Thread: What are you working on?

The 14's and the like. Primo!

Originally Posted by AlanQ

What are those things called and where can I find them?

You can find them at Amazon and they come in various sizes but they are listed in Metric. These fit well over the 1/2" OD fuel line. Look closely and you'll see how far they will compress.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You'll also need the specialty tool to install them.

Dang fine job on that #14 Tom

Originally Posted by cudarunner

You can find them at Amazon and they come in various sizes but they are listed in Metric. These fit well over the 1/2" OD fuel line. Look closely and you'll see how far they will compress.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You'll also need the specialty tool to install them.

Sort of clamp commonly used on CV joint boots on cars. I have the tool. It squeezes and pushes-in simultaneously.
Downside is they are not reusable and, in removing them, sometimes the rubber underneath gets damaged. A die-grinder across the ear is best IF you can get to it.
We used to commonly replace CV boots and those would accompany the boot. There is another type which took a different type tool. Another strange type. Nowadays, we simply replace the whole shaft.
For compactness, they are great. I don't miss them, personally.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Sort of clamp commonly used on CV joint boots on cars. I have the tool. It squeezes and pushes-in simultaneously.
Downside is they are not reusable and, in removing them, sometimes the rubber underneath gets damaged. A die-grinder across the ear is best IF you can get to it.
We used to commonly replace CV boots and those would accompany the boot. There is another type which took a different type tool. Another strange type. Nowadays, we simply replace the whole shaft.
For compactness, they are great. I don't miss them, personally.

They definitely aren't reusable! However the way I removed the factory ones was with a 1/16" tapered punch with a point ground on it. I could get it started where the ears met and then by tapping they separated. I could then use a larger tapered punch to fully expand it and then the hose slipped right off. Also a breeze to install.

The fuel lines shouldn't need removed for a long time as I've replaced the inside fuel filter and the hoses so the inconvenience of removing this style isn't any concern.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Sort of clamp commonly used on CV joint boots on cars. I have the tool. It squeezes and pushes-in simultaneously.
Downside is they are not reusable and, in removing them, sometimes the rubber underneath gets damaged. A die-grinder across the ear is best IF you can get to it.
We used to commonly replace CV boots and those would accompany the boot. There is another type which took a different type tool. Another strange type. Nowadays, we simply replace the whole shaft.
For compactness, they are great. I don't miss them, personally.

Yep, What he said. Back when they started put the engines in sideways I was turning wrench. I also still have that tool. Haven't used it in years. And now days you just replace the half shaft and call it done. But in the beginning we used to take them apart and replace just the bad joint or boot. Haven't done any of those in years but I do still remember when I found out the hard way the Subaru used a roll pin to keep the inner joint attached. What a PITA and mess that was to figure out!

Replacement scales sanded to 400 grit, hopefully finish this Boker in the next couple days and get it back to the gent. Man a belt sander makes this a much easier task, saved me alot of hand sanding.

Happy ending after much drama (broken ziricot scale, catastrophic drilling of the silver buclar shield with a suddenly mad dremel, overall too large pinholes..).

I'll take this for a win !

VERY nice, Thaeris!

Thanks !

Wood is certainly hard to work with !