Without using a Hammer

 Knockoff spinners that fit my tool Kits

Standard two eared spinners fits many cars,  like MGs, Morgans, Jaguars, three eared early Lotus Elan 26R and Cobra and GT40 Halibrand

Scroll down to the battom for pictues of other 42 two eared spinner for wire wheels.

There are many cars that use this two eared type spinners

Here are pictures of my 1966 Lotus Elan coupe and my first tools. 

My first attempt to eliminate the hammer.

I purchased this one.  But the tips bent under torque and cut into the spinner's finish and did not work well. 

After a museum wall of failed bent angles. Tried protect the spinner with a copper wrap and early leather wraps.  I came up with a very simple Lotus Elan tool that had leather protecting the spinner's finish and could take the torque.   They are still available with Ray at RDenterprises

Keep in mine that this Lotus Elan type spinner is the only spinner that does not UNDO to the front of the car but tightens.   Its the opposite direction than all other knockoff spinner



My second tool was to quiet the demand for a two eared spinner tool.   After another museum wall of failures, I came up with a very complicated 13 part pieces to make and asemble.  It was way too expensive to make and assemble for each new run, but worked.  California fires distroyed all of our equipment to make any more tools.  

Next was a three eared Cobra/GT40 spinner tool that also fit the early Lotus Elan 26R racing spinners.  Jay Leno featured a video showing how it worked on his Cobra.

Currently replacing the old Corbra/GT40 Halibrand type spinner tool with a new tool that could handle the long threaded of Hubs. 



This tool grips all three ears equally, spreading the high torque needed evenly to remove over tightened and seized spinners.  With a hammer that hits only one ear at a time.  It can weakened the spinner's ear metal and has even broke ears off

The Cobra/GT40 tool comes with a 46mm impact socket to be able to take the torque of over tighten spinners, is leather wrapped to protect any metal to metal contact, with a wheel chock, and a tool storage bag.  It is important to use anti-seize to stop gulling.