Essential tools

[xRIEx]

Vyse said:

Axel stands

That depends on how drunk and/or high he is.

[swisstoni]

Surprised anyone on 6 figs would not have all that stuff done for him.

[gkw90]

Impact driver, to get those caliper bolts out! Once again, Halfords professionals' version is excellent.

[Jader1973]

Vyse said:

Axel stands

I assume your pride and joy is your garden and you use these to hold up your roses?

[Ninja59]

SEE YA said:

First aid kit.

Agreed, whenever I seem to work on the MX5 recently....

[chasingracecars]

Halford professional socket set! Lifetime warranty on set too.

Magnetic picking stick
Decent screw drivers
Decent Allen Keys (some cars)
Ramps
Axle stands
Trolley Jack
Bottle jack
Gloves for hot work
Disposable gloves
Grease gun


Plus everything else you can afford!

[Krikkit]

xRIEx said:

Vyse said:

Axel stands

That depends on how drunk and/or high he is.

[selwonk]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Zip ties, WD40, and gaffer tape.

Enough about your sex life!

[DIYMechGuy]

1) Metal-to-metal drill bits (for drilling off screw/bolt heads with damaged/stripped heads) 2) Propane or better self-igniting blowtorch 3) An impact gun can make your life soo much better! 4) Screw/bolt extractors 5) As odd as it might sound, try to keep any old parts that you remove from your vehicle, as you might be able to use them to improvise with something or assist you in other ways. 6) This is more of a tip really; if you need to press your front brake pistons back when fitting new brakes, I once used a wheel bearing kit disc along with a crowbar, to gently push the piston back (using part of the caliper as a leverage point)(sorry I don't have a photo of this!)

[stanton_a]

Piston spreaders,
Swear box

[PositronicRay]

Test light
Multimeter
Inspection light
Borescope

[finishing touch]

I know I've posted about this before, but I'm not giving up.


Jack
Wheel brace ( extendable breaker bar type )
Proper spare wheel.

Now where's that wall ? :banged:

Paul G

[rambo19]

Old land rover owner here.

Irwin bolt grippers.

[Konan]

rambo19 said:

Old land rover owner here.

Irwin bolt grippers.

The ones you can tighten with a hex bit! Need to grip hard enough to survive a blow from the club hammer.

[Vyse]

Is it necessary to have both normal spanners and the flare nut spanner or will the later suffice?

[longshot]

Vyse said:

Is it necessary to have both normal spanners and the flare nut spanner or will the later suffice?

In 99% of situations normal spanners will be absolutely ok and are an awful lot cheaper too.
In a lot of situations flare nut spanners will positively get on your tits.

IMO a set of open/ringers is all you need...to start with anyway.

[Krikkit]

I would always say a brake union flare spanner is a good idea, but not a full set.

[longshot]

Krikkit said:

I would always say a brake union flare spanner is a good idea, but not a full set.

Agreed.

[anonymous-user]

a sledge and prise bar for getting off fking alternators

[Toaster Pilot]

I have a good 11mm flare spanner for brake unions and a cheap eBay set of other sizes - 24mm very useful for lambda sensors