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razorscooter posted:Can it do OBDI? I have to be able to read those too. OBDI is a clusterfuck where every manufacture has their own standard or two or three. You'd need a vehicle-specific code reader.
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For simple OBD2 code reading I personally prefer the simple HF code reader: http://www.harborfreight.com/can-obdii-code-reader-with-multilingual-menu-98568.html I think it goes on sale for $20 sometimes (or just use a 20% off coupon) Android and Torque is too much fuckery IMHO when you just need to read a simple code number, reset codes, etc.
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I agree with everything about that, but left a dongle in each car so I can just connect the phone I'm carrying. It IS too much fuckery, but it's relatively simple to carry out if needed, and I value center console space over simplicity.
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always be closing posted:This looks like another opportunity to recommend the god-like Kroil, by Kano. Best penetrating oil I have ever used. Kroil is god tier, the other thing to try if you have decent access to the threads or hole or whatever is torch+beeswax. Dunno where to buy a block of industrial poo poo grade beeswax tho. I knew a guy one time who used like obscene amounts of refrigerant and acetylene getting stuff apart, but by god he could get anything apart.
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I need to get some Kroil to try against Plusgas, which is my UK-market go-to.
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shovelbum posted:Dunno where to buy a block of industrial poo poo grade beeswax tho. Any healthfood store. Don't know about "industrial grade", though.
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razorscooter posted:Can it do OBDI? I have to be able to read those too. Every ODB1 code I've ever pulled involved jamming a paperclip between two holes, then counting flashing lights on the dash.
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IOwnCalculus posted:OBDI is a clusterfuck where every manufacture has their own standard or two or three. You'd need a vehicle-specific code reader. The old snap on brick is usually for sale on eBay for cheap and the cards it used for different cars are cheap too. They also come with all the odd dongles for different manufacture . because we all know the wheel can be made more round.
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TotalLossBrain posted:I also ordered from that adorable website that looks like it's never heard of encrypting customer data, such as the credit card information I just entered. Gaming Heads stores your credit card data in plaintext, you can conveniently look it up at any time.
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Crap tools suck, quality tools own. Up until now I've been using some cheapo eBay adapter when I change my oil on the BMW. Got a good deal on the Hazet version, it's not even funny how much nicer it is:  Bought it from some dude in a private sale. He was super cool and we shot the poo poo about cars for about ten times as long as we spent on the transaction.
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Don't bmws use canister filters?
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Sadi posted:Don't bmws use canister filters? Not newer ones. Even my '03 530i was a cartridge that used that same tool.
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German made tools in general are drool-worthy. You can pry my Wiha screwdrivers from my cold dead hands.
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Sadi posted:Don't bmws use canister filters? My 911 has a cartridge too put the tool looks just like that to spin off the canister.
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bolind posted:Crap tools suck, quality tools own. Up until now I've been using some cheapo eBay adapter when I change my oil on the BMW. Got a good deal on the Hazet version, it's not even funny how much nicer it is: This just in. Quality tools are nice as gently caress. Goddamn snappy truck grabbed 150 bucks from me yesterday in return for a set of 3/8 wobble extensions. My God they are nice.
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RillAkBea posted:Went to the 100 yen store today to find they had automatic wire strippers for 200 yen (which is a thing) these things are amazing, where have they been all my crimping life? I just bought 3 of these. Cheers!
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Preoptopus posted:This just in. Quality tools are nice as gently caress. Goddamn snappy truck grabbed 150 bucks from me yesterday in return for a set of 3/8 wobble extensions. My God they are nice. Those snap on wobble extensions are the best wobble extensions ever. I have so many pieces left from the two sets I was gifted. But I don't have a full set between the two. Time to bend over in the truck again.
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Before I dump $$$ on GXL automotive wire, any recommendations where to buy it? I found a supplier on Amazon for ~$16 a spool, but I'm a bit doubtful of the quality.
