Wow!--was Re: Audi toolset

[joelrich@aztec.asu.edu (JOEL RICHARDSON)]

>I think that you've got pretty much everything covered on the emergency
>tool kit.  I can't say that I've ever needed an 11mm, and I'm pretty sure 
>the 9mm, 12mm and 14mm are pretty useless as well.  You might want to in-
>clude a 6mm socket and a 7mm combination wrench.  I have a set of sockets 
>and combination wrenches with a collection of common and phillips screw-
>drivers.  I also have a set of hex wrenches, but I don't think that is 
>useful very often.
>
>I found a nice set of Craftsman tools at Sears.  It was a metric/english
>socket set that came with 1/4 and 3/8 drive sockets, two ratchets and a
>drive handle.  It also came with a spark plug socket.  It has the plastic
>case to hold all the tools, but it also had an area in the top which has 
>a snap on cover that allowed me to put the wrenches and screwdrivers inside.
>I think I bought it a couple of years ago, and it probably cost about $50
>(not including screwdrivers and wrenches).  The total cost was probably
>about $80 getting each part on sale ...
>
>I guess I like to be prepared, but I also carry a digital meter that has
>volts, amps, ohms and dwell measurement ability, and I found coveralls
>that are made of paper that are easy to roll up and keep in a corner.


Wow, Steve, how 'bout the fold up garage and portable air lift.  You, my man,
are prepared to pull the engine and rebuild it on the side of the road. :-)
I guess I haven't learned my lessons yet, I still keep all my tools in the
garage (that way my kids can "rearrange" them when I need them the most).

>
>Steve Buchholz
>s_buchho@kla.com
>San Jose, CA (USA)
>
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Joel Richardson