Tools

[Anonymous No.1255834]

What brand would you recommend for a set of Ratchet, Socket Set and wrenches? Getting into car work and I need to get my own set. Also any other tools that may be useful

[Anonymous No.1255835]

Hazet, Stahlwille, Gedore.

[Anonymous No.1255837]

>>1255834
3/8th socket set is probably your staple, probably torque wrench is a good idea.
if you can find a workshop manual for your car it won't help because it probably won't tell you what sizes you need.
personally i find a set of spanners don't get much use other than two in particular for adjusting tracking and a special ring one with a split (flared?) for brake lines
depending on the car torx bits come in handy.

[Anonymous No.1256075]

>wrenches
This baby almost replaces a spanner set and 100% replaces a shifter.

[Anonymous No.1256144]

>>1256075
Knipex is a good, but having wrenches is a
must...
>>1255834
any name brand will work fine, just dont cheap out things you will use daily >>1255835
also this and the other brands

[Anonymous No.1256189]

>>1256144
>>1255835
What's the difference with hexagon and regular?
https://www.amazon.com/GEDORE-6235980-Socket-Hexagon-6-19mm/dp/B000UYX274/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1507388733&sr=1-1-fkmr2&keywords=Gedore+socket+set+3%2F8+18+piece
https://www.amazon.com/GEDORE-6239380-Socket-6-19mm-Pieces/dp/B000UYX2A6/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1507388733&sr=1-4-fkmr2&keywords=Gedore+socket+set+3%2F8+18+piece
I'm almost sold on this set but I'm not liking that it doesn't go up to 19

[Anonymous No.1256229]

>>1256189
>sockets in a box
>buy a different sized socket for a job
> doesn't fit in the box
I wouldn't do it.
Sockets on a rail, torque wrench, extenders/wobble bar if you need it.

[Anonymous No.1256245]

>>1256189
1 dolar, kek
no idea you can use it on hex, only diference you can use the bi hex on a squere and bi hex fasteners/bolts

[Anonymous No.1256268]

>>1255834
>other tools that may be useful
In case of brute force..

[Anonymous No.1256281]

>>1256268

[Anonymous No.1256378]

>>1256229
Couldn't I just buy a rail and discard the box?
>>1256245
What? Could you explain this to me as you would a child

[Anonymous No.1256399]

>>1256378
>buy a rail and discard the box
Yes. That's preferable if you have a shop or toolbox. A box is only preferable if you need to haul it around on its own. I have a wide assortment on rails in my garage and a small 3/8 box set in my car.

>explain this to me
I think he's getting at both being good for hex bolts, but 12-point sockets also being capable of driving 12-point and square bolts. Hex sockets with a given size and outside diameter are slightly stiffer, and so may be slightly preferable for an impact wrench in small sizes (large sockets are almost always 12-point anyway, and are heavy enough that flexing isn't a concern), but the difference may not be noticeable. A well-fitting hex socket has a larger contact area, but if the hex has sharp corners, it is more likely to round the bolt's corners than a 12-point. Most I've seen for sale have open space at the corners, so it's not a problem though.

[Anonymous No.1257077]

>>1256399
Thank you for the explanation, it's very informative

Anyone have a set they would like to recommend? I've found a few sets but most are above my price range or have limited sockets. Just looking for a basic 8-19 socket set for 3/8. What website should I look at for buying them?

[Anonymous No.1257099]

>>1255834
Wright tool.

[Anonymous No.1257100]

If you have the option of 12 and 6 point sockets pick 6. 12 is quicker to set, but ratchets make that negligible. 12 rounds off easier. Anything you need to use a breaker bar on will benefit more from the surface area of a 6 co pared to the speed of a 12. You can be okay buying the cheapest sockets that don't break or rust, but you need a solid ratchet/socket wrench/breaker bar that can take abuse.

Use the right size socket, always. If you fuck a bolt or nut up then you replace it, bottom line.

