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[JamesV6CDX]

Hi Guys. Please help me improve my toolkit, with suggestions on what I could get.


I have:

Halfords Pro 150pc socket set, Inc ratchet spanners, and male/female Torx required for Omega

Alan keys, all sizes needed.

Halfords Pro low range torque wrench, 8-60nm

Clarke Pro higher range torque wrench, 27-280nm (no longer trust it, will soon be replaced)

Assorted metric sockets on rails, from 6mm to 30mm, both 3/8 and ½

Loads of assorted ratchets, additional to the socket set

1/2 drive tommy bar

Large collection of various random imperial sockets

½ inch drive E20 for turning crankshaft

Sykes Pickavant Cam locking / setting tools, and 30mm spanner

Clarke Pro 3 tonne hydraulic trolley jack (great bit of kit)

3 tonne axle stands

Loads of assorted pairs of mole grips, pliers, more ratchet spanners, Wire cutters, Hacksaw, hammer and mallet.

Assorted spanners, from 6mm through to 22mm

Decent valve spring compressor and grinding stick/paste

Rail of Crowfeet spanners up to 22mm (for oil coolers)

Hand made tool for locking crank to remove toothed pulley (Cheers Sassanach!)

Small LED torch and maglite

Various screwdrivers + sturdy pry bar

Fork type balljoint splitter

Screw type balljoint splitter

Clutch alignment tools

Fluid pumping tool (gearbox filling)

Oil draner and funnel

"Magic" sockets, for removing rounded bolts



Wish list:

24mm open end spanner (for EGR)
Tap and Die + Helicoil kit
Decent breaker bars, all sizes
Torx spanners
Better torque wrench
Proper clutch/brake bleeding device (air driven)
Second jack (for fitting gearboxes) – ideally a tranny jack!
Cheapo Tech2
Angle measurer
Compression tester (I stood on mine )
Creeper

[Golfbuddy]

As far as I can see you have most things covered.

The only obvious ommissions are a jumbo pack of dilithium crystals and a sonic screwdriver, then your set.

[Entwood]

You are definitly missing a thingamyjig for undoing whatchamacallits ...

[Kevin Wood]

Tap and Die

I've got a couple of cheapie sets of these. They do the job. Depends how hard the material is and whether you're going to use it every day or just occasionally.

Decent breaker bars, all sizes

I find the Halfords Professional ones to be good.

Proper clutch/brake bleeding device (air driven)

I had an ezebleed but it fell to bits and it's a PITA to have to use a tyre as the air source. I've now bought myself a small garder sprayer (killaspray type thing but very cheap from ALDI. Even has a pressure gauge!). My plan is to get a couple of old brake fluid reservoir caps and fit the pipe into the top. Chuck a little brake fluid in, pump it up and go round each bleed nipple.   I'll let you know if it works or if I get doused in brake fluid. IME the suction ones are pants. as are the "one man" kits with a one way valve in the tube. Air gets sucked in around the bleed nipple threads.

Cheapo Tech2

Hungarian one does the job for me with suitable lap top.

Angle measurer

?

Compression tester (I stood on mine Sad )

I've got the gunson one. Get a deep reach adaptor too as it's too short for most twin cam heads. Don't get one with a press on rubber seal because it's a 2 man operation - if it works!

Creeper

Got a Halfords one for Christmas last year. Once I got bored of using it as a luge it was great for getting under cars


Kevin

[CaptainZok]

I usually find an enthusiastic young boy who can be bribed/bullied into doing the uncomfortable bits is indispensable.

[JamesV6CDX]

Kev - angle measurer - for measuing angles when tightening bolts. Eg, head bolts through 90 deg

[Kevin Wood]

Kev - angle measurer - for measuing angles when tightening bolts. Eg, head bolts through 90 deg

Ah, with you

I've got one of those. You're not going to like this.  














I think it's a Laser one

[Golfbuddy]

I usually find an enthusiastic young boy who can be bribed/bullied into doing the uncomfortable bits is indispensable.

Can you get those at Halfords?

[JamesV6CDX]

Kev - angle measurer - for measuing angles when tightening bolts. Eg, head bolts through 90 deg

Ah, with you

I've got one of those. You're not going to like this.  

I think it's a Laser one

A bit like your cheap nasty timing kit?
(Sorry, I couldn't help myself).

I'd love to check an engine timed up with that, using my SP kit. May be interesting test to do.

Not all laser stuff is bad mind. My valve spring compressor is Ace, and that's a laser tool!

[CaptainZok]

I usually find an enthusiastic young boy who can be bribed/bullied into doing the uncomfortable bits is indispensable.

Can you get those at Halfords?

Dunno but they can eat loads of curry then fall asleep in the chair when they get home from the curry house.

[TheBoy]

Compression tester (I stood on mine )

You still got mine?

[IrmscherKris]

Go to Halfrauds... get a T/C and rinse they're tools.

Lifetime warranty ya know  

[TheBoy]

And the torx sockets :p

[IrmscherKris]

Actually TBH, just buy what you need - when you need.

Thats what I did, works out cheaper too...

[JamesV6CDX]

Compression tester (I stood on mine )

You still got mine?

No, for the 100th' time, it's in Tunnie's garage, from his Dad's 2.2 work    

Torx sockets - I have your small halfrauds rail. Sat in my toolbox doing nothing. I'll drop them over next time I come, if you don't need them urgently.