GP Tool (Kloster R&D) Strut Compressor

[paulsomlo]

Scored one of these at the auction last week, apparently a GP 3030. Little to nothing online, other than the patent. Came with five sets of shoes, from extra small up to jumbo and the shoes are adjustable angle-wise. There are two threaded rods, one left hand, one right hand, and it adjusts by turning the knurled wheel and the hex nut.

Anybody know anything about these, online literature, etc.? Kloster R&D was based in Toledo, Ohio.

 

[paulsomlo]

A little more digging tells me that these were marketed under the name "GP Tool".

 

[DavidP1970]

Scored one of these at the auction last week, apparently a GP 3030. Little to nothing online, other than the patent. Came with five sets of shoes, from extra small up to jumbo and the shoes are adjustable angle-wise. There are two threaded rods, one left hand, one right hand, and it adjusts by turning the knurled wheel and the hex nut.

Anybody know anything about these, online literature, etc.? Kloster R&D was based in Toledo, Ohio.

Curious if you were able to gain more info. I have the GP 2020 and the coil shoes are the same. I'm in search of a new shoe. Thx

 

[paulsomlo]

Curious if you were able to gain more info. I have the GP 2020 and the coil shoes are the same. I'm in search of a new shoe. Thx

Nope - in fact, I haven't used it yet, just put it away in the garage and forgot about it.

 

[DavidP1970]

Nope - in fact, I haven't used it yet, just put it away in the garage and forgot about it.

Any chance you'd be willing to sell it, or parts?

 

[paulsomlo]

Any chance you'd be willing to sell it, or parts?

No, I'm going to hang on to it - at some point, I'll need to do struts.