gbgastowers

I am going to buy a 928 in the near future and plan on doing the work on it myself. What is your favorite,most used tool I could buy with my $100 Sears gift certificate. (Vice,air tool,dremel,torque wrench?) TIA- Gunar

Mrmerlin

I would get a battery charger a Digital volt meter and an IR gun.
Happy tool hunting

cali4sun

Reciprocating saw, nothing like cutting stuff up..... Use on a 928 not much, well none....

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SeanR

Jack stands, good set of gear wrenches.

jcorenman

+1 on the gear-wrenches.

A Dremel with a mini abrasive sawblade is handy if you don't have one, for cutting off crimped hose connections-- you will want that for refreshing fuel and P/S hose assemblies (save the hard-line, replace the rubber parts).

Also sockets with integral u-joints are very handy, and get into tighter places than a socket plus a u-joint. 10mm x 1/4" drive and 13mm x 3/8" drive are the most useful.

Tails

It depend on your level of competency as a DIYer.

One very hand tool is a Mity Vac for testing the vacuum circuits of the HVAC, Cruise Control and Auto Transmission modulating valve circuit.

Some vacuum testers can double for brake bleeding.

Torque Wrenchs are also very handy.

Tails 1990 928S4 Auto

danglerb

Depends on what tools you have now, and what sort of work you plan to do. I am pretty much out of tools to buy at Sears, but I have a bunch in my toolbox as well as the GearWrench branded tools that Sears carries.

Like a lot of places the trick to buying at Sears is patience and waiting for a "real" sale to come up on good to own items. Two of my favorites are the 154 pc mechanics set, and the rebranded as Craftsman Knipex cobra plier set.

Marine Blue

Jack Stands, Jack, Creeper, and trickle charger all come to mind.

fraggle

+gear wrenches and the univlersal/socket combo in 1/4 drive.

If you don't have a voltmeter or a mityvac you'll need them.

Wait for father's day tool sale to stretch that dollár!

Also grab a motor trend and get the coupon for harbor freight - the US general aluminum jack for $69 is a great deal.

AO

A nice torque wrench comes to mind.

Landseer

Northern and HF are great places for tools, especially bigger sizes.

At Sears, the Craftsman metric flare nut wrench kit is a very nice.

928autobahndreamer

If you are going to be working on the 928, get a good stable set of jackstands 6 ton, and a jack. Then, voltmeter and torque wrench, and metric socket set. Basic stuff first.

Imo000

It all depends on what kind of tools do you already have? If don't have anything, then a good pair of jack stands and a socket set.

auzivision

+ 928 on the gear wrenches. They are very handy and never really priced any better than what Sears sell them for when on sale. Torque wrench is another decent choice.

Some of the other items mentioned could be had a Harbor Freight with significant savings. I know I’m cheap, but the quality has to be pretty darn substantial before I rule out HF now days.

I still have my Sears gift card from Christmas.

WallyP

If you go for the GearWrench set, be sure to get the set that has the 17mm and 19mm. The sets are available with different sizes, and you will have no use on the 928 for the set that has the 16mm and 18mm wrenches.

If you have nothing, start with a set of combination metric wrenches and basic 1/2" drive metric sockets, extensions, ratchet and pull handle.

You will need a good multimeter for electrical work, but the Greenlee kit from Lowe's that includes a really good meter, a 125vac socket tester and a non-contact A/C voltage detector for about $17 is a really great deal.

Harbor Freight is the place to buy some tools - you just need to be selective.

NEVER buy cheap flare wrenches (tubing wrenches), as they will destroy the tubing fittings. Even the Craftsman flare wrenches are marginal - this was one of those times when you have to bite the bullet and pay for quality.