trying to decide if i should rent a compressor or not?
1) be and man and do it by hand?
2) be a HUGE ***** and use air tools?

 

i put my transmission on and put my engine back in yesterday with hand tools

air tools are for pussies with no muscle *flexes*

 

I used elbow grease and alot of swearing

 

All hand tools here mang

 

3 swaps here. No air tools. I just finished the 3rd one. Too damn broke for air tools.

 

who the hell needs air tools?!?

i have a 4ft extension!!!!

it is easy for a bakcyard mechanic to use hand tools,

it is easy for a workshop mechanic to use air tool (because they have got experience using the tools)

if you got a compressor for the 1st time, i reckon you will be swearing lots more than if you choose to use hand tools...

my 2.5c

t..

 

for most suspension and brake jobs I just use good old fashison hand tools. I don't plan to use the air tools either when I do my engine swap. I'm just too lazy to power up the tanks and find the fittings for the tools but that's just me

 

7 swaps all done with hand tools! Crank pulleys, alternator pulleys, axle nuts you name it - all hand tools!

 

i have a 6 ft extension reserved for troublesome axle nuts...

t..

 

So do I... it's called the break it loose or break it off bar - 5ft. of galvanized steel baby!!!

 

ha ha!!

yeah, it is about 1" ID and i picked it up for $0.00 at a junk yard!

it works perfectly, and can seem like a pretty funny excercise for on-lookers when you finally crack the nut

t..

 

Same here, and i even HAD a snap on gun for the 3rd one, and still didnt even use it..

 

I've done a lot of swaps with just hand tools. But i recently came up on a compressor. And using power tools sure does cut the time in half.

 

I've done slow swaps with hand tools and fast swaps with air tools.

 

Hand tools here. Air tools will prolly save time only if you have done swaps a few times.

 

Both swaps with hand tools, hydrolic jack, and a cold, cold cement floor. Used a manly 1/2 drive too. *urgh* *grunt* *ah ah ah aah AH*

Those Mechanix gloves really save your knuckles too. Too bad I didn't buy a pair first! I look like I've been in a glass knuckle fight. Remeber- pull the wratchet, don't push.

BTW- suspensio work SUCKS without air tools. I would't wish that on anyone.

Sean

 

No Air tools here, but 3 of my friends helped: 12 inch pipe, 2 foot jack handle, and 8.5 foot street sign. Let me tell you, getting headbolts off with three fingers (and the street sign pole) is a great feeling.

 

hand tools here... kinda rough sometimes but hey have a friend to help

 

hand tool and bloody knuckles. it seemed like everytime I took off my gloves I slipped and made a boo boo

 

I did it with hand tools, when doing my swap, It was a great reason to buy more tools!!!!!!!!! I used my NIKE bating gloves, there cheep and work Great


[Modified by CHK4TIX, 12:02 AM 1/16/2003]

 

I did it with hand tools and rubbuh gloves. Easy.

 

I've done my first swap with Taiwan tools!!! and none of them broke on me!!! Boy was I surprised. I even used a Taiwain ratchet to break bolts loose, even used it to take out the 32 on the hubs.

 

Thankfully my father is a mechanic and has his own shop across the street from our house. So I have access to an air compressor (w/ about any air tool imaginable), MIG welder, Ace-O2 torches, engine stand, cherry picker, saws, pipe bender, hand tools, grinders, drill press, etc. And he has promised to help with my swap in a couple of months so I am letting him use whatever he wants.

 

I've done swaps with air tools and without. I find that if you come across a really tight bolt, just talk **** to it, it'll come loose.


[Modified by jmm96gsr, 10:27 AM 1/16/2003]

 

Air tools all the way. Makes life easier. And if that doesn't work, there's always the torch.