slide hammer!
My car was made with wrenches, Not chopsticks.
Flaked Z-Fire wrote:slide hammer!
I never heard of one before...from what I got from google its either for pulling dents or for crank shafts and stuff.....but I'd rather hear it from someone who knows for sure. What is it, what does it do, and how is it helpful with automotives?
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I still think my best purchase ever was my Harbor Freight caliper piston compressor:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34304
I used to do c-clamps, pry bars, blocks of wood, all kinds of crap. This turned a 30 minute job into a 10 minute job.
NO @!#$!
I never knew they made one!
I just ordered it. I gotta do brakes soon, and the C-Clamp is a PAIN!
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I cant seem to find it on their website, do they ship to canada?
the window crank handle remover is one of the best tools i ever bought... comes in very handy... much easier then using a pick and a screw driver to try and do it...
cant think of anything else to add to your list...
EYEOPNR (sleepercavy) wrote:the window crank handle remover is one of the best tools i ever bought... comes in very handy... much easier then using a pick and a screw driver to try and do it...
cant think of anything else to add to your list...
I found that using a rag actually works quite well...put it inbetween the panel and the handle and just spin and pull...only problem is the moon clip has a tendency to go air bourne afterwards.
Anyone hear anything about this Harbor Freight place? I was looking at the website and there are some interesting things....mainly the torque wrench
Torque Wrench 10-150 ft. lbs for only $20
A slide hammer is used for pulling dents. Harbor Freight also has other body tools (hammers, dollies, spoons, etc.) very reasonably. Don't forget to buy a OBDII scanner. The Schucks/Kragen chain has a very capable one for under $70 US. Oh, and a Mity Vac for brake/clutch bleeding.
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There is a Harbor Freight local to me. Their stuff is very cheap and for the most part works well...
I have no complaints about them, for the money it can't be beat...
A slide hammer is also used to remove certain bearings too.
My most useful tool that i own i got for free and its just a small flat head screwdriver.
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EYEOPNR (sleepercavy) wrote:the window crank handle remover is one of the best tools i ever bought... comes in very handy... much easier then using a pick and a screw driver to try and do it...
plus you can get it at any auto parts store for about $5 and save yourself the cost of shipping from buying online.
OHV notec wrote:I still think my best purchase ever was my Harbor Freight caliper piston compressor:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34304
I used to do c-clamps, pry bars, blocks of wood, all kinds of crap. This turned a 30 minute job into a 10 minute job.
i have something like this... called vice grips. makes a 30 minute brake job a 15 minute brake job. they are the big c channel ones.
if i have the car in the air. i can get the wheels off, both rotors swapped, and all the pads swapped over and wheels back on in about 15 minutes.
Jeffrey M White wrote:EYEOPNR (sleepercavy) wrote:the window crank handle remover is one of the best tools i ever bought... comes in very handy... much easier then using a pick and a screw driver to try and do it...
cant think of anything else to add to your list...
I found that using a rag actually works quite well...put it in between the panel and the handle and just spin and pull...only problem is the moon clip has a tendency to go air bourne afterwards.
I have 2 of these tools also and i still prefer a rag. It works fist shot and it will not scratch the door panel.
telescoping magnet... for all those sockets that fall just out of reach.
ahfunaki wrote:There is a Harbor Freight local to me. Their stuff is very cheap and for the most part works well...
I have no complaints about them, for the money it can't be beat...
There are a bunch of HF's around here (one less than a mile away). Be weary of anything with an electric motor (you may have to rebuild it in short time), or anything that needs to be stiff (bender, beader), or tight & strong (X-Y table, torque wrench). I've also had a set of digital calipers go haywire. Oh yeah, don't expect a Phillips head screwdriver to last either.
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hose clamp pliers
pick tool
flexible 1/4" socket extension
cordless drill
14.82 @ 97 mph
best random useful tool ever. It helps to take any car apart in half the time.
Milwaukee Offset Right Angle Attachment
It can be used in a drill...
Yea, those things are awesome. A bunch of companies make them...
all this depends on the job/jobs you normally do. I have about $50k in mechanics tools total, and i still wish i had "that tool"
John Benham wrote:all this depends on the job/jobs you normally do. I have about $50k in mechanics tools total, and i still wish i had "that tool"
yea that.
i only have about $1000 invested, but i still always run in to a tool i wish i had. just tonight i was rotating the tires on the truck. this is the first time i have rotated my tires since all my tools got ripped off and replaced. once they were rotated and i went to torque them down, i realized that i didn't have any socket extensions. i had them before, but now some @!#$ has them. i've done tons of odd jobs on my vehicles and around the house in the year since my tools were ripped off and never ran in to a situation where i needed an extension...until tonight...when my truck was up on jack stands with no tires on. stupid thieves.
on and the pivoting and extending magnet is always awesome to have.
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Matt Burgess wrote:Jeffrey M White wrote:EYEOPNR (sleepercavy) wrote:the window crank handle remover is one of the best tools i ever bought... comes in very handy... much easier then using a pick and a screw driver to try and do it...
cant think of anything else to add to your list...
I found that using a rag actually works quite well...put it in between the panel and the handle and just spin and pull...only problem is the moon clip has a tendency to go air bourne afterwards.
I have 2 of these tools also and i still prefer a rag. It works fist shot and it will not scratch the door panel.
i used to use the rag trick before i got the actual tool... i find the tool a hell of a lot easier because most of the time you can get the clip to stay in the handle... and less air born clips... lol to bad i bought the tool after i bought like 50 of the clips... now i have a ton that i dont need... lol
