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I've been thinking about the renting of tools. In preparation for timing chain work on my car, I bought a pin extractor, valve compressor, valve stem seal installers, stem pliers, circlip pliers, and a "cage" that fits over the cam gear (so the chain won't fall into the engine - I hope!). This was an investment of several hundred dollars, and at the rate I expect to drive, I probably won't use them more than a few times in 20 years. I'd like to get a rear subframe mount extractor and spring compressor but YIKES!! are they expensive.
Maybe a rental exchange at 15-20% with a full PayPal deposit would work.
Question on the link extractor: Is removing the link extremely difficult after grinding off the heads? Or does the extractor cut the links without grinding (may be safer not to have metal debris around there...)
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