Working on cars you will deal with some bullshit situations, you will eventually come across a car you can't take the tire off of even though you removed a lug.

Be crafty, and know when to take a feather touch. Press fit bearings? find a socket slightly smaller than the bearing/race and give it some love taps with a hammer. Use a socket extension as a punch/drift, use a breaker bar as a prybar to get leverage. Just be clever. You can knock out some ball joints with a cinder block and some nice swings from a single jack.

Minimal set
Sockets ranging from 8mm to 19mm, with a 21, 22, 25, and 27 somewhere in there. And 5/16 to 3/4, with a 13/16, 7/8, 1 and 1 1/8 in there. 3/8 and 1/2 drive

3/8 and 1/2 breaker bar and ratchet

Set of combo wrenches that cover the same sizes as your sockets(you'll need a backup wrench at some point). You can smack these with a hammer to make up for your girly arms without worrying about breaking gears.

Ratcheting combos are a luxury you won't truly appreciate til you're old

C clamps

Line wrenches if you find yourself messing with...lines

Hammers. I keep a 2lb "drilling" hammer, a 4lb "engineer" hammer, an a 20 oz claw hammer with me at all times.

[Anonymous No.1257102]

>>1257100
Pry bars, as small as my pinky all the way to 24" as well as a crowbar.

Scraps of dimensional lumber

Jack, jack stands, wheel chocks. Can't fix anything if you're dead(unless people really hate you thay much).

VICE GRIPS

ALLEN WRENCH SOCKETS

MULTIMETER

CHINESE NUT FUCKER(great for being too big to fit into the space you need it to)

And some jobs just benefit from special tools. Ball joint press. Inner tie rod tool. Brake spring pliers. Compression checker. Inline spark plug tester.

There are tons of specialty car tools, from diagnostic to replacement, it's all about understansing what it benefits you to have. I had a macpherson strut compressor for 2 years before I needed it at home.

Also, brakleen and aerokroil. Mapp click on torch. Oxy acetylene if you got money and balls to burn.

Wire brush

Tap and die set

Angle grinder

Air compressor that can support an inoact wrench, air ratchet and air hammer.

Work bench with a vice

Bench grinder with a grinding and wire brush wheel.


You'll see the benefit of some things with a little more experience

[Anonymous No.1257211]

>>1255834
Anything from Lidl or aldi does me fine. I do all my own car work but that don't mean I'm working on cars everyday. If something breaks I buy a new one. Not patriotic enough to worry about buying chinese

[Anonymous No.1257230]

>>1255834
SNAP ON

[Anonymous No.1258467]

>>1257077
For a "decent but inexpensive" set, you might look for a Craftsman or Tekton set with the right assortment. Craftsman has occasional deals, and their sets can be bought on their website. Tekton is probably best bought on Amazon.

[Anonymous No.1258486]

If you're in the Southeast then go for Kobalt from Lowes as a budget set.

[Anonymous No.1258977]

>>1258467
I work for sears, but to be honest we are on par with kobalt or husky or whatever lowes and home depot sell. They probably wont go out of business either, at least any time soon. Though I have accumulated a ton of tools for very cheap, there are some things that I would buy at harbor freight as even that junk has a warranty and if you only use it once, why spend a ton of money. If you buy at HF, only get Pittsburgh "Pro" stuff. You can spend a ridiculous amount of money on tools, and spending it in the right places matters more than brand loyalty. For example, buying a really nice ratchet but a more budget friendly socket set. You will notice a hell of a difference than the other way around. Go shop around, most should easily be able to tell the difference between junk and quality tools.

Greetings from /o/

[Anonymous No.1259000]

Sockets are something that see alot of use so I wouldnt cheap out there. I have a Kobalt 30-Piece Standard and Metric Mechanic's Tool Set with Hard Case That's my go to. I like how it transports as one tool and it's organization. It's almost always got what you need.

