[s-cars] the COMPLEAT audi tool box? things to add to the holiday wishlist?

[Ian Duff]

Workshop:
Laptop with current and relevant Bentley, VAG-COM, and US and
You're-a-pee'in Family Albums SJM's paper-clip brain (blink code decoder
ring, certainly not a reflection on Mr Mockry<g>) 18.8v (or higher) cordless
impact wrench Pressure bleeder Vacuum hose Brake lines Previously bedded
street and track brake pads Home Depot intake tract pressure tester

Trunk:
Various difficult-to-find-in-South-Dryhump unopened consumables: Mobil1
10w30 and 20w50, ATE Super Blue, Pentosin, G11 or 12 KY jelly (you get to
choose whether to use it for re-installing Michelin Man hose of for its
designed use) Hose clamps, either T-bolt or constant torque, to hold
Michelin Man hose on after it pops those measly clamps one always uses the
first time A known good used OEM Michelin Man hose, so you can look like a
hero when someone at Paulie K's love fest pops theirs trying to keep up

Pockets:
Zero impedance credit card(s)
AAA card
List of far-flung Audi friends with garages, tools, extra beds and patient
spouses Cell phone

Spouse:
Patience, understanding, forbearance

HTH.
-Ian.
-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces+iduff=rcn.com at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces+iduff=rcn.com at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Peter
Schulz
Sent: Monday, 08 December, 2003 12:04 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com; 20v; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] the COMPLEAT audi tool box? things to add to the holiday
wishlist?


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
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