Tools

[Kermit]

I also carry the Craftsman 42pc Socket Wrench & Bit Set. Has a 3/8 ratchet and every torx you'll ever need for the Smart. Got it for $90 but I have seen it for less on eBay.

[gbryers]

Originally Posted by jetfuel

... a big thank you for the new ammunition to take to work...
...by now the avionics guys at the shop know what I hate more than 1 sparky.....2...

As a retired avionics ("two wire") guy, I can appreciate that... Just make sure they never "seal" a wave guide with a zip-lock baggy while the radar is in repair...(Yeah, that happened)

[GHammerly]

Vim Products (VIMWTC624) 5-Piece Torx Box Wrench Set
I ordered this set so no comment on the quality of the wrenches yet. I thought it would be a good tool to have, some times I can't get to something with a socket but a wrench fits.

[Old smart]

The below will do anything on the smart that I intend to do. All bought separately, not in sets.

In smart tailgate:
Tool box - 6” x 4” x 1”
Tire plugging kit
Single-edge razor (to cut off plug ends)
Long nose pliers w/ side cutter
Screwdriver w/ straight and Phillips blades
Small Crescent wrench
Small dial-type tire pressure gauge

In small drawer of shop's rolling toolbox (smart specific):
Long Torx “L” keys – T15, T20, T25, T27, T40
Torx bit sockets – T15, T20, T25, T27, T30, T40, T47, T50
Oil plug socket – 24mm, 3/8” drive
Transmission plug allen socket – 8mm, 3/8” drive
Oil filter tool, 65mm/67mm – 3/8” drive
Lug bolt socket – 15mm deep, 3/8” drive

Other shop tools (non-smart specific but useful):
Torque wrench – 3/8” drive
Socket sets w/ u-joints, extensions, etc. - 3/8" & 1/4" drives
Multi-meter
Fuse puller
Air gauge – 0-60 psi
Portable air tank
Regulated battery charger
Battery load tester
Jack
Oil collection pan
Rear wheel ramps - 2' x 2"x8" end-beveled boards (actually 1-1/2" x 7-1/2", but the extra 1-1/2" still makes a big difference in the ease of changing the oil)

[mendo]

I have had 3 sets of cheap torque bits.

I am on my 4th.

they break. Or at least I break them. I don't think I am abusing them. just hand tools, no air.

I finally got these:

209EFTXBY, Set, Socket Driver, TORX, Heavy Duty Removal, 1/4"-3/8" Drive, T15 to T55 (9 pcs.)


I haven't broken one since.

[sdixon747]

Cheap tools are too expensive. The cheap ones usually break, causing you to buy a new one, and often, while breaking, they damage the part you are working on so you have to buy a new one of those too!

[JimDantin]

Old Smart -- thanks for posting your tool list. I especially like your tailgate kit. I understand most of its contents, but would appreciate your thoughts on the adjustable crescent wrench.

Would you add comments regarding where some of the less-common socket sizes are used?

My in-car kit also includes some smaller torx bits that fit my screwdriver, fuses and a fuse puller.

[Old smart]

Originally Posted by JimDantin

Old Smart -- thanks for posting your tool list. I especially like your tailgate kit. I understand most of its contents, but would appreciate your thoughts on the adjustable crescent wrench.

Would you add comments regarding where some of the less-common socket sizes are used?

My in-car kit also includes some smaller torx bits that fit my screwdriver, fuses and a fuse puller.

The Crescent wrench ("shifting spanner")? - y' never know. A spare I had laying around. I might be better off replacing that with a small visegrip.

Torx sockets: The torx sizes were determined from studying all of the Evilution and FQ101 "how-to"s for things I may attempt myself. Kane recommended that I back up the torx sockets with long-reach torx "L" keys in the sizes noted.

Because it is a pain to dig the air compressor out of the passenger footwell, I may move that back to the tailgate too.

[Commander Cody]

Speaking of "Lukas" - we have a big English Car Club here in Chas.

[a2jack]

Originally Posted by gbryers

As a retired avionics ("two wire") guy, I can appreciate that... Just make sure they never "seal" a wave guide with a zip-lock baggy while the radar is in repair...(Yeah, that happened)

AH... "He was a Microwave man with a Micro-mind." (long ago and far away): A2Jack.