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11-24-2004, 08:38 PM
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I'm pretty sure I could disassemble 80% of a 928 with a 13mm wrench. Most of the 'factory' tools are not required with a decent tool set to begin with and some imagination. Flywheel lock for a 5spd is a must have. Ditto the Kempf t-belt tool. Mityvac. Big honking set of 3/4" drive metric sockets is nice to have for axle nuts, crank bolt, etc. Multimeter. Tons of electrical gremlins. Fuel pressure gauge and adapters. CIS is all about pressure. You'll be glad you have it at some point. lol Sorry. If you're gonna do your own shocks, a set of spring compressors are always handy. Compressor and impact wrench help a ton here. I have a parts washer and bead blaster but then I'm a clean freak. Clean parts go together and come apart easier. Other than that, I'd get a bunch of oil and fuel filters and drive the **** out of it. They like it that way.
11-24-2004, 08:51 PM
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Frankly not a lot of really special tools you need.
Long Allen wrench for CIS mixture adjustment. Like 5mm by 8 inches. You can see these on ebay.
Ball joint stud press. (Like JP recommended)
12mm triple square for flywheel bolts.
Those are the "special" tools I come up with.
Metric sockets in regular and deep versions and larger sizes are nice. Ball-head Allen wrenches and Allen wrench sockets are nice, too. (Porsche uses a lot of those.) A set of larger wrenches, up to 27mm or 32mm are handy. (What is the size of those oil coller hose fittings again?)
A 13mm u-joint socket. With the u-joint built into the socket. Really handy for intake runner and exhaust manifold fasteners.
How about some left-hand drill bits and easy-outs? Getting broken fasteners out without a lot of frustration is a big plus. When the steel bolts go into the aluminum, bad corrosion happens. A supply of sharp drill bits is a must.
A set of metric taps and dies, or thread chasers, comes in handy.
Really depends on what you're going to do.
Gets to convenience after a point. For example, I do a lot of work without stubby wrenches or gear wrenches. Do like my flex-head 3/8" socket, 2lb sledge and sawzall, though.
Long Allen wrench for CIS mixture adjustment. Like 5mm by 8 inches. You can see these on ebay.
Ball joint stud press. (Like JP recommended)
12mm triple square for flywheel bolts.
Those are the "special" tools I come up with.
Metric sockets in regular and deep versions and larger sizes are nice. Ball-head Allen wrenches and Allen wrench sockets are nice, too. (Porsche uses a lot of those.) A set of larger wrenches, up to 27mm or 32mm are handy. (What is the size of those oil coller hose fittings again?)
A 13mm u-joint socket. With the u-joint built into the socket. Really handy for intake runner and exhaust manifold fasteners.
How about some left-hand drill bits and easy-outs? Getting broken fasteners out without a lot of frustration is a big plus. When the steel bolts go into the aluminum, bad corrosion happens. A supply of sharp drill bits is a must.
A set of metric taps and dies, or thread chasers, comes in handy.
Really depends on what you're going to do.
Gets to convenience after a point. For example, I do a lot of work without stubby wrenches or gear wrenches. Do like my flex-head 3/8" socket, 2lb sledge and sawzall, though.
11-24-2004, 09:30 PM
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I'll second Bill's comment. Harbor Freight sells cheap tools for low prices. They are probably fine for the casual owner/mechanic, but the real jobs deserve real tools in my opinion.
All that said, there are more than a few Harbor Freight 'gems' in my collection. Some are use once bits that were purchased to solve a problem, and they work fine. Some disappointments when it comes to air tools, though, as my old IR 1/2" impact does a better job than the 3/4" drive HF tool. For the rear axle nut I ended up with a pipe section over a 3/4" drive flex handle (breaker bar). The impact gun wouldn't move the nut...
Hand tools are another story, where the way they fit your hand is as important as the way they fit a nut. So this is the part where your hand may be the best judge of wheteher a tool is ggod enough for you.
All that said, there are more than a few Harbor Freight 'gems' in my collection. Some are use once bits that were purchased to solve a problem, and they work fine. Some disappointments when it comes to air tools, though, as my old IR 1/2" impact does a better job than the 3/4" drive HF tool. For the rear axle nut I ended up with a pipe section over a 3/4" drive flex handle (breaker bar). The impact gun wouldn't move the nut...
Hand tools are another story, where the way they fit your hand is as important as the way they fit a nut. So this is the part where your hand may be the best judge of wheteher a tool is ggod enough for you.
11-24-2004, 10:11 PM
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I will agree 100% about Harbor Freight and Northern Hydraulics stuff. I use a lot of the "throw-away" tools in my business. The nail guns for example, I have had two of them being used every day for almost a year ... very economical use since I think they were less than 75 bucks apiece. If they break I can either fix them myself or toss them. The same with their Ryobi weed wackers for $49. I have my guys use them for the season and we just toss them out, makes no economic sense to try to winterize them and find -- like almost all 2-cycle weed wacker crap -- they wouldn't start next year if you used AVGAS in them. The impact sockets seem to pretty good, but like you say, everything in their is made in China. Probably by 10 year old kids chained to the manufacturing benches. China makes central American sweat shops look like an All Union Shop in the USA>
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11-24-2004, 10:39 PM
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There's a shop that's right around the corner from me that's selling a whole bunch of Porsche specific tools. Take a look at:
http://www.continentalimports.com/porsche_part.html
The prices seem to be so-so, but if you gotta have it... They do have a universal flywheel lock that fits both engine types.
They also have a bunch of manuals:
http://www.continentalimports.com/porsche_lit.html
Just what I wanted, a whole video on 928 door locks.
http://www.continentalimports.com/porsche_part.html
The prices seem to be so-so, but if you gotta have it... They do have a universal flywheel lock that fits both engine types.
They also have a bunch of manuals:
http://www.continentalimports.com/porsche_lit.html
Just what I wanted, a whole video on 928 door locks.
11-27-2004, 03:33 AM
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Be that as it may... Hyundai has a 10 year, 100K mile warranty on their cars. I still wouldn't own one 
. Sears doesn't warranty their tools made outside the U.S. and will tell you that as you are purchasing one! That should tell one all they need to know about the quality of those tools. What's the point of constantly returning a cheap, broken tool just to get it replaced for free? Your time is worth much more than that.
. Sears doesn't warranty their tools made outside the U.S. and will tell you that as you are purchasing one! That should tell one all they need to know about the quality of those tools. What's the point of constantly returning a cheap, broken tool just to get it replaced for free? Your time is worth much more than that.
