norrin_radd Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I found this at an antique mall for a buck. I say tong(ish) because they may not be tongs at all. Figured I'd try to find out before I turned them into something else. The ends are shaped differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Looks like a tool for doing drum brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Looks like an old brake spring tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 If you can find a name on it it may be worth a bit to an antique car/tool collector, especially if it is an early Craftsman,Snap-On, MAC,BluePoint,etc. I haven't seen that style for quite awhile, most have the piece on the end of the handle added on now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njanvilman Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Reforge it into anything you want. Even with a name, they are really not collectable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Greetings Norrin, Just my 2c ... Keep it just like it is... It is a handy tool for all compression springs and not for just brake work.. The clip on the end allows you to install springs to a post with ease.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Woops ... I ment tension springs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I have seen some older tools bring a lot more than the buck he paid , if it has the right name on it. I'd check it out first if they were mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Typicaly the older ones are desighned and built beter, the smaller crisper tips on the old ones work so much better! (Was a mechanic from 87-95 the doc desided I was to crazy ;-) if you work on your own cars, trucks and trailers throw it in your tool box. The handle end hooks over a stud and levers the spring on, wile the jaw bites in to the shoe (better if it has rivited friction material) and the curly side hooks the spring so you can get it off the stud. Some also have a tool on the other handle to depress the compresion springs that holt the pins and washers threw the shoes. I much perfer the ones with out, and use a screw driver handled tool for that, as it is easear to use one handed, so you can push in on the pin from the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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