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The new tool thread



thecrim22

ClioSport Club Member
  various
Always felt like a good days work torquing up a set of lorry wheel nuts during summer Maintenance lol
Lorrys are fine dumpers are a c**t 12 per wheel instead of 10 and can be an awkward height. Balast block bolts on diggers usually end up with me going flat on my arse at least once
 

thecrim22

ClioSport Club Member
  various
Only just got round to using the bead roller since it's the first day the weather isn’t completely s**t turned out well took the car for a run on a ahem private track and pipe didnt blow off at prolonged full boost activity
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Brigsy

ClioSport Club Member
  T.Turbo
Can anybody recommend a new handheld rechargeable light? Mine died the other day.

Considering the milwaukee m12 one at the moment.
 

R3k1355

Absolute wetter.
ClioSport Club Member
To be fair once you have to buy a caliper re-wind tool you end up using it for the rears and the fronts, get your moneys worth.
 
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Brigsy

ClioSport Club Member
  T.Turbo
Can anybody recommend a half decent caliper windback tool? Something that will cover a few options if thats possible

The bahco grips are awesome. I want the larger set as even better.
 

JamesBryan

ClioSport Club Member
  Titanium 182
Can anybody recommend a half decent caliper windback tool? Something that will cover a few options if thats possible

The bahco grips are awesome. I want the larger set as even better.

I have this for rear calipers that require winding back... I didn't pay anywhere near the price it seems to be now though 😂


And this for 4 pot calipers, which can also be used on single piston too.

 

Crayola

ClioSport Club Member
Can anybody recommend a half decent caliper windback tool? Something that will cover a few options if thats possible

The bahco grips are awesome. I want the larger set as even better.
I've got one of these kits, it fits pretty much everything and does left and right hand threads

 

Matt e

ClioSport Club Member

Djw John

Scotland - South
ClioSport Area Rep
So having borrowed a tool for removing track rods several times I'd rather just buy one now.

This is the time I've used before and really like

Draper 27818 Track Rod Removal Tool, 28mm-35mm Capacity, 400mm Length https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BWRJ5GK/?tag=cliospnet01-21

but also saw this for less and has a bigger range

DAYUAN 7pc Universal Inner Tie Rod End Installer Remover Tool Set Adjuster Cars 1/2" https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SM5L6MF/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Anyone got any experience of them?
 

Brigsy

ClioSport Club Member
  T.Turbo
Ive got a ching spec copy of the draper one, cost £20ish years ago off ebay. Used loads of times its never let me down, makes light work of getting them off.

Id say 99% of the time the cheaper draper, us pro etc are just branded cheap tools, so worth buying the cheapest unbranded for a one off, as quality is the same.
 

Brigsy

ClioSport Club Member
  T.Turbo
Couple of cheapos, prob get them even cheaper if you trawl through the listings


 

Djw John

Scotland - South
ClioSport Area Rep
Ive got a ching spec copy of the draper one, cost £20ish years ago off ebay. Used loads of times its never let me down, makes light work of getting them off.

Id say 99% of the time the cheaper draper, us pro etc are just branded cheap tools, so worth buying the cheapest unbranded for a one off, as quality is the same.

Yeah I agree with you there, not much difference between cheapest and second cheapest tools.
Think I'll just get that one you linked, no brainer at £25 cheers for that
 

Martin_172

ClioSport Club Member
I've got a lot of those trays they do, great value for what you get and not had any problems with the quality.
one of the lads at my old work had a sealey box with all the sealey tools and they seemed pretty good, the rep was in once a week too and just swapped anything that was broken
 

dann2707

ClioSport Club Member
Big fan of us pro stuff. Nice and cheap just like me 😂

Got these as there's a few times where I thought an e torx spanner would be a lot nicer to use that on a ratchet.

Also needed some extended Allen keys other day working on the Beemer so this will help too

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Brigsy

ClioSport Club Member
  T.Turbo
Us pro stuff is sound for occasional use. Ive just bought the stubby flexi head ratchet spanner set, and the quality is alright, as good as all the other cheaper ones, sealey etc.

Most of the time its not the brand of tool thats the issue, its how you actually use it.
 

Crayola

ClioSport Club Member
What's the big one for?

Are we talking Bruce Jenner or that swimmer that was a man but now isn't a man but is technically a man but doesn't have a c**k but doesn't have tits?
 


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