Tools

Here is a quick list of tools I needed to work on my project. I’ll be updating it as I go.

  1. Car trailer (hired)
  2. foot pump
  3. Socket set (small and large sockets)
  4. screw drivers
  5. impact driver
  6. hammer
  7. Tin snips
  8. Engine crane (if you’re on your own)
  9. trolley jack
  10. axel stands x 4
  11. Corded drill
  12. Cordless inspection light
  13. Breaker bar for hub nuts
  14. breaker bar extension pipe
  15. angle grinder (wire brushes, cutting/grinding discs and flapper sanding discs)
  16. mig welder (gas)
  17. hacksaw
  18. extension lead
  19. hand scraper
  20. cold chisel
  21. m8 taps
  22. M12 (1.5 pitch) taps
  23. tape measure
  24. Engineers rule
  25. spanner set
  26. Paint Brushes
  27. a range of pots ( recycled from kitchen)
  28. engine stand
  29. castor wheels on wood board (good for moving stuff around small spaces)
  30. mole grips
  31. vaccum cleaner
  32. table to work from, get the heaviest you can.
  33. Large vice fixed to table
  34. circlip pilers set
  35. four legged puller
  36. ball joint splitter (clamp rather than fork)
  37. m18 x 1.5 tap
  38. Hired luton van (if moving house)
  39. Ratchet straps
  40. 17mm gearbox plug tool