Time Saving Tools

[Jon Hart]

Been working at my dealership for 2 months now And my productivity is not where i want it to be, Granted work has been slow and we haven’t had the best work in (warranty diag) But ignoring that wondering what tools/process organisers you use to make your self as productive as possible?

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[Alexander]

Organize tools by the jobs, not types. It is very time consuming to go through 2 or more drawers to tool up for a job.

It is very important to have a drive tool attached to every socket you pull out of your box. Swapping sockets is very time consuming, I pity the fools who buy ONE ratchet and thinks they can get away with it. My boss keeps making fun of me of having six 1/4″ ratchets, but I keep laughing at him whenever he drops a socket over the engine bay.

Buy locking extensions and flex sockets, ratcheting wrenches and cordless tools. Air hammer will also save you a lot of grief.

Buy a giant 12″x12″ magnetic panel to organize all the fasteners that you take out, this shaves off a few minutes of digging through those small magnetic part trays.

[Rick]

http://www.ericthecarguy.com/kunena/15-Technicians-Only/55314-methods-of-increasing-flat-rate-productivity#122047

Fopeano and MDk22 have a wealth of extemnsive knowledge and suggestions on this post I put up here.

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