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Bear Alignment Tool

Post by Brian D » Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:23 pm

Found this today...
Told me it was Model T, came out of closed Ford dealership.
Anyone know?
Not same as in the Ford Service Manual, fig
123.
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Re: Bear Alignment Tool

Post by R.V.Anderson » Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:32 pm

Do you have a photo? I have a Bear catalog; it's probably shown in it.

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Re: Bear Alignment Tool

Post by Brian D » Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:41 pm

Oops forgot photos
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Re: Bear Alignment Tool

Post by Brian D » Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:42 pm

Photo number 2
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Re: Bear Alignment Tool

Post by Brian D » Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:29 am

Photos posted
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Re: Bear Alignment Tool

Post by Gene_French » Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:45 am

R.V.:
if the catalog has instructions or a detailed description of the alignment tool ,that would be an interesting addition to this post ...always an optimist ...Gene French


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Re: Bear Alignment Tool

Post by R.V.Anderson » Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:22 am

I think I posted a page or two before. Will do so as soon as I dig it up. It's not where it was supposed to be.


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Re: Bear Alignment Tool

Post by rydog » Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:08 pm

I have one just like it. I got mine from my sister-in-law who got it from her grandfather who worked as a ford mechanic and said that it came from ford garage. I also don't know how to use it.


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Re: Bear Alignment Tool

Post by Greg Griffin » Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:20 pm

I also have one with the round plates, later ones were oval. Originally these tools were all copper plated (and probably laquered). I have seen instructions for this type of tool going back to 1928 (if I remember right) but illustrations showed the later oval plates, so I believe these with the round plates to be T era.

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