LittleCaesar
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Dewalt DCF883B. The tool I get the most done with. Best ROI for sure.
Your favorite tools for wrenching / tech tools for special applications
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Dewalt DCF883B. The tool I get the most done with. Best ROI for sure.
LittleCaesar
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Can't forget the cordless sawzall as well.
Thank you, just ordered one :banana:
Scramble
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Oh this thread is going to be awesome.... I think my favorite simple little tool that is amazing when doing engine work is snap-on's Swivel socket extension set. They may look strange but on a 3/8 drive impact they make things fast
Those are nice for a Pro.
I use these with my Dewalt electric impact gun & various sockets & extensions.
Only $14
http://www.amazon.com/BSPUJ2PI-Univ...1459282071&sr=8-14&keywords=swivel+socket+set
Scramble
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I just ordered that! Thanks! I need to remove & replace the 3 bolts connecting my header to the cat & there is no room to ratchet!
Craftsman quality has gone DOWN recently, but they have a ratchet similar to that twist handle and beyond.
It has a rotating head, twist handle, and you could also extend the length of the handle for leverage. It was on sale for like $20 but I didn't grab one. Maybe it would work well for someone?
It has a rotating head, twist handle, and you could also extend the length of the handle for leverage. It was on sale for like $20 but I didn't grab one. Maybe it would work well for someone?
StreetCreeper
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While not a tool exactly, this is something I've come to keep on hand at all times in the truck or like now, while on a 1600 mile road trip.
Heavy 9mm rubber gloves from HF. Spent many a day with shitty torn medical grade gloves while working on my truck. Those are great for taking blood or wiping asses maybe — but not so much for wrenching and keeping nasty solvents/chems off your skin.
Finally found these heavy duty rubber gloves and haven't looked back. Added bonus is they are black, so you don't look like a serial killer walking around trying to cover up a crime scene.
Heavy 9mm rubber gloves from HF. Spent many a day with shitty torn medical grade gloves while working on my truck. Those are great for taking blood or wiping asses maybe — but not so much for wrenching and keeping nasty solvents/chems off your skin.
Finally found these heavy duty rubber gloves and haven't looked back. Added bonus is they are black, so you don't look like a serial killer walking around trying to cover up a crime scene.
Jhelms
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Glad to see you bought the RIGHT kind of swivel for an impact:
But for the noobs, good god if you EVER see these swivels for an impact, DO NOT BUY. They need to be outlawed! They will throw a socket 100yard, break out your teeth or knock someone out as they will eject the socket at 5-10K RPM if the socket slips off the bolt head.
Jhelms
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I use those as well when I am going to be doing a lot of work. I use the thin blues for simple stuff / oil changes and such (the blue ones rip rather easily).
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Jhelms
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In addition to the easyout set, this specific set has bailed me out a few times on rounded off bolts or broken off studs that had enough threads to tap them into. The skinny on how to use them:
1. You put a size slightly bigger on a bolt head or stud
2. Hammer the socket onto the bolt or stud and the teeth will cut into the steel as you hammer it on
3. Use a socket wrench to then unscrew the damaged bolt or stud
4. Heat the bolt or stud with a torch if they give you any trouble and they will back right out. Best $10 on sale I have spent in ages
9 Pc 3/8 in. Drive Metric Bolt Extractor Socket Set
On a side note, I just found this new item at the freight. Will buy and try. Like a super sized version of the syringe I linked on page one
Can extract a LOT of fluid at one time!
2.3 gal. Manual Fluid Extractor
And the big mofo that has been on my list for a while
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-1-4-quarter-gallon-oil-extractor-46149.html
1. You put a size slightly bigger on a bolt head or stud
2. Hammer the socket onto the bolt or stud and the teeth will cut into the steel as you hammer it on
3. Use a socket wrench to then unscrew the damaged bolt or stud
4. Heat the bolt or stud with a torch if they give you any trouble and they will back right out. Best $10 on sale I have spent in ages
9 Pc 3/8 in. Drive Metric Bolt Extractor Socket Set
On a side note, I just found this new item at the freight. Will buy and try. Like a super sized version of the syringe I linked on page one
Can extract a LOT of fluid at one time!2.3 gal. Manual Fluid Extractor
And the big mofo that has been on my list for a while
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-1-4-quarter-gallon-oil-extractor-46149.html
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nevada
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the above swivels will throw a socket equally as bad.Glad to see you bought the RIGHT kind of swivel for an impact:
But for the noobs, good god if you EVER see these swivels for an impact, DO NOT BUY. They need to be outlawed! They will throw a socket 100yard, break out your teeth or knock someone out as they will eject the socket at 5-10K RPM if the socket slips off the bolt head.