I supplement that with a 3/8th kobalt braker bar., 1/2 harbor freight braker bar. 1/2 drive harbor freight torque wrench. 1/4 drive socket wrench, 1/2 to 3/8 drive adapter 3/8 to 1/2 drive adapter. 8pound harbor freight engineer hammer. 1 long philips 1 stubby philips same for flat heads, 12 piece set of metric and 12 set of standard open ends. 11inch long needle nose. normal size needle nose, 12 inch straight jaw channel locks, Irwin bolt extractors and a 6 inch 3/8 extension bar. That's pretty much everything I keep grabbing.

Got lots of other tools like a rubber mallet, various torx and security bits. I got a pawn shop I go to for single socket sizes I dont have and need and collect them in a wooden box. I usually wait to buy something the moment I need it so I dont have a bunch of tools that have never seen any work. IF you can afford racheting open ends I would grab em. I dont use them because I consider them a luxury and you will need the non racheting in your box to break bolts loose. Racheting ends will break trying to break bolts loose eventually.I Dont own anything on autozones loaner tool list. I do own a oil pressure gauge I rigged from a female to female 1/4 NPT connected to a hydraulic gauge and grease gun line. Really looking forward to an ELM 327 coming in from china. You can also convert your phone into a boroscope of fleabay. Take pics for memory reference and jam it in varying places for pics or video.

[Anonymous No.1259001]

>>1259000
Forgot to mention a 4 foot pipe clamp comes in handy to hold things like a vise and give you or an assistant something to grab on to. Also what I use to press in brake calipers. 4 foot not so handy there.

[Anonymous No.1259015]

>>1255834
buy one of those 100 or so piece sets then throw out the ratchets and replace with Snap-On, Mac, Grey, SK ect. then go buy imperial and metric wrench sets(ratcheting is nice).

[Anonymous No.1259017]

>>1255834
here you go bruh

https://www.amazon.ca/Williams-WSC-1390TB-1390-Piece-Mammoth-Complete/dp/B001355MX6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507788084&sr=8-1&keywords=snap+on

[Anonymous No.1259207]

Are Licota tools are good?

[Anonymous No.1259212]

>>1259017
>https://www.amazon.ca/Williams-WSC-1390TB-1390-Piece-Mammoth-Complete/dp/B001355MX6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1507788084&sr=8-1&keywords=snap+on

You should probably get at least two of these.

[Anonymous No.1259227]

>>1259212
Without knowing exactly what’s in there you probably do need 2. If the set is just one of everything you’re gonna be pretty pissed when you end up needing 2 of the same wrench of socket.

[Anonymous No.1260529]

>>1255834

Ratchet: GearWrench, all three sizes (1/2", 3/8", 1/4")
Sockets: Literally doesn't matter they'll all be fine to start with(but get a few deep impact sockets for the common sizes of lugs and other occasionally too torqued bolts), I would get like a check Husky set or something at Home Depot, just get a cheap set with an easy lifetime warrenty
Wrenches: GearWrench ratcheting wrenches

Another good idea is to get a decent breaker bar, honestly the best bang for the buck is a Harbor Freight one, they're decently tough and cheap.

GearWrench is /almost/ professional grade and an easy warrenty, all at a good price.

[Anonymous No.1260538]

>>1255834
Top notch - Wera or Hazet but they are pricy. Any Taiwan tool will do the job though. Force, King Tony, jonnesway etc.

[Anonymous No.1260952]

>>1255834
Don't know your budget, but I'd recommend a SK 3/8 drive set of sockets with ratchet. Usually runs about $200-250 but it's definitely buy once, cry once. They'll last forever. For wrenches, my preferred is MAC, however that's too much for someone just tinkering around. So I'd say Craftsman or even SK wrenches.

[Anonymous No.1260977]

>>1260538
Wera has nice screwdrivers, not a huge fan of their ratchets desu(although the speeder might be the best I've used).

>>1260952
If you got the SK route, get the new teardrop 3/8 ratchet LP90. High tooth count and it can take a beating.