Another Simple Tool; A Strap Wrench From Odd Bits.....

[brino]

Hi All,

We picked up a small car for running around town. Much smaller than the vehicles I am accustomed to working on.
When it came time to change the oil filter not only did I actually need ramps to get myself under it (!) but I quickly realized that there was no way I could reach the filter. I could barely see it from below.

I do have a couple of strap wrenches, but they are all like this:

or this:



They all have the handle in the same plane as the gripping band, there was no way I could get one on the oil filter let alone swing it.

Of course it was also late on a Sunday, so I needed to use the parts I had available.

I took a piece of black pipe and milled a slot:


welded a spare socket into the other end:


and found an old dog collar for the strap:





It worked great for reaching up into the tight spot for the oil filter.

Simple, cheap and effective!

-brino

 

[FOMOGO]

Nice job Brino. Mike

 

[JimDawson]

I love it Brino!

 

[mikey]

Great idea, Brino!

 

[thomas s]

Nice going to make one.

 

[Charles Spencer]

That could be useful for removing lathe chucks as well.

 

[David S]

Great job! Just think of all the money we could save if we used up more of the scrap we have sitting around...especially for little used specialty tools.

David

 

[brino]

That could be useful for removing lathe chucks as well.

I have certainly used the "commercial" strap wrench I have with the rubber strap (like the first picture) for that.
The rubber grabs the chuck very well.

-brino

 

[brino]

Just think of all the money we could save if we used up more of the scrap we have sitting around...

That's the spirit I am trying to instill in my sons.
The idea that they can do it themselves; and probably better and cheaper than a "store bought" solution.

-brino

 

[Chip Hacket]

Very clever!


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