After all this work on W/NG tool kits it is about time I paid a bit more attention to the kit on my Square Four, which has served me well for several years. Before we get into that, here are a couple of excellent examples from club members:
Here's Scott Williamson's 1949 tool kit from the Square Four belonging to his father. The tool roll should be a 6640-46:
This is not a Square Four tool kit as such, but belongs to David's 1949 VH so is a similar period to my 1951 Square and shares some of the tools.
Currently my own tool kit looks like this:
It's in pretty good shape, having been used for maintenance & repairs for a couple of years.
As you will know, until the early 1950's Ariel parts lists were conveniently illustrated. This is the last Square Four list that was illustrated, from 1949:
Here's the tool page from my 1951 parts list
The 6607-39 single ended spanner is the only deletion between these tool kits; the later list includes the tools for the QD rear wheel. Note that they both identify the 6640-26 tool roll which is a mystery, since the later civilian tool roll (6640-46) appeared in 1946 - the illustrated list gives the game away though, because it has the 6640-26 roll in the list, but the 6640-46 roll in the illustration. The entry in the list is obviously a typo.
The QD rear wheel tools are illustrated here, in the 1947 singles parts book:
Item 4 is slightly odd - not made for Ariel, but modified by or for them. It has the original makers name ground out and 'Ariel' stamped in its place; it also has the sizes in BSW form.
Here's one I made earlier:
Here's a modern dynamo & crankshaft sprocket extractor:
Here are a few links to my other toolkit pages:
It's in pretty good shape, having been used for maintenance & repairs for a couple of years.
As you will know, until the early 1950's Ariel parts lists were conveniently illustrated. This is the last Square Four list that was illustrated, from 1949:
1949 list, courtesy of the AOMCC Members website |
The 6607-39 single ended spanner is the only deletion between these tool kits; the later list includes the tools for the QD rear wheel. Note that they both identify the 6640-26 tool roll which is a mystery, since the later civilian tool roll (6640-46) appeared in 1946 - the illustrated list gives the game away though, because it has the 6640-26 roll in the list, but the 6640-46 roll in the illustration. The entry in the list is obviously a typo.
The QD rear wheel tools are illustrated here, in the 1947 singles parts book:
Here's a list I made a while ago, to collate what I had. Decimal dimensions come from the factory drawings in Ray Tolman's list.:
Item
|
Ariel PN
|
Old PN
|
Function
|
End 1
|
End 2
|
1
|
6600-36
|
G1/125
|
Double Ended Spanner
|
3/16
|
1/4
|
2
|
6600-32
|
G1/110
|
Spanner for brake
fulcrum adjustment
|
||
3
|
6603-28
|
G1/59
|
Double Ended Spanner
|
5/16
|
3/8
|
4
|
6604-36
|
G1/124
|
Double Ended Spanner
|
5/16" BSF
|
¼" BSF
|
5
|
6605-28
|
G1/66
|
Double Ended Spanner
|
7/16
|
½
|
6
|
6606-27
|
G1/55
|
Double Ended Spanner, steering head nuts and wheel cone nuts
|
1.01"
9/16" BSW |
1.1"
5/8" BSW |
7
|
6606-30
|
G1/55A
|
Double Ended Spanner, steering head nuts
|
1.01"
9/16" BSW |
1.305"
3/4" BSW |
8
|
6608-31
|
G1/102
|
Tube Spanner
|
9/16" BSW?
