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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Diamond Black Geezer on 12 January 2016, 16:19:40
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Just wondering if such a list has been compiled by anyone. So a list of all the sockets/spanners someone would need to work on an Omega. I'm aiming to stick some red tape round all mine 'as I go' to aid working on the old girl, but haven't got round to it as yet.
From memory I think it's something like...
8
9
10
13
15
17
18
21
32
Then there's torx.. I confess I have no idea on these.
Please feel free to copy and edit/add to. :)
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Are you really, really bored?
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Add a 36mm to that for the 2.5 TD for removing the oil filter canister housing :y
And there is also the range of the "E" size external torx fixings on all models
Keith ABS
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STEMO's the biggest nut here! ;D
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STEMO's the biggest nut here! ;D
1800mm :y
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24mm spanner for oil filter and egr Union to plenum.
11mm spanner for rear alternator bolt (though I think it's a torx bolt)
E12's for inlet manifold to sandwich plate.
E14's for aux belt tensioner to cylinder head.
E8's for pas pump pulley.
10mm for water pump pulley.
Before I carry on is this what you want dbg? Lol
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With all that sexual frustration, I'd say Lord Opti has the biggest nuts here! :D ;D
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From memory I think it's something like...
8
9
10
13
15
17
18
21
32
Then there's torx.. I confess I have no idea on these.
Please feel free to copy and edit/add to. :)
Where's the 18mm for? or even the 21mm :-\
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21 for wishbone bolts,
18 for front strutbolts/ball joints/droplinks/trackrods although most aftermarket bits have 19mm nuts...
24 for strut tops and alternator pulleys...
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With all that sexual frustration, I'd say Lord Opti has the biggest nuts here! :D ;D
Like two tins of Fussell's milk when his sister in law's over, I bet. :D
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Thanks Gents!
So, we can say...
Sockets
8
9
10
13
15
17
21
32
36 (TD only)
Spanners
18
19
24
Torx Sockets
E8
E12
E14
Plus of course a Vx reversible screwdriver
and yes, really bored, Mr STEMO :D
Actually, my logic for such a list being that a very small, light, yet highly useful toolkit could be made from the above information, for scrappying and such. :)
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That £15-20 blue box of assorted bits plus a long and a stubby hex driver...
And 7mm 1/4" socket to make light work of jubilee clips :y
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Hammer. Big hammer. Bigger hammer.
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Hammer. Big hammer. Bigger hammer. Gaffer tape and aviation grade speed tape.
Fixed :y
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Hammer. Big hammer. Bigger hammer. Gaffer tape and aviation grade speed tape.
Fixed :y
Absolutely amazing stuff .. and I only have 3/4 of a roll left .. not bad considering I have not been in a position to "replenish" stock for nearly 8 years now !
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Hammer. Big hammer. Bigger hammer. Gaffer tape and aviation grade speed tape.
Fixed :y
Absolutely amazing stuff .. and I only have 3/4 of a roll left .. not bad considering I have not been in a position to "replenish" stock for nearly 8 years now !
I dread to think how many rolls you left with ;D
I also have a roll of 2" fibreglass tape which is really versatile, heat and water proof and waffer thin 8)
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I'd add...
Small Junior hack saw - great for 'detaching' brake/fuel pipes if the nipples are rusted solid. Otherwise you want 11mm and 12mm spanners (preferably the brake line type) if you need to remove the pipes intact.
I also like to have 2 off 15,16,17mm spanners. Sometimes you have to counter-hold the bolt head whilst you undo the nut. If both the nut and bolt have the same head size and you've only got one spanner then you're stuffed. And from memory - aren't the counter-hold flats on drop links something stupid like 16 or 18mm?
A set of hex/spline drives comes in handy for shifting brake disks, and can be used as punches/drifts if needs be (together with the afore mentioned big and bigger hammers)
Small wire cutters, a pair of medium snipe nose pliers, a selection of mole grips plus of course a pair of "Big Reds".
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From memory I think it's something like...
8
9
10
13
15
17
18
21
32
Then there's torx.. I confess I have no idea on these.
Please feel free to copy and edit/add to. :)
Where's the 18mm for? or even the 21mm :-\
Caliper mounting bolts are also 18...
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But we know the answer... ...Halfords 200pc (or early 150pc) socket set covers pretty much all the sockets you'll need. Maybe some big bastid spanners, and I'd buy a separate 1/2" drive E20 for crank, rather than Halfords 3/8" drive one.