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RE: bolt poo poo from last page - Success!  Week of soaking it in PB Blaster & daily applications of heat with a torch paid off. Picked up a bottle of MAPP substitute this afternoon and got the bolt glowing before going at it with a brand-new 18mm regular height impact socket and my DCF899. I'm surprised that bolt gave me as much trouble as it did, as it was the least corroded of the four. I picked up replacements for these on Thursday from McMaster-Carr (I live about 30 minutes away from their warehouse), now I have two more frame bolts & the steering rack bolts to contend with before the subframe will drop out.
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Geoj posted:I have two more frame bolts & the steering rack bolts to contend with before the subframe will drop out.  Be very careful with steering rack bolts They are often threaded into a nut held captive in a slot in the aluminium casting of the rack, and I have had them both rotate uselessly in the "captive" section and once snap the aluminium "foot" off the rack casting entirely. If they seem like they'll cooperate and spin right out, happy days, but if they appear to be somewhat recalcitrant, perhaps take a step back and evaluate. My preference when they're being "difficult" is to disconnect the track rod ends from the arms and the steering column from the spline and drop the rack with the subframe, even if only a little bit (it depends how much movement the power steering hoses allow for) so I can see if the bolts are corroded and get in to wire brush them and soak with penetrant. Also, I haven't had a proper poke at my spare parts Focus, but I've previously encountered Ford making it a motherfucker of a job to do anti-roll bar mount bushes with the subframe on the car, so consider renewign them while it's off if that's true of the Focus also.
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the spyder posted:Before I dump $$$ on GXL automotive wire, any recommendations where to buy it? I found a supplier on Amazon for ~$16 a spool, but I'm a bit doubtful of the quality. Waytek wire? Or an industrial supplier. I used AWC (allied wire and cable) when I needed to stock my business initially, but they're annoying as gently caress.
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If anybody needs snap ring pliers, skip everything else and get the Channelocks. I messed around with the crappy HF ones for an hour trying to get the internal ring off a turbo compressor housing, and gave up and ordered these from Amazon. Free next day delivery, and popped the ring off the first try with the 10". The 10" ones were stuck on external, but a little light oil and some work freed them up, and now they're fantastic! I grabbed these at the same time, because they were only $30 and the tips on my #2 Craftsman acetate handles were getting a little worse for wear. They're lighter than I expected for some reason, but the grips are excellent, and they do the job. I'm not sure how effective the Lasertip is, but I haven't felt like I was going to strip a screw yet, even into a 2x4 with some wood screws. 
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Anyone have experience with the OTC Hub Grappler (or hub tamer) for home hub/bearing replacement? It's expensive as hell, but I also spend too much time and money pulling the entire knuckle off a car and paying someone else beer money (or more) to press it out and put the new one in. e: Obviously the other option is to just buy the HF 20 ton press and one of the dirt cheap "bearing adapter" kits. I'm really attracted to being able to replace wheelbearings without pulling the knuckle off. Hypnolobster fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Apr 10, 2017 |
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PitViper posted:
I have a set of the electrical Wera screwdrivers with laser tips. They make a noticeable difference for me particularly with Phillips screws. I don't have to push on the screwdriver to get grip - it just feels secure and very not-slippery. Odd way to describe it, but they have quickly become my favorite screwdrivers.
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+1 for Wera screwdriver love, I wish I had to use them more they are so comfortable.
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Hypnolobster posted:Anyone have experience with the OTC Hub Grappler (or hub tamer) for home hub/bearing replacement? It's expensive as hell, but I also spend too much time and money pulling the entire knuckle off a car and paying someone else beer money (or more) to press it out and put the new one in. They work, but they are extremely fiddly. you have to juggle a crap load of adapters and poo poo onto the knuckle, get it all lined and tight. I recommend a slide hammer to pull the flange, then a press to remove/reinstall. It'll be cheaper, easier, and you can use it for other stuff too. down side being you have to drop the ~$75 for an alignment afterwards.
