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New? Knockoff Tool

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DerekJ said:
Talk about overkill!

What is wrong with the rawhide and copper hammer. It works perfectly.
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Indeed! Ever since I watched Richard Cox use two (2) hammers on his MKIII (original owner, purchased in London en route back to the USA from Vietnam__I've mentioned his story here before...) I took heed! For the record, his original K/Os were not deformed in any way, though by that time, the chrome was about thirty (30) years old.

I have since used a rawhide/rawhide hammer held tight against the "the spinner" and strike the rawhide head opposite the K/O with an Proto Indy 500 copper/copper K/O hammer. The rawhide hammer won't mar the chrome plating, nor deform the shape, and the Big Funny Hammer (BFH, right?) still has plenty of muscle to transfer the impact to secure the spinner.

The knock-offs on my car still look as perfect as when they were taken out of their shipping boxes.

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That is a good one! Made me laugh. Thanks, Rick.

Lin
 
I have to agree with you. $300 for a tool to remove the "knockoffs" is greatly over the top, then to top it all off they only furnish a "gunnysack" to put it all in!!
:greedy_dollars:
 
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