OTC 4754 Universal Pulley Holder Review - Tools You Must Have vs Homemade Tools

[@RustyGlovebox]

We had a set of those at work and they are great. Great job on fabricating your own Steve.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Lloyd you can buy a lot of tools but the guys that fix stuff always say it's what's between your ears is what gets the job done and the tools just help a little bit. LOL

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

Nice job making the tool for the pulleys. That's what I like doing, you have a need, you make a solution. That new tool has possibilities too. Have a good week!!!

[@SteveRobReviews]

Mike is all about thinking how to solve a problem and using what you have to fix it the best you can and have fun doing it too. Cheers

[@stuzman52]

I have the same tool and it worked well when holding crank pulleys and cam sprockets. 😀👍

[@SteveRobReviews]

Yes - many tools are bought for one job but their able to do so much more . Cheers Terry

[@SAAutoRepair]

Your mind is always working my friend. That's awesome.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks Corey it keeps me on my toes and out of a nursing home :)

[@DarrenCharron]

That is a great ideal Steve and I like that you can thread bolts to it and I can think of many uses for a tool like that too.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks Daren , your going to come up with some mods yourself fixing up the old chevy truck in time too.

[@bowstarchannel]

Well done Steve, you have some wonderful ideas, best wishes always

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks bud !!!

[@JohnCRV]

Well done Steve. Nice conversion, I'm sure the tool maker would love your idea.👍

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks John !!!

[@michaeld_68]

That's what I like about you Steve .Your a thinker !!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks bud it's a fun hobby and finding new things to show. Cheers

[@BruceLyeg]

Good idea. That pulley holder gives me an idea about how to make an adjustable grinder wrench. I had planned on using an old adjustable wrench with some studs welded to the jaws that worked by opening and closing the wrench jaws.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Yes and that's exactly how I think as well. Your a sharp cookie Bruce :)

[@ozzstars_cars]

Nice tool to have when you need it.

[@SteveRobReviews]

I'M thinking you would do well with it as well .

[@larryz24]

I was all wrapped up in this vid Steve. I finally got things wrenched into place. Happy (US) Thanksgiving my friend.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Getting wrapped up can be fun eh :) Happy Thanksgiving Larry.

[@TheDisgruntledMechanic]

always thinking Steve. Something I don't have L'll have to buy now!

[@SteveRobReviews]

Mike these are a must have just to have for when you just have to use it. LOL

[@gatorsworld]

Can`t say that I ever needed a pully holding tool....I have made a few tools in my day and it was because I was not able to get them when I needed them and I remember even making a special kind of puller and it failed me twice so I ended paying Kawasaki the big bucks for there puller....good looking tool Steve but I`ll pass on this one because the chances are slim of ever needing it....CHEERS and also gave you a thumbs up....good job

[@SteveRobReviews]

Its best to make your own but sometimes were just have to buy store bought tools.

[@patcb829]

I am cheap so I definitely make my own tools, along those lines I snaked my chain wrench through an old bike tire inner tube to help prevent it from marring stuff up.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Nice to see your thinking about stuff and how to implement a great idea. I'm cheap too :)

[@scuba422123]

I bought the kent more tool when that pulley style came out. it sits in my box never used for like 15 years now gm didn't keep that style for too long the universal looks like it can hold cam pulleys also nice job on the home made steve

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks and its always there just in case and you know what so far all my just in case tools went to work more than once. HAHA

[@buzzsah]

Good homemade tool and store bought has a few uses as well

[@SteveRobReviews]

Yes - I will find a use for it over time and most likely not its intended use.

[@diymisfit_Mechanic_UDX404]

Looking forward to the strap mod.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Good eye buddy and i'm waiting for the silk stalking from amazon to showcase how it works :)

[@dannydunnagan3267]

Always like to see new tools.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks Danny , I try to show some odd things.Cheers

[@AnnieFarmerFarm]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING STEVE I don't know if you eat turkey on the same day or not but have a good one!

[@SteveRobReviews]

Same back at ya Annie - Our thanksgiving is in October and not as elaborate as down south with parades and such but we enjoy the day and reflect on the generations before that opened up this country to what it is today.

[@rogeroconnor5182]

sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do,i have a few shop made tools that i have made. i also have used tools made for certain things work on others as well.

[@SteveRobReviews]

You should show some of your homemade tools. I find them tools far more interesting than store bought.

