Re: Proper tool fit when disassembling your Mosin
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:05 am
The FX4 is too new, for the most part they had switched to standard fasteners by then.
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This is quite likely mostly Whitworth.Junk Yard Dog wrote:1937 Wolseley?
I don't remember what brand they are, but are marked Napa. Probably made overseas but I needed them, a hissing overcharged 6v battery is not something I like to be around and they cost $100 from TSC. I haven't needed them since changing the regulator.. It was more, that they had no clue what they were, and were almost too lazy to look thru the books to find what I needed. I actually had looked and found them thru Napa online but they discontinued those particular lines of tools and they had to look up new part numbers..Junk Yard Dog wrote:I have several '49-'52 Chevys on the lot, and I know I have a voltage regulator off someplace. I don't explain my tool needs to counter clerks, I tell the what I require, and they get it, and no harbor freight crap either if they want to keep the account, if you are going to buy tools then buy good ones . Craftsman, S&K, are good, Snap-On, Mac and Matco are more expensive but mostly good. Made in USA tools only thank you.matt167 wrote:I use the supplied multi- tool on my Mosins, since every time I have it out, I check the firing pin anyway, and if it was good enough in the field, it's good enough for me. I do have hallow ground screwdrivers for the other guns tho
I ran into a stripped clutch head screw on my '51 Chevy for the voltage reg. That was hard to remove, but I also had to put it back in since a new shiny phillips would not look right.. This was after waiting 3 weeks for Napa to get me a set of clutch head drivers, and getting the counter clerks to understand I actually needed those crazy looking drivers
OUTSTANDING post!, Thanks for saying what we have all been thinking !bunkysdad wrote:Or any firearm for that matter. How many times have you looked at pictures of firearms you are interested in and saw messed up screw slots from a improperly fitting screwdriver blade? When taking apart your Mosin, or any firearm for that matter it is imperative to have a blade that fits properly. Screw heads are made from a soft enough steel that any force applied from a blade that is too small will make the twisted out slots that are way too common. Even Walmart sells a cheap screwdriver set for guns that these tips came from. Grafs.com has a huge set that will cover everything. And if you have a Enfield don't even think about getting close to those thin slotted screws with a regular mechanics screwdriver. The proper fitting tools are hollow ground especially for gun screws.
Here is a couple of pics that speak for themselves. Last pic is a no no. This is a proper fit for both width and blade thickness for these particular screws.
Betcha that's a bit unwieldy in close quarters.jones0430 wrote:To screw with my Mosin, I use the bayonet point to unscrew things.
First season of Foyle's War they used the '37, after that they started using various later years and passing them off as earlier cars.Mike wrote:This is quite likely mostly Whitworth.Junk Yard Dog wrote:1937 Wolseley?
I don't think I ever bought a Craftsman tool actually from Sears, I pick them up on the cheap at flea markets and tag sales, so far all the ones I buy have made in USA on them. The few sockets I turned in broken resulted in USA replacements, S&K sockets and wrenches are still USA made last I looked.matt167 wrote:I don't remember what brand they are, but are marked Napa. Probably made overseas but I needed them, a hissing overcharged 6v battery is not something I like to be around and they cost $100 from TSC. I haven't needed them since changing the regulator.. It was more, that they had no clue what they were, and were almost too lazy to look thru the books to find what I needed. I actually had looked and found them thru Napa online but they discontinued those particular lines of tools and they had to look up new part numbers..Junk Yard Dog wrote:I have several '49-'52 Chevys on the lot, and I know I have a voltage regulator off someplace. I don't explain my tool needs to counter clerks, I tell the what I require, and they get it, and no harbor freight crap either if they want to keep the account, if you are going to buy tools then buy good ones . Craftsman, S&K, are good, Snap-On, Mac and Matco are more expensive but mostly good. Made in USA tools only thank you.matt167 wrote:I use the supplied multi- tool on my Mosins, since every time I have it out, I check the firing pin anyway, and if it was good enough in the field, it's good enough for me. I do have hallow ground screwdrivers for the other guns tho
I ran into a stripped clutch head screw on my '51 Chevy for the voltage reg. That was hard to remove, but I also had to put it back in since a new shiny phillips would not look right.. This was after waiting 3 weeks for Napa to get me a set of clutch head drivers, and getting the counter clerks to understand I actually needed those crazy looking drivers
Good to know you have some of these cars in the yard.. If your parting them, I may have a shopping list eventually once I get some money saved up.
