Alan J. Richer wrote:
> Y'know, spring tools and the like are all well and good,
> but I have a real problem dealing with "one-note Johnnys"
> in my toolbox.
>
> Sometimes a special-purpose tool is necessary - witness the
> splined head-bolt socket needed to do a head job on a Pinto
> {shudder}. Personally, though, i consider things like that
> monuments to bad design. If I can't fix it with a
> well-equipped toolbox what did you do wrong designing it?
>
> French cars are notorious for this crap, as is American
> iron of late (helloooo, TORX!).
>
I agree. But I don't consider the spring in the same category
since it makes it a lot easier to replace the shoes on all my
vehicles. Now, the special socket for IH front axles, VW tool
to remove the exhaust pipe from the manifold, is pretty useless since I
don't own any of them anymore :-)
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