Tools

[Jimvr4]

One tool I was very happy to locate was this Schley 99700 DOHC hydraulic lash adjust tool. Works on 6G72 and 4G63 DOHC engines

[thor'svr4]

One tool I was very happy to locate was this Schley 99700 DOHC hydraulic lash adjust tool. Works on 6G72 and 4G63 DOHC engines

anyone who is putting in 99 lifters should buy that tool. I really wish i had one of those when I was installing my lifters. Instead I used a 2’ long 3/8” extension and it was dam near impossible.

[MR2]

or you could loosen the cam bridge's

[Oyyci]

So lets talk tool boxes.



Kobalt..Dam good product!
I looked at a lot of boxes and this was a good bang for the buck.
$700 for the setup which came with nice liners and covers.

I have one of these here and absolutely love it. I like to work on stuff on top of my box so I don't care for tall boxes. I'm thinking about getting a stainless steel top for it then mounting a vice to it. It came with a FREE snap on hat and t shirt too!

I was a tech for 2 years, got sick of working on other peoples FUBAR'D cars. Now I just work on my own and the occasional buddies car. I tried craftsman for a bit while I was a tech, shortly after I switched to Matco and a bit of snap-on tools. Let me tell you, you think a $100 socket set and a $80 set of screw drivers... a quality set will get you SOOO much farther with far less hassle. My craftsman set of sockets wore out after a while, and started rounding bolt heads etc. I got a killer deal on a lightly used snap-on set and I abuse the shit out of them and they still work like day one. They just grip so much better. I absolutely love my Matco screw driver set too, again grip on the heads its just so much better and they don't hurt your hands when you are really forcing it, again I abuse the shit out of them and still work like day one. I have a 4 pc set of matco pliers as well, I was using craftsman vice grips on a stuck bolt, tightening the piss out of it and clamping. Kept slipping off, I switched to just regular Matco pliers... and got the bolt out.

My suggestion if you do any sort of reasonably in depth work on vehicles quite often. Purchase a quality (Matco, Snap-on, Mac) set of..

Pliers
Screwdrivers
Pry bars
Socket set
Extensions
Ratchets
Wrenches are nice too yet I just roll my craftsman set on those.

You can buy used aswell, it still has the same warranty (given your local dealer may be a prick if you didn't buy it from them but they have to warranty it anyways). Not to mention these will most likely still in your tool box when you pass away then your children/grand childeren can use them... because they will still work

I agree with all that is said here except the wrenches. I had craftsman wrenches in my travel tool bag (aircraft mechanic) and I had some issues with the wrenches fitting on the size they were supposed to fit on. Especially line and hose fittings. They were the craftsman standard set but it was like the were cut to size and then coated; making them seemingly too small my that tiny amount.

[Granny]

I just had a tool organism.
Hubby bought these for me..a special Mothers day present.
I just opened them up..OMG!
Kobalt..becoming my favorite.

Sorry for the fuzzy pics.

[mcshooter]

kolbalt tools are as good as any. they used to be made by snapon but i believe williams now make them.. i saw this on powerblock sat about some socket stickers. go to gorilla tools.com and they have for $5 with free shipping 84 stickers that are oil proof for your sockets. check it out... chuck

[Mike-92RT]

i like to buy Mastercraft Maximum products. They are very well made, and they all have lifetime warranties, so i don't have to worry about buying a new one, i can just trade it in, when whatever im using, breaks.

[mcshooter]

i just looked up mastercraft as i never heard of them. they are warranteed only for home use and it is void if used in pro shop, also have to keep sales slip for tools other than screwdrivers etc. they appear to be a quality tool. dont know if they can be found in usa ..

[92EuroDiamante]

Sorry if this is reposted but I wanted to post this quick
I picked up a set of these grip tite super sockets

I got rear ended and needed a new header on my DD (other driver went under my car and disconnected my header from the rest of my exhaust so I had to replace it all)
One of the bolts was super stripped and none of my standard extractors were working. I bought these and they gripped the almost round bolt however....... they snapped and broke even though they were 'indestructible' or something like that.

to me that means a few things to pass on for you guys. They are great for home use since they gripped a round bolt......but not for on cars, just not strong enough.

[Caswell239]

do you mean this thing?

Stanley Hand Tools-89-962*3/8inch Drive Rotator Ratchet

ive never seen that before but it seams pretty cool, might have to look into picking one of those bad boys up.

I seen this post and was like hmm thats badass. so i bought 3. 2 for me and one for a friend of mine. Awesome tool. Just to bad it didnt have a female end in the bottom o fthe handle but oh well!