martinbay1
Rover Rookie
1971 P5B Coupe
Posts: 20 
Location: Hailsham, East Sussex
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Post by martinbay1 on Jan 15, 2021 13:52:22 GMT
A friend has just taken delivery of what he thinks are old tools used on a Rover. I know it's a long shot, but does anyone recognise what these tools are?
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Post by lagain on Jan 15, 2021 16:43:24 GMT
They just look like workshop tools with 2 of them looking like ball joint splitters
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Post by p5andrew on Jan 15, 2021 18:55:27 GMT
The tool on the left is used to wind the rear brake caliper pistons in when fitting new pads on a P6.
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Post by Ken Nelson on Jan 15, 2021 19:06:29 GMT
The tools appear to be generic universal tools. The 3rd picture from the left is a valve spring compressor, and the 4th picture is a pittman arm or ball joint separator tool, the last picture looks like perhaps woodworking tools (corner clamp and ?)
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Post by harvey on Jan 15, 2021 19:07:36 GMT
The one on the right looks like the tool to compress the rubber springs on old minis with dry suspension.
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Post by Sam Bee on Jan 15, 2021 20:15:28 GMT
Would he sell the P6 rear caliper tool, by any chance?
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Post by harvey on Jan 15, 2021 20:25:32 GMT
After 48 going on 49 years in the motor trade I can say that my absolute favourite job of all time is fitting rear pads and sorting out the rear brakes in general on P6 Rovers. Sadly there's not enough of them about to keep me in work, but if there were, I'd still be doing them. At one time I worked out roughly how many sets of rear pads I'd fitted up to thet point, and the profit from all of them would have been enough to pay for my house. Sadly, I'd spent it all.....
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