|
|
9
|
6608-37
|
G1/129
|
Tube Spanner for
sparking plugs
|
||
10
|
6611-31
|
G1/99
|
Tube Spanner for hub spindle nut
|
0.825"
7/16" BSW |
0.925"
1/2" BSW |
11
|
6611-34
|
G1/122
|
Tube Spanner
|
0.445"
1/4 BSF |
0.525"
5/16 BSF |
12
|
6611-36
|
G1/123
|
Tube Spanner for clutch centre pins
|
0.375"
3/8" AF |
0.375"
3/8" AF |
13
|
6612-27
|
G1/57
|
Tommy Bar
|
||
14
|
6614-29
|
G1/94
|
Ring Spanner
|
3/8" BSF
|
7/16" BSF
|
15
|
6614-31
|
G1/103
|
Ring Spanner
|
1/4" BSF
|
5/16" BSF
|
16
|
6615-34
|
G1/118
|
Spanner for valve rocker adjustment
|
||
17
|
6616-26
|
G1/33
|
Screwdriver
|
||
18
|
6616-29
|
G1/86
|
Screwdriver for clutch spring nuts
|
||
19
|
6621-29
|
G1/81
|
Dynamo and crankshaft timing sprocket extractor and set pin
|
||
20
|
6623-29
|
G1/85
|
Set pin only for 6621-29
|
||
21
|
6625-26
|
Tyre Lever
|
|||
22
|
6635-27
|
Grease gun type 7MC
|
|||
23
|
6636-29
|
Tyre Inflator, 14” x 7/8”
|
|||
24
|
6640-26
|
Canvas Tool Roll
|
|||
25
|
6689-46
|
G1/150
|
Socket Key for Telescopic Fork
|
||
26
|
6699-46
|
G1/152
|
Spanner for locking ring (front hub)
|
||
27
|
6608-50
|
G1/168
|
Tube Spanner for Detachable Wheel Nuts (brake drum)
|
||
28
|
6649-50
|
G1/166
|
Extension tube for 6608-50
|
||
29
|
6611-50
|
G1/169
|
Double ended box spanner for wheel spindle nut
|
So here are the tools:
Item 1 G1/125 Open Ended Spanner |
Item 2 G1/110 Spanner for brake fulcrum adjustment |
Item 3 G1/59 Double Ended Spanner |
Item 4 G1/124 Double Ended Spanner |
Item 5 G1/66 Double Ended Spanner |
Item 6 G1/55 Double Ended Spanner |
Item 7 G1/55A Double Ended Spanner |
Item 8 G1/102 Clutch hub nut tube spanner |
Item 9 Spark Plug spanner |
Here's a real one, courtesy of David Andersen; along with a real tommy bar and a hub locking ring spanner. As you can see, mine is not too bad.
None of the tube spanners in my SQ4 kit are genuine - they are modern or old spanners of equivalent size.
Item 10: This does service as the G1/99 wheel spindle spanner |
Item 11: Modern tube spanner pretending to be a G1/122 |
This is the clutch centre pin box spanner that currently graces my W/NG tool kit - I only have one of these:
Item 12 - Clutch centre screw spanner |
This modern one does the job:
Here's my tommy bar - just a bit of 5/16" rod. Note that the real one has two steps - the smallest one is for the hole in the front wheel spindle, and this is not the same tommy bar that appears in earlier tool kits:
Item 13 Tommy Bar |
Recently I turned up a tommy bar to the Ariel pattern Here it is, with a W/NG one alongside:
I've asked Acme Stainless about making some reproduction tommy bars.
Item 14 G1/94 Ring Spanner |
Item 15 G1/103 Ring Spanner |
This is the tappet adjuster spanner - unfortunately I only have one of these at the minute and that is in the W/NG tool kit. I guess I will have to make a copy.
Item 16 G1/118 Tappet Adjuster spanner |
Item 17 G1/33 Screwdriver |
I made this one too:
Item 18: Screwdriver for clutch spring nuts - homemade G1/86 |
Item 19 Dynamo & crankshaft sprocket extractor |
Item 20 is the bolt from this extractor.
Item 21, Dunlop 7" Tyre Lever |
Item 22 Tecalemit 7MC Grease Gun |
Item 23, 14" Thapex Tyre Inflator |
Item 24 Tool Roll |
Item 25 Socket Key, 5/16", for the fork leg pinch bolts |
Another home-made job:
Item 26 Hub Locking Ring Spanner |
Here's my replica QD Wheel nut spanner:
Item 27 QD Wheel Nut Spanner |
Well, I never thought I'd see one of these, but Draganfly have them in stock.
Item 28 QD Wheel Nut Spanner Extension |
Here's the tool kit in place in the kidney toolbox on my 1951 Square Four:
All laid out:
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