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I used something similar to pull the front pump outta my th350!


Next time, use 2 3/8 bolts and a chain. There are 2 threaded holes inside where the pump mounting bolts thread into the case. Put a bolt they the chain, thread into the pump. Run the other bolt thru the chain into the other threaded hole. Use a long pry bar thru the loop of chain, rest the pry bar on the lip of the bellhousing, and lever out the pump.

Dont thread the 3/8 bolts all the way thrust and try to push the pump out! Number one, the hole is only threaded on the front half of the pump. Number 2, it will destroy the transmission case.
 

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These are used for widening steel wheels:
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Because I’m cheap, I recycled the circuit board from a craftsman jump box to make a homemade battery tender.

The internal battery died, so I took it apart and removed the circuit board. I had to remove and rewire some of it to remove the 120volt inverter and air compressor functions.


I then mounted the circuit board into a school pencil box, mounted it to the wall, and made a long harness with a series 150 metri pack plug. My Olds has a matching plug permanently mounted under hood, I have another plug with alligator clips for other applications.

Since I save transformers from old appliances, I found one that was rated at 18 volts to power the homemade tender. It’s been in the garage for probably 10 years. Works great.
 
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99 cents meat marinade injector and a piece of vacuum hose.You can tweak/check your vacuum advance numbers, EGR valve and lots of other vacuum servos. Someday I"m going to put the hose over a brake bleeder screw and pull on the plunger, just to see what happens.I I doubt the plunger is brake fluid compatable so I'd monitor plunger position and angle vs. Brake fluid, but at least in theory it would the cheapest 1 man bleeder ever.
 
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Okay not a tool but still useful. Broken lock tabs on electrical connectors can be zip tied, pull the tie tight cut the tail off and the connector will stay together even with a broken lock tab.
 

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Buy stainless bolts in common sizes, grind flats on the end as pictured to collect chips. Stainless is harder than most anything you are going to chase threads on,
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but not as brittle as a tap, and won't break off in the hole, for th inexperienced. So real good inexpensive thread chasers
 

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