Any idea what this is?

flat said:

a gullible fool, who gets suckered in when the 'shiny snap on truck with free credit' pulls into the yard..... lol
Isnt a heel bar/joggler, jsut a heelbar/joggler? mine isnt snap on and it aint broke!

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you dont use it professionally then ,very few heel bars have a small enough profile and sharp edge for removing the likes of blind hole fitted bearing races etc

flat said:

a gullible fool, who gets suckered in when the 'shiny snap on truck with free credit' pulls into the yard..... lol
Isnt a heel bar/joggler, jsut a heelbar/joggler? mine isnt snap on and it aint broke!

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I have a 17mm Snap on spanner. It is a thing of beauty. Didn't buy it though. A different garage had left it in my wife's car twenty years ago.

I have two britool heelbars, no over make comes close to their profile

brianconwy said:

What sort of jobs are they used on? I suppose i am lucky it didn't do any damage to the radiator.

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heavy
When I served my time I remember them being used to move stuff slightly, eg if the gantry crane hadn't put stuff down in exactly the right spot. Or, if heavy parts were being lined up. It was very heavy engineering stuff though, so they may be more commonly used for lining holes up.
I still can't picture where it was. I don't have a winch. Was it hidden by the winch?

jamesmartin said:

i bought 3, align holes and stay in due to the slow taper , very good lever action and as they are decent quality strong with a small profile

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Ive got a few I use for Oak framing £10 for 3. Not sure how one £30 one would be that much better!!

When the front grill was off I looked down and I noticed it wedged between the bumper and the body. It might have been somewhere else before as a couple of days ago I had been there removing this front towball bracket. It could have been worse if it had fallen out at speed with a car following.

bankz5152 said:

Ive got a few I use for Oak framing £10 for 3. Not sure how one £30 one would be that much better!!

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its more noticeable using the heel end as a lever

brianconwy said:

When the front grill was off I looked down and I noticed it wedged between the bumper and the body. It might have been somewhere else before as a couple of days ago I had been there removing this front towball bracket. It could have been worse if it had fallen out at speed with a car following.

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Ahh, got ya!

jamesmartin said:

you dont use it professionally then ,very few heel bars have a small enough profile and sharp edge for removing the likes of blind hole fitted bearing races etc

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Sounds like snap on spiel to me

flat said:

Sounds like snap on spiel to me

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some jobs require quality tools,others any old stuff will do

I have never regretted buying high quality things but have often cursed buying cheap stuff. Snap on are out of my price range though.

jamesmartin said:

some jobs require quality tools,others any old stuff will do

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Being completely honest yeah your right, I suppose the replacement policy is good

@brianconwy I think I might have left my heel bar behind your crossmember, can I get it back please ?

Of course, just pop over for it.