Essential tools

[Vyse]

For those of you that like to work on your pride and joy. What tools do you think are essentially in any enthusiasts tool box?

[CS Garth]

Hammer

[castex]

[eltax91]

Halfords pro socket set. Awesome

[briang9]

CS Garth said:

Hammer

and duct tape...

[Vyse]

Axel stands

[Konan]

Depends how rusty the thing you're enthusiastic about is

Decent quality 6 sided sockets and an impact driver.

[Rovinghawk]

Magnet on a telescopic stick.

[Jodyone]

Working on cars- especially modern ones- is primarily a challenge of access. Beyond the usual sockets and spanners, you need stuff to see into corners, manipulate things you can't see, and collect what you drop.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Zip ties, WD40, and gaffer tape.

[Rubin215]

Plus-gas and duct tape.

If it doesn't move but should, use the plus-gas.
If it moves but shouldn't, use the duct tape...

[sebhaque]

eltax91 said:

Halfords pro socket set. Awesome

:nod: They run offers on some of the sets somewhat often, worth looking out for. A few years back I found myself visiting a Halfords almost every week (the vehicles belonging to family and friends decided to lifex a consumable in pretty quick succession) and ended up buying two boxes of Halfords Advanced/Professional tools for about £80 all in. Fantastic value.

ETA - while I'm singing Halfords' praises, some stores also do a £1 tools bin. If you ever lose, for example, the 9mm adapter out of your socket set, you can replace it for a quid. Extremely handy when I rounded off a socket on a seized bolt on an old Rover, and managed to drop another socket into the bumper of a hire car! £2 to replace the missing tools was of great relief.

[Audemars]

Halfords Pro Socket Set,
Set of screwdrivers, hammer, pliers etc
Portable electric drill.
Low Jack for sports car.
High Jack for 4x4.
Axle Stands.
Wheel Ramps
Hockey pucks (for axle stands and/or jack).
Wheel Chocks
Oil Filter grip tool
Breaker bar
Torque wrench
Box of disposable gloves
Wire brushes
Dremel rotary tool
Tyre pressure guage,
Electric tyre pump
Heavy duty jump starter battery pack

WD40
Zip ties
Brake Cleaner Spray
Alcohol cleaning liquid
Copper paste
Electrical Tape, Masking Tape
Sandpaper

Edited by Audemars on Thursday 23 June 23:58

[poing]

Google

[longshot]

Working on classic cars particularly.

[996TT02]

Vyse said:

For those of you that like to work on your pride and joy. What tools do you think are essentially in any enthusiasts tool box?

The list will always be longer than you think, and the cost far greater, but having the right tool for the job - sometimes essential - even when not, makes a hell of a difference, and considering the savings in labour, cost of "normal" tools is close to irrelevant.

Buy the obvious basics, but be prepared to need to buy more on a "need now" basis.

I find that for relative beginners the main problem is not knowing that a particular tool actually exists, so the person would struggle with the far from ideal one, totally obliviously.

[ARHarh]

longshot said:

Working on classic cars particularly.

I have one of them in my garage but it is not that shiny any more, having used a morris minor for 17 years in all weathers.

[Konan]

996TT02 said:

I find that for relative beginners the main problem is not knowing that a particular tool actually exists, so the person would struggle with the far from ideal one, totally obliviously.

I'm immediately thinking of reverse thread calliper windback tools!

[SEE YA]

First aid kit.

[Krikkit]

Konan said:

996TT02 said:

I find that for relative beginners the main problem is not knowing that a particular tool actually exists, so the person would struggle with the far from ideal one, totally obliviously.

I'm immediately thinking of reverse thread calliper windback tools!

Bearing pullers, hydraulic press, brake union flare spanner etc

Agreed though - sometimes the tool for the job makes it a 5 minute job as opposed to a 10 hour pain marathon.