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DavidG · 03-10-2018, 11:07 AM

I also believe that the tool was intended for both removal and installation of the studs. I've used the BV-121 tool over and over for both purposes. The V-170 removal tool shown in Terry's illustration was a 1935 addition to the KRW tool catalogue as the BV-121 tool cannot be used on the front axle studs starting with the 1935 models because of the close proximity of the front axle to the stud housing.

Given the increasing scarcity of the original NOS Ford studs, the BV-121 tool is essential as its virtue is that it keeps the required alignment to prevent the steel sleeve on the stud from binding and swelling, which spell the end of the usefulness of the stud.

I do not know what I would do without one.

03-10-2018, 11:07 AM	#7
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,109	Re: KRWilson Shackle Stud Replacer BV-121 I also believe that the tool was intended for both removal and installation of the studs. I've used the BV-121 tool over and over for both purposes. The V-170 removal tool shown in Terry's illustration was a 1935 addition to the KRW tool catalogue as the BV-121 tool cannot be used on the front axle studs starting with the 1935 models because of the close proximity of the front axle to the stud housing. Given the increasing scarcity of the original NOS Ford studs, the BV-121 tool is essential as its virtue is that it keeps the required alignment to prevent the steel sleeve on the stud from binding and swelling, which spell the end of the usefulness of the stud. I do not know what I would do without one.