Another mystery tool!

[AlD]

This came in with a bunch of mechanics and auto body tools I bought. I vaguely recall having seen them before, but do not know what they are or what they attach to.

I'm sure someone out there in Garagejournalland can identify them.

Any thoughts as to what they might be?

Thanks.

 

[Old Man Roger]

No idea, but it looks like it would pull the two ends together if you turn the threaded rod one way, and separates them if you turned it the other way.

Some type of panel alignment tool maybe?

 

[AlD]

No idea, but it looks like it would pull the two ends together if you turn the threaded rod one way, and separates them if you turned it the other way.

Some type of panel alignment tool maybe?

Perhaps, I don't know. Makes sense.

 

[Old Man Roger]

Like you, I feel like I’ve seen this before. Some one will come in here and tell us what it is, and we’ll be like ”Oh Ya!” Lol

 

[AlD]

Like you, I feel like I’ve seen this before. Some one will come in here and tell us what it is, and we’ll be like ”Oh Ya!” Lol

Not to mention, "duhhh"!

 

[driftpin]

It reminds me of a RAS tabletop squaring tool.

 

[silkman]

Some sort of spring compressors?

 

[Old Man Roger]

Some sort of spring compressors?

Seems a little to precise for that, but what do I know? lol

 

[Moldyjim]

I have something similar, kinda like a parallel jaw clamp screw and nut setup. With a 1/2" extended boss on the nut portion and a handle on one end. No nut in the middle though.

When I got them at an estate sale they were clamping two rough boards together. The boards had 1/2" holes drilled in them and the bosses pulled the two together.

I've used them a couple of times similarly to clamp things flat between two boards.

 

[seber]

Those buttons look like they would fit into a t-slot. That would make a great bumper for repeatable hole drilling.

 

[Wrench97]

For holding cam gears on some dual over head cam engines, late 90's GM's I believe.

 

[RTM]

Seems a little to precise for that, but what do I know? lol

I agree, figured the screw was too small, and the thread too fine, to do the job in a reasonable amount of time on a car spring.

I've seen similar setups pulling counter tops together, so Moldyjim's reply was closer to my thoughts, but I think its overmade for that application.,

 

[PWC Repair]

For holding cam gears on some dual over head cam engines, late 90's GM's I believe.

Sure looks like some sort of cam timing tool.

 

[AlD]

The cam gear holder sounds like the best bet, I've looked up and found similar items. Now all I need to do is find the set of tools that it came out of--should be in this mountain I bought, somewhere! Thanks, everybody!
Al