[@themechanic6117]

Interested to see what you come up with 👍

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks Johnathan it's easy when you have a wild imagination . LOL

[@ziggassedup]

I had something like that only bigger for holding a pinion flange to loosen/tighten the pinion nut...Those things work well for cam gears and steering pump pulley nuts..Stuff like that with a spoke style pulley/gear.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Zig there are so many tools out there today and I still see many making their own many times because its faster than waiting for a delivery . Cheers

[@thebobcatguy4123]

great looking tool i think mike has something like that in his tool box

[@SteveRobReviews]

Nice to have and nice to think up ways to use it as well. I bet that tool is supposed to be in your toolbox and not Mikes :)

[@PinetreeLine]

That’s using your brain case Buddy! Awesome!

[@SteveRobReviews]

LOL thanks Doug !!!

[@547Rick]

The wheels never stop in that brain of yours! I'm looking forward to the ideas you come up with for the new tool. Did you ever do something with that extra Kubota engine you had?

[@SteveRobReviews]

Wheels are always turning Rick - The Kubota engine is sitting in the crate beside my garage. I'll start it up next year and ask the viewers if they have any good ideas as to what to do with it.

[@normansmith7806]

That is a great tool !

[@SteveRobReviews]

Norn it does come in handy for the odd jobs you would never think it was designed for :)

[@mostlymoparih5682]

Happy belated Thanksgiving my friend.

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks Marty and hope you have a great Thanksgiving in America , you have plenty to be thankful for. Cheers

[@mostlymoparih5682]

There's more than one way to skin a cat. On a manual transmission to get the pilot bushing out of the flywheel guys would pack grease into the hole and then hammer an alignment tool into the hole. Had a GMC truck where the pilot bushing was really stuck in the flywheel. I am trying all kinds of ways to get that bushing out and I couldn't get it to come out. So I'm taking a break and thinking and I'm looking through my tools to see if anything would hit me like a light bulb and I come across my tap and die set. I wonder if I have a tap big enough to fit that pilot bushing. Well I did but it took me a lot longer to find a big enough and long enough bolt to work. Needless to say it worked and the tapped out bushing was pressed out with the correct size bolt. I pulled a rabbit outta my hat that day. Good stuff Steve.

[@mostlymoparih5682]

@@SteveRobReviews Amen. I'm on my way out the door but remind me when I get back to tell you why I'm so thankful.

[@mostlymoparih5682]

Our 4 month old granddaughter broke her elbow and they could not read the xrays too good. So they had my daughter and her husband take her to CHOP. Well they were concerned that it was an unusual break and wanted to do surgery, something about the ligaments or the cartilage so we went down to her place and stay with their son Owen while they took Liberty to CHOP for what was suppose to be an MRI but turned into an ultrasound of the elbow. I think they also did the good elbow for a comparison. Well we had a bunch of people praying that the bone would heal and she wouldn't need surgery. God is good and he answered prayer. So I am very thankful this year. Thanks for lending me your ear.

[@robertramirez3994]

You mentioned using a leather belt. Have you considered a piece of serpentine belt.

[@SteveRobReviews]

That's a great idea 👍

[@EXOVCDS]

Be sure to send your finished designs to OTC... they pay for tool ideas!

[@SteveRobReviews]

Mine took less time to make than buy one of theirs :)

[@builtrodewreckedit]

I think half my video's are tools or how to use them different than they were designed for. I like making my own stuff and thinking outside the box.

[@SteveRobReviews]

The best tools are the ones you invent because finding a fix yourself uses some effort and brain power and if you don't use it you lose it right :)

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

I just want to play in your shop. I love me some tools. I need you to teach me to weld.

[@SteveRobReviews]

I'm going to have a 200 part series called WELDING IN CANADA in the new year . Just for you and after 200 vids you will weld just like me :)

[@ACountryWayOfLife]

@@SteveRobReviews I will watch everyone.

[@Badgertronix]

Looks like it has plenty of uses. Would make a good hammer too

[@SteveRobReviews]

Hammer eh😅 im thinking a slingshot for Charlie HAHAHA

[@DriveShaftDrew]

so you bought a tool to modify it lol whatever works I guess may of well just build your own from scratch but thumbs up and shared you have some great ideas forsure if I ever need one ill build it or borrow it its one tool I would barely ever use

[@SteveRobReviews]

It seems I have a tool box full of tools I haven't tried yet but one day I will. HAHA Cheers bud.

[@callofdutyguy9]

Is this strong enough to hold harmonic balancer while torquing bolt to 187 ft lbs?

[@SteveRobReviews]

I never tried it .

[@txsviking]

I have a bunch but none are for automotive use :-)

[@SteveRobReviews]

They are nice to have either automotive or not because sometimes they work in the oddest way . Cheers Terry