What are some must haves in your toolbox?
>>15245935
Socket set
Ratcheting Wrenches
A few pliers
Screwdrivers of assorted sizes
Dead-blow hammer
>>15245935
Crowsfeet
Headband or goggles mounted flashlight
vise grips
Slip joint pliers
Linesman pliers and needlenose
Full open/closed wrench set w/12 pt closed end
12pt/6pt spcket set
Ball joint and tie rod puller
Torch and mini hacksaw for bushings
Rubber mallet and regular hammers
Screwdrivers for days
>>15245935
Multimeter
Bearing puller
>>15245966
+1 for ratcheting wrenches. You'll never take a normal wrench into a confined space again. The only problem with them is they can't be used for the old double wrench trick, but still.
>>15245935
>What are some must haves in your AUTOMOTIVE toolbox?
In either a home toolbox or onboard toolkit, an assorted set of mini-blade fuses if you have a modern car or the slightly larger blade fuses for the older cars.
>>15245935
Framing hammer. I use one nearly every time I work on my car.
>>15245986
This should probably be in the sticky.
>>15245935
>slide hammer
>puller kit
Nice service tier-stuff
>digital caliper
>micrometer
>soldering kit
>heat gun
>>15247924
I keep one standard medium-size wrench around and use it for doubling. No broken ratchet wrenches yet.
I always use nails and sheet metal screws when I am working on my car. You always need to have these around.
Zip ties if you really get into a bind.
>>15245935
60+ piece metric/imp socket set
Ratchet spanners
Screwdrivers
Pliers, cutters
Blades
Random assortment of bolts, screws and hose clamps
Dynamite.
Could be useful.
Torx bits
>I always need T27 and most of the time I cant find it.
Socket set. 1/4 3/8 1/2, Metric and SAE
Torque Wrenches 3/8 and 1/2
Those worthless plastic trim pullers
>Basically useless for releasing door panel clips
>Going to try a metal one
Full set of box end spanners
>>15245935
tools
More importantly, what tools should you carry in your car all the time?
>>15250033
a cell phone to call a tow truck
>>15249926
Only if you work on chevys tho
>>15250033
A window breaker/belt cutter, preferably in the center console. Jumper cables. A small socket/ratchet set, metric. Screwdrivers.
wrenches
rubber hammer
penetrating oil
>>battery powered impact
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>>15250884
Air tools save my life
My father constantly requests help with his industrial cars and taking off the tires is a real bitch without a high impact wrench
also blowing compressed air onto the brakes to clean them is great, easy as fuck
when welding on some real /diy/ shit an air sander is fucking amazing to clean a rusty spot prior to welding
>tl;dr get an air compressor with some tools to go with it, its useful as fuck
Ratcheting wrenches. Seriously someone should give the guy who invented those 72 virgins
>>15252966
Boring, I enjoy smashing my knuckles off metal, that's how my daddy did it and his daddy
>>15250866
take a lot of tires off, do you?
>>15250033
Jumper cables, road flares, window breaker in the glovebox, a tire iron and a 10mm ratchet because most of the bolts on my car are 10mm, also a phillips head and some channel locks
>>15245935
if youre doing it professionally or for fun?
if professionally literally almost every tool will come in handy at least once
>>15246028
>bushings
You have a mobile press?
>hurt you can just press them in with a straight board and 2 buddies
You are better off just driving on the wrecked bushing. Trust me you can do that for thousands of miles.
if you don't have one of these, you probably shouldn't be on /o/
>>15253167
Multiple 10mm sockets. Cause you will lose that fucker.
>>15253938
The really strange part is I find other techs tools sitting on underbody covers, under seats, in dashes, etc. but I've never found a 10mm socket. Where do they go? This is not a "haha yep man all techs know about this" joke, it's a serious issue that needs to be addressed. Are they rolling down storm drains into the ocean?
>>15253952
gremlins
>>15253938
WHY IS THIS SO TRUE?
>>15253952
The great beyond. That's where they go. But then as soon as you get another one, the one that was lost suddenly appears in your toolbox.
>>15253952
Same concept as this
Flare nut wrenches for brake lines
>>15253136
No, I just live in the midrust.
