mistergrumpy
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 11:40 AM |
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Small Tool Kit
Due to my car always wanting to breakdown when I take it out (nothing too major) and a Robin Hood owner (with a mint car and lot of effort gone into
it) fixing it once with his travel tool kit. I was thinking of knocking something up of my own, nothing too big and only relevant stuff, so no need
for a full socket set.
What would you put in it to get your car back on the road and home?
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deezee
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 11:46 AM |
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What keeps going wrong on your car? I think that would help identify a tool kit. In my cars I usually carry zip ties, duct tape, electrical tape,
allen keys, multibit screwdriver and some spanners. All goes into a tool roll fro halfords. I also have RAC cover.
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austin man
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 11:49 AM |
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its as much about the othere pieces you carry, I carry a 3/8 drive socked set, full set of spanners pliers mole grips and a screw driver with
changeable heads. other thing fuses, short length of wire tie wraps, Bike cable (throttle replacement) jubilee clips, insulation tape test meter.
drove home 120 miles with wire and tie wraps holding the altenator secure when a bracket had snapped.
All carried in a box that mounts on the bulkhead. The most important tool by far is the RAC card guaranteed to get you home when all else fails
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 04:42 PM |
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As above,
Spanners - 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 17
Pozidrive screwdriver
Flat head screwdriver
Circlip pliers
Flexible screwdriver with ratchet (for hose clamps in awkward places
T-Bar Allen Keys
Special Allen Key for oil filter (specific to my car)
Cable ties (Heavy duty)
Tape
A small Roll of wire
Sidecutters and pliers
Ratchet and sockets - same as spanner sizes
Multimeter
Basically, anything that will allow you to fix the car at the side of the road with minor failure. I dont carry tools that i would never use on the
car, but carry some that i dont use often, in accordance with Murphy's Law. If i break something that bad, then its a recovery truck for me.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 05:55 PM |
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You can buy Rolson do socket 3/8" drive ratchets that are hollow and the sockets fit inside
see ebay item. 170614605656
[Edited on 15/3/11 by britishtrident]
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 06:02 PM |
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It's been my clutch arm and cable so far every time tbh but it just had me thinking.
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RichardK
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 07:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
It's been my clutch arm and cable so far every time tbh but it just had me thinking.
Could have sworn your wheel fell off when you was out with the missus, or was that somebody else!!
Cheers
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 15/3/11 at 08:04 PM |
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Ah, yes and a falling off wheel
See if I'd have had 2 nuts and the right size socket in a nice compact toolkit it'd have saved me a bit of a jogging session
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TheGecko
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| posted on 16/3/11 at 01:19 PM |
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I'm looking at a set of these Bahco double-ended, double-sided, ratchet spanners (8mm through 19mm with 3 spanners) e.g.
http://cgi.ebay
.com.au/Bahco-3PC-reverse-ratchet-spanner-wrench-socket-set-/230586647125?pt=AU_Hand_Tools&hash=item35b0090255
Should make for a nice compact tool-kit.
Now I just need to finish the car 
Dominic
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