BTW, you may not know but Craftsmen changed suppliers and their hand tools are now made in China... Stanley, Kobalt, Matco and Mac are all made by Danaher. Craftsmen was until 2012 IIRC.. I get Stanley tools since they can be had lots of places..
MGBs were all standard, yours must have suffered from a careless mechanic who replaced lost fasteners with whatever he could find. The only exception to this is the filler plugs on the shock absorbers, they are 1/4" whitworth but a 9/16" standard works just fine.musketjon wrote:My first car was a'69 MGB. Talk about a night mare !!!!!! It used US, Metric AND Whitworth bolts.
Jon
I actually knew the regulator was adjustable, and I still have it on the shelf. I just didn't want to mess with trying to file the points contacts ( was getting HOT ). I knew it was sticking. I go right to Carquest for parts usually. They had the regulator to me in a day but could not get the tools since they had changed suppliers for tools.. Not much they won't get me.. I've still bought numerous things from Chevsofthe40s and National Chevy Association..Junk Yard Dog wrote:I don't think I ever bought a Craftsman tool actually from Sears, I pick them up on the cheap at flea markets and tag sales, so far all the ones I buy have made in USA on them. The few sockets I turned in broken resulted in USA replacements, S&K sockets and wrenches are still USA made last I looked.matt167 wrote:I don't remember what brand they are, but are marked Napa. Probably made overseas but I needed them, a hissing overcharged 6v battery is not something I like to be around and they cost $100 from TSC. I haven't needed them since changing the regulator.. It was more, that they had no clue what they were, and were almost too lazy to look thru the books to find what I needed. I actually had looked and found them thru Napa online but they discontinued those particular lines of tools and they had to look up new part numbers..Junk Yard Dog wrote:I have several '49-'52 Chevys on the lot, and I know I have a voltage regulator off someplace. I don't explain my tool needs to counter clerks, I tell the what I require, and they get it, and no harbor freight crap either if they want to keep the account, if you are going to buy tools then buy good ones . Craftsman, S&K, are good, Snap-On, Mac and Matco are more expensive but mostly good. Made in USA tools only thank you.matt167 wrote:I use the supplied multi- tool on my Mosins, since every time I have it out, I check the firing pin anyway, and if it was good enough in the field, it's good enough for me. I do have hallow ground screwdrivers for the other guns tho
I ran into a stripped clutch head screw on my '51 Chevy for the voltage reg. That was hard to remove, but I also had to put it back in since a new shiny phillips would not look right.. This was after waiting 3 weeks for Napa to get me a set of clutch head drivers, and getting the counter clerks to understand I actually needed those crazy looking drivers
Good to know you have some of these cars in the yard.. If your parting them, I may have a shopping list eventually once I get some money saved up.
BTW, you may not know but Craftsmen changed suppliers and their hand tools are now made in China... Stanley, Kobalt, Matco and Mac are all made by Danaher. Craftsmen was until 2012 IIRC.. I get Stanley tools since they can be had lots of places..
Hemmings motor news, if you are going to have an antique car then you need a subscription to Hemmings, this is a catalog of parts and service supplier's for every type of antique car. Cars for sale, and articles about cars, size of a small phone book, look them up on line. You don't go to the local parts store for antique parts, you get them from the outfits that specialize in them and know exactly what you need, sometimes with NOS parts. I bet NAPA didn't tell you that the original regulator is adjustable did they? Of course not, they probably had no clue. Send me the want list, all the Chevys are being parted out, that's what we do. I hope you are using a fuel stabilizer that works on ethanol fuel's in that car, I have been selling a lot of 216-235 chevy Rochester carburetors to people who didn't use the stabilizer, and now I am about out.