Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

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Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by mrbill » Sat Apr 23, 2016 1:21 pm

In this http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f= ... 9#p1585235 thread I mentioned that I picked up a Snap-On K-55R Tool Chest. Based on Wingnutt's research with the ASO catalog we know that it was available to at least the Navy as stock number R41-T-3491-75. I figured it would make a nice long term project to try and find the pieces that go in it since several of them were already a part of my GMTK http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f= ... 6#p1583172.

Here's a photo of the tool chest.
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This image - from the 1945 catalog on the collecting Snap-On site - shows the items in the set.
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I made a spreadsheet to track my progress. If anybody has SO orphans they'd like to part with, let me know.
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Thanks for looking.

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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by Wingnutt » Sat Apr 23, 2016 1:39 pm

Remember, you now have one of these C-2022's for the ignition wrench set!

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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by d42jeep » Sat Apr 23, 2016 4:11 pm

How about this? I can lay my hands on it in a few weeks.
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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by DannyP » Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:59 pm

Really cool project idea! Your GMTK looks great too. Someday I need to start one of those to ride around in my GP. I love the idea of reproducing the old Snap On service kit though.
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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by mrbill » Sun Apr 24, 2016 2:39 am

Wingnutt wrote:Remember, you now have one of these C-2022's for the ignition wrench set!
I didn't forget. I just don't count them until they're in the box. :wink:

d42jeep wrote:How about this? I can lay my hands on it in a few weeks.
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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by mrbill » Sun Apr 24, 2016 2:41 am

DannyP wrote:Really cool project idea! Your GMTK looks great too. Someday I need to start one of those to ride around in my GP. I love the idea of reproducing the old Snap On service kit though.
Thanks. I don't think this box will move much once it has a few tools in it. It weighs over 75 lbs. empty!
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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by Wingnutt » Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:22 am

I hope the rest of your sheets are up to date! By pure koinkydink I hit a toolbox with lots of Snap-On in it today and it tapped me out! Check my 'Early Bird' thread later.
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Post by mrbill » Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:54 am

Wingnutt wrote:I hope the rest of your sheets are up to date! By pure koinkydink I hit a toolbox with lots of Snap-On in it today and it tapped me out! Check my 'Early Bird' thread later.
Will do. I could use some flea luck by proxy. Pickings have been slim lately! :D

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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by mrbill » Wed May 04, 2016 5:44 pm

The items from Wingnutt arrived in the post today along with a GM-70M 1/4" ratchet. (I wonder what determined whether a GM-70L or GM-70M went into the Midget set since they were contemporary functional equivalents.)
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I also have this CF-12 on the way.
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Will update the spreadsheet for those playing along at home.

Thanks for looking and keep my Snap-On orphanage in mind while you're at the flea. :wink:

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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by Wingnutt » Fri May 06, 2016 10:55 am

You'll get there, Bill. One tool at a time. Or better yet, three of four at a time! :D
mrbill wrote:I wonder what determined whether a GM-70L or GM-70M went into the Midget set since they were contemporary functional equivalents.
Good question, Bill. The Snap-On midget ratchet situation from 1939 to 1945 is bizarre, and the 1/4 drive ratchet summary in the 'Socket Sets' section of the Collecting Snap-On site does not help. It manages to contradict itself and the catalogs. Snap-On was making the GM-70M 1/4-inch drive ratchet as early as 1939 (see Midget Tools page on Catalog N). Why they even designated a GM-70L (M-70L 9/32-inch drive ratchet with a 1/4-drive plug) is hard for me to understand, unless they were physically different (pawl, number of teeth, etc). If your GM-70M is date coded 2, 3, E, or G, I wouldn't worry about it. I know they label the ratchet in the TM-130 set figure in Catalog Q as a GM-70L, but they show the GM-70M on the next page when they list and show all the separate pieces.
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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by Tin Medic » Fri May 06, 2016 10:57 am

Bill, I think I can help you with your 1/4 sockets and the ignition wrenches.
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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by mrbill » Fri May 06, 2016 11:23 am

Tin Medic wrote:Bill, I think I can help you with your 1/4 sockets and the ignition wrenches.
I'm all ears! :)
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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by Tin Medic » Fri May 06, 2016 6:31 pm

This is what I have available from my spares collection. They must be going to a good home. :cry:

The 1/4 sockets are all E code and I have a spare 1/4 socket case. The ferret sockets are 41, 42 & 45. The BP ignition wrenches have no date code. If you are really nice I may sell you the 17/32 ferret socket (not many of those around), its a G code. :D
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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by mrbill » Fri May 06, 2016 6:38 pm

Tin Medic wrote:This is what I have available from my spares collection. They must be going to a good home. :cry:

The 1/4 sockets are all E code and I have a spare 1/4 socket case. The ferret sockets are 41, 42 & 45. The BP ignition wrenches have no date code. If you are really nice I may sell you the 17/32 ferret socket (not many of those around), its a G code. :D
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Re: Snap-On 488 Super Service Kit

Post by mrbill » Mon May 16, 2016 2:31 pm

With the help of Tin Medic and d42jeep I have taken a big step forward on the 1/4" socket set. I was able to pick up the two remaining sockets I needed and have a 6" extension on the way. Just need the breaker bar (nut spinner - at 1/4" you can hardly call it a breaker bar) and 2" extension now.
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Was also able to pick up a 4 oz. ball pein hammer with a cracked handle. I tried mudbox's approach in this post viewtopic.php?f=48&t=265506 using 18 gauge safety wire I had on hand. It didn't turn out nearly as well as mudbox's hammer but it is solid and stable. I may give it another shot if I can find a smaller gauge wire.
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Thanks for looking.

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