what is this used for

[Leon R]

I was told years ago that it was a tool used by GM mechanics when removing a transmission for torque tube drive cars. It would pull the whole rear end assembly back enough to clear the transmission without having to drop the rear end..Does that make sense? Leon

 

[Leon R]

OK For some reason the pics never attached?

 

[Leon R]

 

[leroy in ne]

I remember using something like a Coffing hoist on a 50's Buick with coil springs I helped put a clutch in in the early 60's. Don't believe it would be possible with leaf
springs like the wife's 39 Chev.

 

[quefan]

Not sure of original use, but my dad had
one very very similar, it was handy as a
fence wire stretcher.

 

[Tracy Brown]

I have a similar item that I was told it is a chain hoist. U feed a regular coil chain in from the bottom and work the handle up and down. It
will walk the chain up thru it a link (or 2) at a time.

 

[4wdtom]

I have one of those and nobody I have showed it to knew what it was. The "rear axle puller" is a possibility but it doesn't release or back off easily to release the
axle when you are done with the job and want to release the axle so I don't know if that's it. It seems to work well in the vertical position with the right size chain in
it.

 

[Bret4207]

I've got something very similar, We always called them walking chain comealongs. Don't know if there's a real industry name for them. Haven't seen one advertised in decades. Some calf pullers worked the same way back in the day.

 

[bc]

I remember using one as a chain hoist. Ok for short pulls but not for pulling an engine out of a car as it would take a while but that may have been what we were doing with it.

 

[SkipperII]

Fence Stretcher??

 

[Leon R]

(quoted from post at 09:35:03 03/01/21) Fence Stretcher??

hanks for all the ideas although nothing positive.But definitely not a fence stretcher as I have one of those. I think the idea of using it to pull coil spring buick rear diffs back just might correct. Have to do some more research. Leon