the COMPLEAT audi tool box? things to add to the holiday wishlist?

[Peter Schulz]

Folks:

Its that time of year when we often get asked:
 "What do you want for __________?  (insert your December religious holiday of choice, Winter Solstice for the pagans)

To resurrect an old thread (with heavy contribution from Scott Justusson)...
"The Compleat Audi toolbox"

Sockets/tools for the shelf 
    * 36mm 
    * 30mm 
    * 27mm Crank bolt/Balancer 
    * 24mm Steering 
    * 22mm  O2 - Oil lines 
    * Dremel tool (exhaust work) - cutoff wheels 
    * Crowfoot wrenches (or grind out the middles of deep sockets): 
    * 22 mm for front strut shaft nuts 
    * 19 mm for rear strut shaft nuts 
    * 1/2 drive torque wrench 
    * 3/8 drive beam torque wrench (inch pounds) 
    * 1/2 breaker bar  (plus length of steam pipe for BIG Leverage) 
    * long reach needle nose pliers 
    * Spring Compressor 
    * Crank lock tool (for engine of choice) 
TOOLBOX: 
    * 19mm X 2 (third most common) 
    * 17mm X 2 (second most common)  wheel bolts, etc 
    * 16mm (ball joint retaining nut only) 
    * 15mm 
    * 14mm (rarely) - fuel 
    * 13mm X 3 (most common) 
    * 12mm (rarely) - fuel 
    * 11mm (brakes) 
    * 10mm X 2 
    * 8mm 
    * 7mm (brake bleed) 
    * 6mm (hose clamps) 
    * 10mm triple square (driveshafts) 
    * 3mm T handle hex (CO) 
    * 5, 5.5, 6, 8, 10mm hex socket set, and long hex wrench set 
    * Torx bits: T-30 for airbag steering wheel T-55 for 10 mm hex oil drain plug on V8 
    * 6mm hex wrench with cutoff shortened arm (clutch master) 
    * 10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22 MM Open ended wrenches 
    * 22m offset box wrench (front strut bolts AND the adjustment star bolts on the Alternator and AC compressor 
    * 15, 17 MM narrow open ended wrenches ( to hold the rear caliper guide pins - std are too wide) 
    * 11, 14 flare nut wrenches (brake bleeder and brake lines 
    * 3/8 swivel head socket (makes those turbo nuts actually easy to remove) 
Misc: 
    * Brake caliper piston retraction tool (cube) (K-D 3163 or equal) w/ pins filed ever-so-slightly to fit rear calipers 
    * Wire brushes brass and steel drill type (cleaning threads) 
    * Assorted screwdrivers 
    * Vice Grips 
    * Channel Locks 
    * Small hammer (big breaks things) 
    * Needle nose pliers 
    * Side cutters 
    * Assortment of zip-ties 
    * Mechanics gloves 
    * mirror/magnetic pick up tool 
    * aluminum 2 ton racing jack 
    * extra h1/h4 bulbs 
    * DMM 
    * tire gauge 
    * liquid wrench/Wurth Rost-off/PB Blaster/Kroil, etc 
    * Tire plug kit 
    * misc wire and shrink wrap 


Add/edit at will....

-Peter


Peter Schulz
1990 CQ (awaiting S2 3b engine transplant)
1991 200 20v TQW indigo mica
1991 200 20v TQW titanium grey 
Chelmsford, MA USA
peter at audifans.com