>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!).
Get used to Torx, and get yourself a set of external Torx tools
while you're at it. Torx has a number of assembly advantages, no
tool cam-out, less fastener damage, better tooling life. It's here
to stay.
>Opinions?
I'm not a big fan of required special purpose tools, and I appreciate
the fact that the number of special tools needed to work on a series
Land-Rover is quite small. However, I am a big fan of saving time.
So a special tool that makes a job easier is a very nice thing. For
example, on the 240D, adjusting the valves can be done with a pair of
14 mm wrenches, and much swearing and knuckle busting. But it's much
faster to use the special Mercedes tools, which are a pair of
wrenches bent in a peculiar fashion that makes the job a snap. I've
got a number of such tools that make life easier if you have to do a
job again; some I've bought (Rover hub socket, rover t-case socket),
some I've made (a 7/8 socket with a slot cut in for removing water
temperature sender units, lots of jigs for building things).
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