Churchill 1/2" I.D.

esben57 · Jun 23, 2025

Anybody?

rust in the eye · Jun 24, 2025

Churchill tools were in Jaguar shops. No idea what this one is for.

esben57 · Jun 24, 2025

rust in the eye said:
Churchill tools were in Jaguar shops. No idea what this one is for.

Can't see any witness marks or grooves to say it had internals. Splines had me thinking torsion bars. MG?

neophyte · Jun 24, 2025

The Churchill name was used on machinery both made in Britain, and imported to Britain, by separate companies.
Later on one of those entities started making hand tools.
One of the Churchill brands wound up owned by Birmingham Small Arms Company.
Churchill was involved in the manufacture of everything from large machinery to Firearms.
One of the later uses of the Churchill name was “Matrix Churchill” which supplied arms parts to Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
I know Churchill tools have been posted before, but don’t know the exact history of the small tools, and who and why they were produced, and for what market, if the tools were even just produced by just one of the entities.

Mick56 · Jun 24, 2025

Reminds me of splines on a steering column. Maybe could turn the shaft after the steering wheel is removed.

four.cycle · Jun 24, 2025

Churchhill at International Tool Catalog Library

V.L. Churchill Tools at GarageJournal.com

V.L. Churchill at GracesGuide.co.uk

Churchill / V.L. Churchill & Co. Ltd., Kingsthorpe Hollow, Northampton, England / est. 1937 / https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/V._L._Churchill_and_Co / https://vlchurchill.co.uk/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/v-l-churchill-cotools.505739/ / https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/jlc-tools-sockets.517087/ /

Jack_K · Jun 25, 2025

The 18G part number indicates that it was a tool for BMC vehicles.

I can't find anything for 18G699 and I don't recognise it either.

The current Churchill website and business registered under that name has no link to the original company. The owner simply realised he could use the name and make some of the old tooling that Churchill made.

RTM · Jun 25, 2025

From google AI

The exact function of the 18G 699 tool isn't confirmed by the search results. However, one seller suggests it may be a seal removal/installation tool that works with collets to hold a shaft.

vlchurchill · May 9, 2026

Jack_K said:
The 18G part number indicates that it was a tool for BMC vehicles.

I can't find anything for 18G699 and I don't recognise it either.

The current Churchill website and business registered under that name has no link to the original company. The owner simply realised he could use the name and make some of the old tooling that Churchill made.

Thats not true at all, I bought the rights to VLC in 2020 I own the company you can think what you like, but you'd be wrong.

vlchurchill · May 9, 2026

RTM said:
From google AI

The exact function of the 18G 699 tool isn't confirmed by the search results. However, one seller suggests it may be a seal removal/installation tool that works with collets to hold a shaft.

I like the thinking but it

neophyte said:
The Churchill name was used on machinery both made in Britain, and imported to Britain, by separate companies.
Later on one of those entities started making hand tools.
One of the Churchill brands wound up owned by Birmingham Small Arms Company.
Churchill was involved in the manufacture of everything from large machinery to Firearms.
One of the later uses of the Churchill name was “Matrix Churchill” which supplied arms parts to Iraq under Saddam Hussein.
I know Churchill tools have been posted before, but don’t know the exact history of the small tools, and who and why they were produced, and for what market, if the tools were even just produced by just one of the entities.

Churchill as in the machine manufacturer made what most people would refer to as "standard" garage tools, conventional spanners etc, whereas VL Churchill made and still do make special service tools, they are bespoke for certain tasks to be completed on various vehicles and mechanical devices, such as Rover, including JLR, Massey Ferguson, DB, RR, Ford, Lada, Perkins engines, Chrysler, Borg Warner, etc etc in cars, vans, trucks, tractors and stand alone powerplants that could be used in boats, generators, pumps etc...

vlchurchill · May 9, 2026

esben57 said:
Anybody?

18G699 is a "Delivery valve holder remover" and is for Perkins V8, 510 series engines

esben57 · May 10, 2026

vlchurchill said:
18G699 is a "Delivery valve holder remover" and is for Perkins V8, 510 series engines

Brilliant, thanks for that. Had a V8 510 on a forging manipulator back in the steelworks days. Sounded well on start up, then you couldn't hear a thing what with the forging process.

esben57 · May 10, 2026

vlchurchill said:
18G699 is a "Delivery valve holder remover" and is for Perkins V8, 510 series engines

Also have a couple of VLC spanners I swear were made by Britool.
This may be for Ford. CT9044.

Thanks.

Jack_K · May 11, 2026

vlchurchill said:
Thats not true at all, I bought the rights to VLC in 2020 I own the company you can think what you like, but you'd be wrong.

Do you have old Churchill documents for equipment such as their wheel balancers?

vlchurchill · May 11, 2026

Jack_K said:
Do you have old Churchill documents for equipment such as their wheel balancers?

Hi, Not sure at the moment, as I have been going through 2 very large pallets of drawings and only just scraped the surface of the first one, it's going to be a long job but very interesting, at the moment I do not have anything on wheel balancers, however I have a few document's that suggest they where made by another company, try Crypton diagnostics in the UK

vlchurchill · May 11, 2026

esben57 said:
Also have a couple of VLC spanners I swear were made by Britool.
This may be for Ford. CT9044.

Thanks.

Yes Earlier spanners, the proper looking chrome spanners where made by Churchill (not the VL side it was linked by family and other businesses, Then Britool them and then they reduced the cost by fabricating them, which due to the quantity is the way I have tended to keep it,

CT9044 is an injector spanner for 1-1/2 / 3 ton trader & 4 / 7-1/2 trader 5/8 AF

CT part numbers are Ford fuel systems

vlchurchill · May 11, 2026

vlchurchill said:
18G699 is a "Delivery valve holder remover" and is for Perkins V8, 510 series engines

If you decide to sell any of them I would be very interested.

esben57 · May 11, 2026

vlchurchill said:
If you decide to sell any of them I would be very interested.

Let me find them out and will be in touch

Jack_K · May 12, 2026

vlchurchill said:
Hi, Not sure at the moment, as I have been going through 2 very large pallets of drawings and only just scraped the surface of the first one, it's going to be a long job but very interesting, at the moment I do not have anything on wheel balancers, however I have a few document's that suggest they where made by another company, try Crypton diagnostics in the UK

I am thinking of the 1950s/60s on-car type but any type or brand interests me. Not something Crypton made as far as I'm aware. It is basically impossible to find any information for Crypton products.

Jack_K · May 12, 2026

Something I've seen before is someone get mixed up between VL Churchill and VLC (V. Lowener Company). Both of them made wheel aligners.

Jack_K · 2026-05-21T05:23:11-0400

vlchurchill said:
Hi, Not sure at the moment, as I have been going through 2 very large pallets of drawings and only just scraped the surface of the first one, it's going to be a long job but very interesting, at the moment I do not have anything on wheel balancers, however I have a few document's that suggest they where made by another company, try Crypton diagnostics in the UK

VL Churchill sold and ran training for Allen testproducts products. If you come across anything about Allen products, I am very interested. Allen (an American company) even setup a factory in the UK.

vlchurchill · 2026-05-22T07:28:35-0400

Jack_K said:
VL Churchill sold and ran training for Allen testproducts products. If you come across anything about Allen products, I am very interested. Allen (an American company) even setup a factory in the UK.

Do you mean Allen Bradbury ?

rdoty · 2026-05-22T08:40:08-0400

Torsion bar adjustment tool? I was looking at a Jag XKE and it had torsion bar front suspension with splines that looked like that.

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