Tools!

[lukesaddy 0]

i love tools

 

when i got my first car - jan 2009, i took it to the garage for everything (clutch, gearbox, driveshaft, service, brakes etc) then when i got my 2nd car (july 2009) i needed to do something on it (i cant remember what) so i bought a socket set from b&q - magneson which was on offer for £50. I completed the job and i was buzzing (as a 17 year old lad i felt really proud of myself) since that day ive been buying tools when i need them, including a roller toolbox with top box and the only thing my car goes to the garage for now is its MOT

[Guest jammy205]

The most important tool to have in yer arsenal.... a hammer! but if ya dont wana wreck the threads on a bolt make sure ya screw the nut back on a bit before ya hit it. eg the balljoint bolts on the wishbone.... i learnt the hard way.

[woodsy 0]

I just bought a snap on cordless impact wrench and jesus its powerful. The mother of all cordless impacts its called

[welshpug 1,657]

Rather overpriced IMO, a friend bought the MAC one at half the price and its still going string 3 years on, where the snapon one another fitter uses looks rather worse for wear

[harryskid 193]

Its amazing how many you collect over the years!

[jord294 92]

i got a 3/4" drive draper torque wrench off the bay of e for 40 squids

 

something like 350Nm +

[kentish_lad 0]

As an engineer i find tool buying as adictive as my other half finds shoe and bag shopping loool working on plant though one of the most expensive items my company suply me with is a torque multiplier so for every ftp you put in 8.7 ftp come out it just looks like a huge rachet head with a reali small handle though most i have had out of that it 1200ftp on some forklift dual hubs but completly ott for gear box removal loool but i found now that so many cheaper tools are made so well that you dont need to buy the snap on or mac anymore companys like sealy u.s.pro draper and even faithfull are man enough to do the job theses days well some of you older lot may dissagree but i have all these brands in my tool box

[Redtop 14 2 Cars]

As an engineer i find tool buying as adictive as my other half finds shoe and bag shopping loool working on plant though one of the most expensive items my company suply me with is a torque multiplier so for every ftp you put in 8.7 ftp come out it just looks like a huge rachet head with a reali small handle though most i have had out of that it 1200ftp on some forklift dual hubs but completly ott for gear box removal loool but i found now that so many cheaper tools are made so well that you dont need to buy the snap on or mac anymore companys like sealy u.s.pro draper and even faithfull are man enough to do the job theses days well some of you older lot may dissagree but i have all these brands in my tool box

 

 

I would agree with you to a certain extent. The snap-on tools that my dad has 20+years seem to be much 'finer' to work with in tighter areas. They seem of better quality than my newer snap-on tools from 2003-now. The quality of the mac and snap-on etc is not as good as it used to be and draper etc has got alot better which just puts it down to price and if it breaks is it replaced foc. Thats what I like about snap-on. From what a friend tells me we are limited here in the uk and the american market has alot more choice of top quality tools at reasonable pricing.

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

18mm? I can't think of the last time I used one.

 

Rear shocks - as already mentioned.

18mm rachet spanners are useful for wishbone bolts.

[stefan 4]

I would highly recommend, as a must, reversible ratcheting combination wrenches.

They have made my life so much easier, especialy in tight spaces.

If not a hole set, then at least the 10,11, and 13 mm ones. I use Beta, high quality and precision.

Edited July 25, 2010 by stefan