Favorite tool for wrenching on your rig - 5th gen

[EddieV4runnin]

No wonder I see a lot of 4Runners in the parking lot when I attended my meetings.

 

[RPS99SHO]

 

[kenwilliams0803]

Specialty tool? On the Toyota?

Would have to be this guy. Other than that it would have to be PB Blaster but there's nothing special about that.

 

[jahdai42]

yup, this would be it... 99% of the time it's what I can't find...

 

[Jivewalker]

How about this piece of extreme engineering technology....

 

[97BlackAckCL]

yup, this would be it... 99% of the time it's what I can't find...

Seriously, they're a more rare commodity than precious metals

 

[GNB]

Sorry to be serious here, but a good tool to have along with a spare serpentine belt is a special serpentine belt wrench - real time saver and knuckle saver.

Super handy in a tight space to loosen the tensioner and hold back while slipping on a new belt.

Believe I got mine from Northern Tools for maybe $25 or so, but when I needed it ( in the dark of night of course) it saved much aggravation.

 

[Kamalani Mahie]

leather gloves and a headlamp. done with the bloody knuckles and flashlight in the mouth haha. lots of beer and your favorite curse words.

 

[Whippersnapper02]

The one that works for what I'm working on.

 

[Blu42]

I got this as a gift one year. Had no clue what I was gonna use it for. Ends up being my favorite tool. Handle rotates on bearings, adjustable height, and is removable. Keep it with a 10mm socket and leave it under my cargo tray. Amongst its several uses, I have also used it to disassemble the dash so I could fix the fuse in an aftermarket stereo in my 4th gen all while sitting in traffic.

10mm socket is probably the best thing to keep handy. Not sure I would use the tool Mutant posted while driving but hey whatever gets the job done eh.

 

[97BlackAckCL]

Beer. Multiple

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I prefer Whiskey Drinks on a weekend when I'm working on the truck

 

[1jzgte]

nice and reasonably priced unlike that stupid $100+ metal oil filter wrench floating around this forum

 

[97BlackAckCL]

I prefer Whiskey Drinks on a weekend when I'm working on the truck

Also lots of swear words

 

[93civEJ1]

extra long flex-head ratcheting wrenches - 17mm on one end and 19mm on the other. I have two. Uca thru bolts loosen easily for greasing without removing the AC line brackets, and the 17 and 19mm works on all things suspension.

what do you do about torquing though?

 

[Kamalani Mahie]

leather gloves and a headlamp. done with the bloody knuckles and flashlight in the mouth haha. lots of beer and your favorite curse words.

one more thing to add to this. a 2 ft section of pipe. cheaper than a breaker bar. just slide that over the end of your wrench and if that doesn't get the job done, hit the gym.

 

[Kamalani Mahie]

extra long flex-head ratcheting wrenches - 17mm on one end and 19mm on the other. I have two. Uca thru bolts loosen easily for greasing without removing the AC line brackets, and the 17 and 19mm works on all things suspension.

I've got a 17, just need a 19. They are clutch for tight spaces or where a socket doesn't work. Add some pipe to it and you've got a cheapo breaker bar and plenty of torque.

 

[Jivewalker]

Used my makita impact driver with a 1/2" socket adapter this weekend when doing a tire rotation, man what a difference in time! I started the loosen by hand and used the driver to spin the lugnuts off and to put them back on, followed by hand torquing them to spec. Can't believe I've been doing everything by hand for all these years with a freakin tire iron cross! Can't wait for my next oil change now!