files etc. I kept a lot of it but sold the taps and dies for more than I paid for the whole thing

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Originally posted by .38supersig:
Awesome karma! I'm in!

Flywheel wrench, coolant system tester, dies, steering wheel lock ring extractor...

You done good!

Ah, you've identified a couple of things I had no clue about. I think I know which one is the flywheel wrench, now that I know what it is, I'll keep it. Which is the steering wheel lock ring extractor and do you know what the pullers in the lower right of this picture are for?

Poop...all of a sudden the pix have disappeared.

Thinking the pullers would be for the random power steering pump pulley.

The coolant system pressurizer has most of the adapters. Even for GM 1.8l cars. The neat part of that one is the thermostat is located under the cap.
Unscrew cap, pull the tab removing the thermostat, push new thermostat into the housing, then screw the cap back on. That is how to change a thermostat.

Bottom pic shows a white lug socket, AC charger (134a?), wheel cylinder hone, valve spring compressor, neat stuff.

The CV extractor is just below the harmonic balancer puller, just this side of that is the lock ring extractor (just behind the adjustable wrenches). This tool compresses the spring holding the steering wheel lock ring. Once the spring is compressed, the lock ring retainer can be removed and the remainder of the steering column can be disassembled. There should be an extra center piece as one is standard and the other would be metric.
The job can be done without this tool if you want to channel your inner Samuel L. Jackson.

I think Para's upgrade to https is the issue, my website doesn't have a security certificate.







Meanwhile, if you could right-click and "open in new window" to see the pix, could you ID these tools?

I think one is a hose pincher and another may be a hose-clamp clincher for the "bow tie" style clamps. The third one I have no clue.

EDIT: I guess they're called "two ear" clamps.

.38supersig is right about that lock ring tool. One time I had to replace a lock cylinder in a GM column without one. Taking the ring out was not all that difficult.

Now reinstalling it was a whole other matter. Took two of us to compress the spring and the lock plate all the while of keeping the inner steering shaft from dropping even a fraction of an inch while getting that ring into the groove.

So much easier with that tool!

PHPaul,

Yes, the last tool looks like the one needed to squeeze the fuel and oil line clamps on Harley Davidsons.

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This solves the problem of moving my big box down to the new shop and not having any tools in the garage.

I like the way you think!!

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Originally posted by Nframe:

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This solves the problem of moving my big box down to the new shop and not having any tools in the garage.

I like the way you think!!

Drives the wife batshit. I have two sets of tools in the basement - one specific to building models and one for my mini-machine shop.

I have a set of tools in the wood shop.

I have a set of mechanic's tools in the garage.

I have a set for electrical work.

I have a box for plumbing stuff.

And now I have a duplicate set of mechanic's tools.

I still need to double up on a couple of battery tools. The impact and the drill/driver are very versatile, makes sense to me to have a set in the garage and a set in the shop.

I'm beginning to suspect there may be some basis for my reputation as a tool junkie...

I've owned that same box 2X. That same box was also badged as a MAC and another brand that escapes me now.

Matching side boxes with drawers or a door are out there as are three drawer mid-boxes.

Also, your pic Matco11 is a CV boot clamp squeezer. I have a pair just like them, but not Matco branded.

With older mystery tools that are marked with a maker name and P/N, your search engine of choice will usually get you an ID.

FWIW, the pictures have been showing up every time I've looked at your thread.



Spring clamp expander pliers. Used to open spring style hose clamps.
They are a superior design over traditional screw on clamps because they don't bind the layers of the hose.
These should have a ratchet stop to hold the clamp opened.



Hose clincher is a good guess as they are designed to have the jaws parallel at all times.



Ring crimper pliers. Given the other tools that you now have, I'd guess these primarily saw duty around a CV boot to inner shaft seal.
Also used for low pressure hydraulic return lines.

Okay, as usual you guys are nailing this stuff.



How about this thing?

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Originally posted by PHPaul:

How about this thing?

It's for working on the fork tubes of a particular make motorcycle.

It's an adjustable hood prop rod. It's missing it's rubber cap on the small end.

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Originally posted by Wheels:
It's an adjustable hood prop rod. It's missing it's rubber cap on the small end.

Thanks. A $75 stick, basically.