Hi,
Can you please advise what this tool might be please??
http://www.stormkrewsaders.com/toolquestion/tool1.jpg
I don't have a key to it so turned it up by hand.
http://www.stormkrewsaders.com/toolquestion/tool2.jpg
On it's side.
http://www.stormkrewsaders.com/toolquestion/tool3.jpg
I found it wrapped in a cloth at back of a cupboard in the garage.... must have been there years. I don't have a hex key for it... I worked it open by hand.
Is it a medieval car jack/lift or something else please? Could it be for brake maintenance?
Thanks if you can advise. :) (g2g back to work.. will hopefully find out answer in a few hours when I get back - thanks)
2007-06-22 03:52:49 · 26 answers · asked by Joe Bloggs 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It is a screw jack that you can use a socket wrench aka ratchet wrench but It is hard to tell what size drive it is It could be 1/2 inch. I know its a oldie but goodie a lot of this type of jack was used in industery I have seen these used in fork lift repair the name on the side is probulay who made it It could have been used as a car or truck
2007-06-22 04:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by nikipoo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a car jack. you can raise the car off the ground providing the car jack is in the correct position so it does not damage the bodywork underneath the car. You can still buy there car jacks in Halfords. They can take more weight than an ordinary car jack.
2007-06-22 11:08:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is an old type car jack the center screwed up to near as possible to the axle(in those days) then you had a handle in two parts one with a square end to fit into the cog and then handle piece to fit into the sleve on the first length hard work but very reliable
2007-06-22 14:37:02 · answer #3 · answered by 808fl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the thing you have is a old car jack you put it under the car when you get a flat tyre you put a long bar that Marches that square hole and on the other end it is like a z shape as handle and wind and the car goes up for you to change tyre
2007-06-22 11:38:40 · answer #4 · answered by Tracy D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I looks like an old style car jack.
2007-06-22 10:56:17 · answer #5 · answered by Steve B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's a screw jack, kinda looks like an old car jack was it's purpose in life.
Not real sure from picture but it looks like a 1/2 drive racket would fit the spindle to turn the crank
2007-06-22 10:55:09 · answer #6 · answered by Dennis G 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mechanical jack. The gear turns the screw and raises the car. There is also a mechanical adjustment to bring it up to height before jacking.
2007-06-22 11:00:35 · answer #7 · answered by K R 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It looks like a jack with the handle missing
2007-06-22 10:56:00 · answer #8 · answered by little_one23 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
this is a jack but not for cars, this is possible from a colliery were it would have been used for lifting drams or some other kind of heavy industry, i have one in my caravan and it has come in handy for jacking caravans level, they are very powerfully and with very little maintenance they will last for ever.
2007-06-22 14:20:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My first response when I read your question was to say out loud "It's a dandy tool", lol
It's an old fashioned car jack without the handle.
2007-06-22 11:04:18 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