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Hypnolobster posted:Anyone have experience with the OTC Hub Grappler (or hub tamer) for home hub/bearing replacement? It's expensive as hell, but I also spend too much time and money pulling the entire knuckle off a car and paying someone else beer money (or more) to press it out and put the new one in. South Main Auto on Youtube uses one for bearing changes with some additional parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-jMUkK9TSQ
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Wera screwdrivers for life. They're not even that expensive if you get a set on sale.
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I'm still loving the hell out of the spring-loaded multi-bit Wera screwdriver that Motronic got me for AISS2016. Such a nice piece of kit.
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KozmoNaut posted:I'm still loving the hell out of the spring-loaded multi-bit Wera screwdriver that Motronic got me for AISS2016. Such a nice piece of kit. Woot, glad you like it. I should have got one for myself too 
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Are pressure washers considered tools? How come every spring when j get my gas powered pressure washer out I have to tear the loving threaded stem with the spring and poo poo around it out, pour the I'd what it is full of CLR, and sacrifice a goat to get this thing to chooch? When I pull the threaded stem springamathing out it doesn't even look like there's anything going on in there, but pulling it out and pitting it back in usually makes it chooch again.
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I've managed to adjust the mixture on my yard tool carbs with a wire splice jammed onto a stick for a few summers, but now I'd like to skip that annoyance and buy a real set of pacman drivers. How likely am I to be good with a cheap 4-piece set like this? https://www.amazon.com/Fuerdi-Carbu...s=pacman+driver All of the 4pc sets seem to have the same 4 profiles, but then there are 8 and 10pc sets with even more wacky shapes and sizes. Everything I own now is either the classic pacman or D-shape, but I'd like this to be a "buy it once" thing to cover whatever I might encounter.
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I bought a similarly cheap set and haven't had a problem with it yet. I keep it out in the shed with the equipment so it's all rusty as gently caress but it still works.
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In my opinion, these are similar to gun screwdrivers - if everything is fine, the cheap ones might work. If anything is wrong, they'll make things way worse. I'd spend the money for a good set. Unfortunately, the only information I could offer beyond that is that the people who I know who use carb tools use Snap-On, and those are pretty definitely not cheap. I'd at least take a gander at the major brands (MAC, Matco, Snap-on, maybe craftsman?) and see if you can find a used set, perhaps.
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I'm not too worried about quality. I mean, I've gotten by with a bit of plastic jammed into place for a long time. I was mostly concerned about hitting all of the popular shapes, without really knowing who uses what. I'll just spring for the big set. Seems like if I ever need one of the oddballs it would cost more individually than just spending the bucks now.
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eddiewalker posted:I'm not too worried about quality. I mean, I've gotten by with a bit of plastic jammed into place for a long time. Yeah, that's kind of my mantra in life. Ten bucks vs twenty or whatever the big boy set is. Better to have it than not to when you need it. Now granted, I might need to torque some head bolts to yield on some future project but I won't buy a Snap-On for $400 just to lay in the box thinking I'll use it someday.
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Krakkles posted:I spent many years doing the "buy the cheap one and return it and get another when it breaks" thing. It's certainly a valid way to get through life. As I am slowly getting older I am collecting a small, but growing number of 'nice' tools. Stuff like a couple of sets of Wera screwdrivers, for example. It's nice and while I wish I could have done this sooner, I doubt that past me was ready for 'nice' tools that would be kept nice.
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Speaking of cheap tools, this weekend for easter Harbor Freight has a 25% off coupon on a single item. Go into the stores this week and you can pick one up. There are restrictions like no jacks, compressors, etc. but nice deal if you're planning a bigger tool purchase. I'm thinking of grabbing their passthrough socket set: http://www.harborfreight.com/21-pc-sae-metric-go-thru-socket-set-62327.html It's the kind of thing that is probably a lifesaver in some rare circumstances.
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I have a similar set (two in fact) and it does save your rear end in a pinch, but it also doubles as a very nice low profile ratchet-and-socket setup.
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