I am a "tool freak" and just feel down right naked if I do not have tools with me at all times. Going from a truck to a MINI has put a sever cramp is my "tool" style. I now have limited myself to a 14"x 9"x 7.5" bag. What would you add and what would you ditch? Tool Bag Inventory (Everything fits in or on this bag except * items) 3/8†Sockets GearWrench 3/8†Flex Ratchet Breaker bar 10†Regular Depth 6mm thru 19mm + 21mm +22mm Deep Socket ---10mm thru 19mm +21mm + 22mm Crowfoots – 10mm thru 17mm +19mm Extensions 3/8†(wobble type) 1.5†-- 3†– 6†– 10†Powerbuilt 3/8 In. Dr. Digital Torque Adapter (torque wrench) Spline Drive 17mm deep socket (wheel lug nuts) Combination / Box End Wrenches (GearWrench Flex ratcheting) 8mm thru 19mm + 22mm Miniature Combination Wrenches 4mm – 11mm Box End Wrenches (3) (GearWrench Quadbox) 8mm 10mm 12mm 13mm 9mm 11mm 14mm 15mm 16mm 17mm 18mm 19mm Torx / Socket Miniature Set (GearWrench low profile ratcheting) Torx – t15 thru t50 ¼†sockets 8mm – 14mm ¼†sockets 5/16†– 9/16†Allen Wrench Set L Shape w/ball ends -- .5mm – 10mm T-Handle Ball end ¼†(camber plates) T-Handle Ball end 2mm (coil over shock/strut dampeners) Screwdrivers Flat Blade- 1/8†x3†-- ¼â€x4 -- 5/16â€x6†-- 3/8â€x8†Phillips- #1x3†-- #2x4†Torx- 20x4†–25x4†– 30x4†Bit Holder- ¼†x4†Pliers diagonal side cutters 6†Needle nose 6†slip joint 6†Arc Joint (Channel locks) 10†Wire Stripper Klien 2ga – 12ga Adjustable Wrenches 8†– 1 ¼’ open 6†– 1†open Pipe ¾†x 12†(cheater bar) Razor fold-up knife Strap Wrench 3/8†wide band Hammer dead blow 24 oz (brass / plastic tips) Spanner Wrench (coilover adjusting) Hacksaw blade holder & blade Wire Brush miniature (fat toothbrush size) Mechanics gloves Tape Measure 12’ Supplies Electrical tape Teflon tape Thread Sealer Permatex Anti Seize tube copper Anti Seize tube silver Thread locker blue tube Sand cloth roll 24†Magic Marker (Marksalot) * Duct Tape2†roll * Slime Spair (12v air comp – Slime – plug tool & plugs) * Tow rope 16’ * Tire Gauge digital (glove box)
I do always have a tool bag about the same size as yours in my car, but it has small hand woodworking tools, screw gun, and sometimes a jigsaw, or a router. Being a stagehand/props builder/scenic carpenter, I always have gaff tape, which I can fix most anything with:cornut:. Mark
Here is my latest tool purchase that I carry in my MINI. It's a lighted swivel telescopic mirror with a built in light.
Dang dude, where do you put the rollaway? That is a boatload of tools to haul around... You know this car is no longer British, right???
I take a similar set of tools to the track, but I do a few things differently. -allen/torx sockets instead of wrenches -10, 13, & 17mm combination wrenches - you won't need any other sizes for roadside repairs -just a 1/2" torque wrench - no sense using a 3/8" wrench 'cause it's all just turn till snug, then a tad bit more for extra snug. Besides, without a Bentley manual how are you going to know what to torque to?
I'm with Bthayer, in fact I don't even take the torque wrench, just a long breaker bar with the right socket on it - I can tell whether they're tight or loose....... It's nice to have a good set of tools with you, but nowadays with cell phones and a Wal Mart or auto parts store around every corner, I figure I can buy whatever I need if I'm going to do major repairs. Only once has this happened. I was on vacation with my 2 young kids and had borrowed the folk's Olds Cutlass. We were about 100 miles from home when the water pump died, we were on a lonely country road and the lady at the farmhouse wasn't anxious to let me in to use the phone but she finally did. I called my dad and he brought a new pump, some coolant, a couple rags and a few tools and I changed it right there on the side of the road. It was not easy with only a crescent wrench and a pair of pliers and it had to have been 110* that day (California's central valley in summer)!
I have two Dogs so the number one on the list is always poo bags! Also I am an electrician so plenty of tools to do my trade on the fly.