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A List of MUST HAVE TOOLS for the weekend DIY
To be able to do your own maintenance and diagnostic, here's a list of a MUST HAVE tools (metric):
1. Mity Vac 2. Craftsman (or better) mechanic's tool set (100 to 200 pieces) from Sears 3. Tourque wrenches 3/8 and 1/2 4. Fluid extractor 8 liters plus capacity (e.g., Oil Boy) 5. Floor jack and stands (2 sets) 6. Ramp 7. Special wrench for adjusting valves 8. A set of magnetic screw drivers 9. 10. 11. 12. and so on.. Your input is appreciated. At some point I will compile it and repost. Thank you for time. |
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3lb dead blow hammer
12oz ballpein hammer 20pc metric allen wrench set vice grips needle nose wire cutters wire strippers rivet gun................ |
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Air Tools!
I need more air tools! Actually they are further down the list. BUT, they do come in handy for getting things apart on 20+ year old cars more quickly than muscle power. Aerokroil, or Knocker-er-loose is also VERY handy.
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A pickup truck and a car trailer.
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Some of our cars have head bolts with " 12 point star"---- I think is how they describe it.... which requires a special tool to fit.
There is a special line wrench which is very nice to have for the injector lines... and of course a 27 mm deep socket really comes in handy... The hex socket for the starter bolts.... dial indicator with magnetic base and extension for reading the intake valve opening when checking for chain stretch.... |
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And I thought I had a complete mechanics tool chest
• 1 set of 3/8" (or 1/2") drive, metric cap head sockets — for those pesky starter mounting bolts.
• Two LONG (18+") extensions in either 3/8" or 1/2" (to match the above tool) and appropriate universal joint — also for those pesky starter mounting bolts. • High-lift floor jack. • 36" 1/2 drive breaker bar. • A set of those neato, ratcheting box ends in metric up to 19mm or 21mm. • KLANN or SIR Tools spring compressor (only for suspension work) • A full set of MBZ FSMs • Pam cooking spray
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Meyers sausage ....
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I bought a good set of impact sockets 30 years ago. Never broke a socket since. Sears Craftsman tools and lifetime guarantee are nice, but if you know you're gonna break a tool, what's the point? You need a socket that works.
Here in the rust belt, one of my first big purchases was an oxy-acetylene kit - not for welding, but for heating up rusty bolts. I bought it early in my wrenching days. It paid for itself in short order.
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Where did you get the idea that Sears Craftsman tools were apt to break ? I did break an 18 inch 1/2 inch drive breaker bar... and they replaced it free at the same time I bought a 3/4 inch drive ratchet....
For the record .... I was using a 4 FOOT pipe on the end of that 1/2 drive on a tractor bolt.... |
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may be wrong but duct tape is a tool.
also silicoln comes in real handy. sears multimeter extra allen wrenches tire gauge brake kleen, red can works as electrical cleaner-does not burn, green can of brake kleen works well as parts cleaner,but dries much faster than carb clean. both are safe for rubber seals. trany fluid funnel bandaids under standing wife mo money rich
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I personally believe that it is totally IMPOSSIBLE to know what tools you need unless you are very good with a crystal ball.
Buy tools as you need them. Obviously you need a few basic hand tools to start with, but beyond that you won't know what you need until something breaks and you have to see what you need to replace it. Basic tools should include a GOOD set of combination wrenches, basic socket sets with extensions, hammers, screwdrivers and pliers. Everything else you will know what you need when you need them. Otherwise you will stand a good chance of buying tools that you will never use. My first tools were a small steel tool box with one small tray. There was a set of cheap combination wrenches, a 3/8" drive socket set with one extension, a ball peen hammer, a crescent wrench, a pair of channel locks and some wooden handle Irwin screwdrivers. I still have all of it except the ratchet was a Snap On that I got at a pawn shop that was beat up and worn out. The Snap On man gave up trying to repair it and gave me a brand new one about 25 years ago. I put together that box of tools about 40 years ago. My Dad gave me the box and the wrenches for Christmas. Ever since then, I have bought tools whenever I come up with a need, many times paying more for the tools than it would cost to have the work done. In this way, I then had the tools when I needed them the next time. My $0.02, |
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R Leo....."• Pam cooking spray" ?
OK whats this for? I once tried it under the mowing deck of my riding mower in an attempt to keep the wet grass from sticking. I would add to the list of tools a small ball peen hammer for making gaskets, oh and a couple different weights of gasket material.
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Steve, that is why I listed the Meyers Sausage next in line... I figured he just forgot that the Pam was for cooking the sausage...
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Metric Crecent Wrenches
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