Anyone use tubing for a lifter tool?
10-30-2003, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Hugger SS
I went to home depot and bought 1 long piece of thin tubing and cut in half....It worked perfect and only cost 2.38 cents.....screw buying that tool for 90 bucks
10-30-2003, 08:21 PM
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hmmmmm...good question... I dont remember what the diameter was......
But this is what I did
Once the car was apart, I found a screw/bolt that was about 2 inches or so long that fit in the hole.
Then I took it with me to the store and found some tubing that was a hair smaller than the bolt in diameter.
Before I left for the store, I measured the length of the block and made sure to get a rod long enough.
I found a piece of metal tubing that was 5 feet long, cut it in half, bent the tips so there would be a handle and put them in there..WORKED LIKE A CHARM and saved me 90 bucks...Have used it on 3 cars already
But this is what I did
Once the car was apart, I found a screw/bolt that was about 2 inches or so long that fit in the hole.
Then I took it with me to the store and found some tubing that was a hair smaller than the bolt in diameter.
Before I left for the store, I measured the length of the block and made sure to get a rod long enough.
I found a piece of metal tubing that was 5 feet long, cut it in half, bent the tips so there would be a handle and put them in there..WORKED LIKE A CHARM and saved me 90 bucks...Have used it on 3 cars already
10-30-2003, 09:50 PM
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I had ordered a JPR lifter tool unfortunately they were on backorder, I used 1/4" od aluminum tubing (Helps to work in the HVAC business), it's the same stuff used for a pilot line on the old furnaces I had like 4 feet cut it in two about 6 inches longer than the block inserted it and just bent the ends up, I tested it by inserting the pushrods back in nothing moved so I ended up saving about 85-90 bucks.
10-31-2003, 05:32 AM
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