David do you keep 2 torque wrench's in your van? Thank you, Jay Lefstein. Sent from my mobile device. On Sep 7, 2010, at 7:24 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > At 06:25 PM 9/7/2010 -0700, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> 75 of which appear to be snap-on tips for the screwdriver handle, >> including Torx as well as an impressive collection of other fairly >> useless tips. The handle counts as the 76th tool, which leaves a small > > Those tips are useless until you need one... <g> > > #2 and @3 Phillips, medium flat screwdriver; 10-13-14 mm wrenches > will take you quite a ways with a Vanagon. No worn-out screwdrivers, > get new ones for the Phillips. A long #2 can come in handy. There > might even be somewhere that takes a #1, so better to have one. > > 8-15-17 wrenches also handy. > > By wrenches I mean box, open end (or combination box/open) and > 3/8-drive sockets, with a ratchet and short extension, 3" extension, > universal joint. Preferably six-point sockets -- although with a > beam-type torque wrench I guess the 12-pt would be better, since you > have more choices of angle. > > Some metric hex keys. An extra six-mm one with the short end > shortened to reach the cap screws behind the water pump > pulley. Don't draw the temper when you shorten it. > > Whatever size your CV joints need -- prolly 8 mm triple-square. > > Beam-type torque wrench 3/8 drive, goes up to 75 lb-ft or so. If > you're not thoroughly used to working in aluminum you'll overtorque > and pull the threads out every time if you don't measure. You should anyway. > > Big torque wrench 1/2" drive that goes to 150 lb-ft, with a 19 mm > (3/4") socket and sufficient extension to clear things -- for > installing wheel nuts/bolts. > > Nutdrivers for the two sizes of heads on the small hose clamps -- > much easier than using a screwdriver. Might be six and seven mm. > > If you contemplate messing with coolant hoses, go to Napa and get > their large hose clamp pliers meant for the flat spring-type clamps. > > Right-angle screwdriver for whatever the regulator screws are on your > alternator -- Phillips or Torx > > Can of PB Blaster. > > Some vacuum hose. > > Roll of soft iron machinist's wire or the stuff they use to wire up > cyclone fences. Home Depot used to have it in the garden dept, dunno > if still. Coat hangers are not a suitable substitute, you want it > dead soft so you're not fighting the wire when you go to use it. > > Pliers to cut the wire and twist the ends. > > Tube of Victor muffler cement. Combining it with the soft iron wire > will let you fix surprisingly large holes/cracks. > > Some crimp terminals and a decent stripper/crimper like the Channellock 908. > > Roll or two of wire -- 18 and 14, say. > > Bandanna to tie over your head. > > > > That's not exhaustive by any means, but it's a darn good start. > > d |
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