1stgear

My car didn't come with one. I don't want to pay $500 for a replacement. What are the "must have" tools out of the kit? I'm thinking for sure the spark plug tool, pulley wrench, and the alternator nut tool. Anything else?

Starbuckslova1

Just the alternator fan wrench its only 35 bucks

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1stgear

THANK YOU!

theiceman

nope that are all the must haves

Pavegeno928

I got a lot of use out of the spark plug remover...worked very nicely. I have a cab and needed to use the emergency tool when the automatic mechanism failed in a rain storm, of course. Think that tool doubles as the manual seat adjustor and sunroof emergency tool as well.

gerry100

The long hex wrench with the rubber boot is useful for the battery clamp

rstarga

If you don't care about originality, get the original pulley wrench, then head to Sears or Snapon for much better tools.

Starbuckslova1

Personally I just bought the fan pulley wrench

then i'd buy 30 32 34 36cm wrench's for the oil lines

1-2 adjustable wrench's

Sae and metric set of open ended wrench's

ratchet set with spark plug socket- the one with rubber that pulls- craftsmen.

Then i'd invest in a battery charger maintainer.

I'd also invest in a multimeter.

Starbuckslova1

off the record lately im disapointed with the newer quality snapon and craftsmen

theiceman

i think op is talking about what to put in the car tool kit for emergencies.

Thats some serious road side work if you are whipping out your 32mm.

Spark plug, pulley and alternator nut. i doubt anyone even replaces a tire on these things any more ..

oh and a flash light , you only have to replace one belt in the dark by feel to figure that out . ( actually i have found that moronic light that goes on your forehed invaluable for emergency night time car repair. )
I actually inflated my spare once and it actually inflated and deflated fine, not sure id drive on it though , maybe just to get me off the highway to a side road, but even then it would be risky.

oldskewel

Yes, that's what I've been wondering lately. In my almost 20 years with this car, I've never used the spare tire, jack, compressor, or tool kit in an emergency situation, yet I've been carrying around this extra weight (50+ pounds, maybe?).

I had it all out the other day while cleaning up some things in the front trunk and removing some remaining AC stuff, and driving with it all out made the car feel much more lively.

I'm seriously considering leaving it all out. Does anyone else do that?

Edit - and thinking about it a little, the only time I have ever needed and used a side-of-the-road tool it has been one not even in the toolkit - a multimeter (weighing about 6 ounces).

theiceman

i have read that the spare is an integrapart of the front end safety crash zone, not sure how much creedance i put in that tho.
i leave it in just coz it looks kinda cool .

Starbuckslova1

You are 100% correct

Iceman what tools do you recomend i keep a spare belt

theiceman

what tools do i recommend you keep in the car ? or in general in the garage ? or did you mean parts ?

obscene

sorry had to