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Caliper mounting bolts are also 18...
I did all th ejobs mentioned at some on my car ..... I must have a decent selection of tools then. :y
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That's true, TB, and I have (pretty much) everything I need for working on the old buses, however, as said, the idea of an 'everything you need - nothing you don't' toolkit would be a useful thing. There's as much as three sockets of the same size in the 170pc, and the range of AF which of course never get used. Three ratchets when one is plenty. Missing an 18mm spanner, too. It's either make a smaller toolkit or get muscles - and that's not going to happen! ;D 8)
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Hammer. Big hammer. Bigger hammer. Gaffer tape and aviation grade speed tape.
Fixed :y
Al, I had never heard of that tape before, so I Googled - HOW MUCH?!!!
How can tape, howeer good, cost $2,000 per roll? Gold is cheaper......
Ron.
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Hammer. Big hammer. Bigger hammer. Gaffer tape and aviation grade speed tape.
Fixed :y
Al, I had never heard of that tape before, so I Googled - HOW MUCH?!!!
How can tape, howeer good, cost $2,000 per roll? Gold is cheaper......
Ron.
Mention the word "Aviation" and the price goes through the roof, but you do get a certificate with it.
Actually, the Tesa fabric tape that I use to seal my ailerons is bloody good stuff, and a bargain at £50 a roll. ::)
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Al, I had never heard of that tape before, so I Googled - HOW MUCH?!!!
How can tape, however good, cost $2,000 per roll? Gold is cheaper......
Ron.
Two reasons: as Kevin said, if it's 'aviation', 'military', 'antique' or a whole bunch of other buzzwords you can instantly multiply the retail price by however many beers you had last night. Secondly and more importantly, nobody ever pays retail price.
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Thanks for the clarification, gents - even cheaper if you work in the business, I assume?
Ron.
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Thanks for the clarification, gents - even cheaper if you work in the business, I assume?
Ron.
If by cheaper you mean free, then yes ;D
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That could explain why air fares are so high.....
Ron.
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Al, I had never heard of that tape before, so I Googled - HOW MUCH?!!!
How can tape, however good, cost $2,000 per roll? Gold is cheaper......
Ron.
Two reasons: as Kevin said, if it's 'aviation', 'military', 'antique' or a whole bunch of other buzzwords you can instantly multiply the retail price by however many beers you had last night. Secondly and more importantly, nobody ever pays retail price.
Oh, you can add "Wedding" to that list. ::)
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That could explain why air fares are so high.....
Ron.
But you can rest assured that the aircraft isn't full of bits from ECP. :-X
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Al, I had never heard of that tape before, so I Googled - HOW MUCH?!!!
How can tape, however good, cost $2,000 per roll? Gold is cheaper......
Ron.
Two reasons: as Kevin said, if it's 'aviation', 'military', 'antique' or a whole bunch of other buzzwords you can instantly multiply the retail price by however many beers you had last night. Secondly and more importantly, nobody ever pays retail price.
Oh, you can add "Wedding" to that list. ::)
So I hear.
Fortunately, we never got as far as arranging one before she changed her mind.
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Al, I had never heard of that tape before, so I Googled - HOW MUCH?!!!
How can tape, however good, cost $2,000 per roll? Gold is cheaper......
Ron.
Two reasons: as Kevin said, if it's 'aviation', 'military', 'antique' or a whole bunch of other buzzwords you can instantly multiply the retail price by however many beers you had last night. Secondly and more importantly, nobody ever pays retail price.
Oh, you can add "Wedding" to that list. ::)
and marine
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That's true, TB, and I have (pretty much) everything I need for working on the old buses, however, as said, the idea of an 'everything you need - nothing you don't' toolkit would be a useful thing. There's as much as three sockets of the same size in the 170pc, and the range of AF which of course never get used. Three ratchets when one is plenty. Missing an 18mm spanner, too. It's either make a smaller toolkit or get muscles - and that's not going to happen! ;D 8)
You need the 200pc one. The newer 150 and the 170 miss too many important bits. Take out the imperial shite, its much lighter.
Add a 1/2" drive E20, some crowsfoot spanners, a 36mm for later TDs, a big bugger for hub nuts, and that's the socket side covered.
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Hammer. Big hammer. Bigger hammer. Gaffer tape and aviation grade speed tape.
Fixed :y
We use to call it helicopter tape, excellent for patching bodywork or holding splitters together, and wrapping round hoses, also got a roll somewhere. :y