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I have tools coming in every Mon/Wed/Fri. I’ll chime in once in a while lol.
The last major purchase was this guy:
Snap On 3/8 drive Techangle Digital Torque Wrench. Love it.
MECHANIC’S SEAT WITH DRAWERS MS15 Found out it was made by pro-lift afterwards for $50. Also drawer retention is not great will be buying rare earth magnets to fix that.
ATD-1420 14 Pc. SAE Jumbo Crowfoot Wrench Set, 1/2″ Drive Sizes: 1 1/16″ – 2″ Haven’t used yet but, look good.
Brake Pad Measuring Tool BP6596 Already saved me from removing tires on 10 different trucks so that is a lot of time.
[quote=”ialmanza4″ post=168765]I have tools coming in every Mon/Wed/Fri. I’ll chime in once in a while lol.
The last major purchase was this guy:
Snap On 3/8 drive Techangle Digital Torque Wrench. Love it.[/quote]
You are going to love that even more if you do any Subaru heads. It saves so much time
[quote=”gmule” post=168868][quote=”ialmanza4″ post=168765]I have tools coming in every Mon/Wed/Fri. I’ll chime in once in a while lol.
The last major purchase was this guy:
Snap On 3/8 drive Techangle Digital Torque Wrench. Love it.[/quote]
You are going to love that even more if you do any Subaru heads. It saves so much time[/quote]
All 4 of our heavy engine guys love theirs. I want one in the 3/8 and 1/2 but don’t do enough heads to justify the purchase yet lol.
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Needed this 5mm swivel in 1/4″ to pull a valve cover on a duramax Friday. And this 2007 Saturn vue had some massive a/c schrader valves and had to pick this little guy up also.
Picked up a rear axle nut socket for the 1 ton’s I had to do a seal on the other day aswell lol
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[quote=”gmule” post=168868][quote=”ialmanza4″ post=168765]I have tools coming in every Mon/Wed/Fri. I’ll chime in once in a while lol.
The last major purchase was this guy:
Snap On 3/8 drive Techangle Digital Torque Wrench. Love it.[/quote]
You are going to love that even more if you do any Subaru heads. It saves so much time[/quote]
Yup. I’m programming it as I go. So far Subaru, Honda 1.5/1.6 and 2.3’s, Gm 3100 and 3800 and 5.3/6.0 and Ford 4.6 and 5.4 heads. The next time I do those will be so sweet.
[quote=”ialmanza4″ post=168998][quote=”gmule” post=168868][quote=”ialmanza4″ post=168765]I have tools coming in every Mon/Wed/Fri. I’ll chime in once in a while lol.
The last major purchase was this guy:
Snap On 3/8 drive Techangle Digital Torque Wrench. Love it.[/quote]
You are going to love that even more if you do any Subaru heads. It saves so much time[/quote
Yup. I’m programming it as I go. So far Subaru, Honda 1.5/1.6 and 2.3’s, Gm 3100 and 3800 and 5.3/6.0 and Ford 4.6 and 5.4 heads. The next time I do those will be so sweet.[/quote]I used to pull Subaru engines to do the heads because of the torque sequence. With the tech angle I do them on the frame and save myself about 4 hours by no R&R the engine
Yeah, I do them “in-car” too even before the tech angle but very carefully watching the final angles with a (less accurate but good enough) angle gauge.
I took delivery this week of a Husky 33” tool cart. It was the same price as the Harbor Freight tool cart but higher quality. Hoping that once organized, it will help increase my efficiency. Can’t wait to use it Monday 🙂
[quote=”lar1969″ post=171449]I took delivery this week of a Husky 33” tool cart. It was the same price as the Harbor Freight tool cart but higher quality. Hoping that once organized, it will help increase my efficiency. Can’t wait to use it Monday :)[/quote]
A cart is a great way to save time by not going back to your main box all the time. You just need to keep your 90% needed tools on it.
Just bought lightly used Vise Grips made in the Peterson plant 10R, 10WR, 7WR, 5WR, 6LN. Had the taiwan made ones and they gave me a severe bone bruise on my left thumb joint because the release handle bent and had to pry the handles apart to release it. I tried snap ring pliers to no avail trying to prevent hurting myself.
Basically every tool is getting cheaper and I am really starting to get concerned about the safety of them any more.
Eric,
Your use of specialised hose pliers gave me an ‘Ah Ha!’ moment, ‘Boy could I use a pair of those!”. Well I visited Victoria Market in Melbourne today and, as usual, stopped at the tool shop and bought a pair. Cost was $13AUD, pretty good I thought. Of course I did not get out of there before I had bought a 10 and 12mm T-Handle ‘nut runner’ that you have also demonstrated. $7AUD each. I should probably got a 14mm as well which would have covered most of the fasteners on my motorcycles and my cars as well.This led to my buying a door card removal tool, $8AUD, something I have always wished I had, plus another couple of tools, one I have also previously needed and another extending light and magnetic pick up tool.
Not bad considering I only went there to buy an Australian Flag patch!
Thanks for the inspirations!
Andy
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