I prefer the style that locks in 100%, and requires a tool to release. for the reasons you stated.
in my day to day life, the tools I use the most are ratchet wrenches. they are amazing, and I don't have any idea how we got along without them previously.
also this little gem,
there are a few of these out there now, so I don't know if one is better than the others. but a stubby 1/2" impact is VERY handy.
Jhelms
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Nice - stubby impacts are awesome!
And yes, agreed on locking pins to prevent a socket from being ejected. To note per a previous question / the HF wobble extensions are NOT locking but the angle is also gentle so not a huge danger like the ones that allow 90 degree rotation which I consider - auto eject into the next county, the very second they slip.
And yes, agreed on locking pins to prevent a socket from being ejected. To note per a previous question / the HF wobble extensions are NOT locking but the angle is also gentle so not a huge danger like the ones that allow 90 degree rotation which I consider - auto eject into the next county, the very second they slip.
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Buckaroo
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Since we are talking tool porn, today I just received my Mityvac MV6835 Vacuum Brake Bleeding Kit from tooltopia.com. This is a pretty good price at $150 w/free shipping....
Super price on MityVac MV6835 at ToolTopia.com
You need a compressor to make this work but I have used this tool before and it is the bees knees. My wife has been helping me with brake bleeding for years but it has not really been all that good for our relationship (It's not what you say.....it's how you say it). This can also be used to evacuate fluid like the syringe. I really love nice tools.....
Buckaroo
Super price on MityVac MV6835 at ToolTopia.com
You need a compressor to make this work but I have used this tool before and it is the bees knees. My wife has been helping me with brake bleeding for years but it has not really been all that good for our relationship (It's not what you say.....it's how you say it). This can also be used to evacuate fluid like the syringe. I really love nice tools.....
Buckaroo
UnderFire
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[MENTION=123173]Jhelms[/MENTION], I'd recommend taking the harbor freight extractor off of your list, we bought one to make oil changes on cats with full belly pans easier, it barely works, definitely have no confidence that it takes anywhere near all the oil out of the pan.
ShooterMcGavin
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I'm constantly leaving my brake systems and my clutch systems in my vehicles in bad need of a bleeding for far too long, because I need to hassle someone else to help. A brake bleeding tool is such an attractive device. However, my mechanic friend has convinced me that they are "all" hard to use and lacking in quality. Maybe he has only experienced the cheaper ones?
Do you have any experience with the cheaper bleeding devices? How easy to use and functional is the one you listed?
UnderFire
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Bleeding with a vacuum bleeder has a learning curve, my dad and I recently were trying one out for the first time and eventually gave up and went for our tried and true method, not that there was anything wrong with vacuum bleeding, it's just outside of our realm of knowledge.
Buckaroo
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I have a mityvac hand pump mv8500 (~$60). Not really good for brake bleeding. This MV6835 tool ($150) is new to me but I have used it several times at the shop and it works well. It pulls a good vacuum and draws out the brake fluid but the vacuum is so good that you can see bubbles in the line as the air leaks in around the connection to the bleeder. You need to ignore these bubbles. I have never used the pressure bleeders so can't really comment....but I do like this vacuum unit.
Buckaroo
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ShooterMcGavin
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...Oh, but those are just the air bubbles outside of the brake system, if I understand you? The fluid in the lines remains air free and the results are perfect?
Buckaroo
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Yes....the vacuum is so strong it is pulling air around the connection to the bleeder so you end up with bubbles in the line. After is all said and done, you end up with a very hard pedal.....
From the instruction manual....
" Note: During the bleeding process, as brake fluid is being vacuumed through the bleed screw, air will also be sucked into the bleed tube
from around the bleed screw threads. This can give the misconceplion that air is bleeding from the lines, however it is normal and does not
indicate a malfunction. To prevent or reduce this introduction of air, coat the bleed screw threads with silicon grease prior to bleeding."
Buckaroo
From the instruction manual....
" Note: During the bleeding process, as brake fluid is being vacuumed through the bleed screw, air will also be sucked into the bleed tube
from around the bleed screw threads. This can give the misconceplion that air is bleeding from the lines, however it is normal and does not
indicate a malfunction. To prevent or reduce this introduction of air, coat the bleed screw threads with silicon grease prior to bleeding."
Buckaroo
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zgensler31
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Got this idea from speedy and it works amazing and cost me like 6 bucks at the hardware store.
Just clamp it down on either master cylinder and hook up an airline at like 5 psi and crack the line. Just make sure yot got good fluid level.
If you plan on pushing alot of fluid, like to replace the line, you can simply add a length of pvc in between the air line and master, to effectively enlargen the master, and fill it up with fluid.
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