everyone on here has their "secret" and "favorite" tools. show and tell time!

i'm spoiled, i can't work without...

Mechanix Gloves - a MUST have to me, i personally owned over 20 pairs
Aluminum Racing Jack - Cant imagine lifting a car without one
PB Blaster - 10x better than wd-40 and smells 20x worst!
Mag Light - A light saver when things go wrong at night
LeatherMan Plier/Pocket Knife - Keep in the glove box, VERY useful
Cordless Impact Gun - Had one and had it stolen along w/ my car, kindda bulky but useful
Magnetic Trays - Keeps me from losing nuts and bolts when tearing things apart
Varies Hammers - When the going gets tough, hit it with a big big big hammer!
Rachet Wrenches/Gear Wrench - My personal favorite tool

 

1/4" air ratchet


1/4" Swivel sockets for use with 1/4" air ratchet and extension

3/8" Knuckle Saver Air Ratchet

hose clamp tool with long reach (for the stock style hose clamps that need to be compress together to loosen)


magnet with long handle



Modified by Crazydave at 12:41 PM 7/4/2005

 

My favorite tool: IR 261


My most used tool: Cant live without it.

 

Blast cabinet is the best thing I have ever gotten so far. Nothing like working with clean parts.

Micro screw driver set is kick ***.

Impact driver would have to be my 3rd best investment.

Can't do much without a timing light.

 

Torque Wrench - useful for torqueing things to spec, or completely screwing things up

Snap-On ratcheting wrenches - I'd kill for a set of those... had them in the tool chests at NTB, too bad I quit

Flourescent worklight - even, bright, cool light anywhere in your car. Good for under the hood, under the chassis, under the dashboard, wherever. Won't get hot and burn you, and it provides radiant light that doesn't really cast as many shadows as normal incandescent lights, so it's easier to see anywhere.

Telescoping Magnet Thingy - those cheap $3 things that look like a pen, but are really telescoping magnets. Good for when you drop a screw/nut/bolt in your engine compartment or door panel, and you don't want to spend 20 minutes figuring out how you're gonna reach it.

 

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omg the pocket screw driver is by far the handiest tool ever...at home i find my self reaching for it in my shirt pocket-thinking im at work! lol

that gun however is too heavy, IR TNT owns it!

 

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Same here.

 

#1

 

#1 THE pocket screwdriver! just like others said





there's too many that comes in handy and is nice to have when you need it, but no matter what manufacturer car i work on, these 3 are what i always reach for in my toolbox

 

Thin blade needle nose pliars, 90 degree bend phillips/flathead screwdriver, titanium drill bits, dremel, CD PLAYER, soldering iron.

 

Ratcheting Wrenches are teh cool.

 

Since my last car was a DSM and i was constantly checking plugs, i would say a spark plug Socket, either magnetic or the one with the plastic to hold the plug in!

 

3/8" Semi-Deep Universal impact sockets
3/8" Impact
45 Degree hose pliers

 

 

And I cant go anywhere with out these ..

 

gotta love this tool!

 

feeler gauge we all cant live without! TTT

 

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pocket screwdrivers are the ****

 

I love my feeler gauges and dial indicators.

 

Snap-On MT2500 or the Solus, the best tools in the world.

 

8mm through 12mm socket set.

No honda owner should be without these.

 

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I think i'd be able to live without the 9 and the 11.

 

Seriously: ratchet wrenches, socket set w/freakin' huge extension, impact, and plenty of rags.

 

does this mean your comming back to the scene mugengtr =p.


i find my self losing my tools but i like the ratcheting box wrenches

 

got these for my graduation