As a home DIY car mechanic, you will doubtless want to make your mechanical chores easier to complete. Today’s modern cars are somewhat complex in nature. That means you need to have a plethora of tools to complete even the simplest of tasks.
So how you do which tools you need to keep in your workshop? It’s a pointless exercise buying every single tool on the market as you might not need some of them. In today’s blog post, I will give you some examples of the most-common tools all DIY car mechanics need at their disposal!
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Screwdrivers
The thing about screwdrivers is that there are plenty of cheap – and expensive – sets on the market. When I do any work on a car, I like to use screwdrivers that have rubber grips on the handles.
That’s because rubber allows you to maintain more of a grip than if you were holding onto bare plastic. It also saves your skin from friction burns! I recommend buying ones that have both shallow and long shafts; the latter is useful for hard-to-reach areas.
Impact tools
Have you noticed how mechanics often use impact tools for loosening or tightening stuff on cars? Impact tools are a great timesaver and can get used on a variety of things. Some of the toughest nuts to remove on a car are on wishbone arms, suspension struts and even wheels.
The days of using a manual lever or bar to undo nuts are over. Impact tools help you to get the job done in a quick and safe manner!
Air compressor
Whilst impact tools are awesome; they are useless without an air compressor. The great thing about air compressors is that you can use them for other applications too. For example, you can use them to inflate your tyres!
And if you need to do some painting on your car, an air compressor can get used for that too. Every DIY home mechanic should have an air compressor; especially as they are so inexpensive.
Battery pack
I used to drive around in an old and unreliable car. When I got to the end of my tether, I decided that enough was enough! I had to go and get a new car. On my journey to a local car dealer, I pulled over to ask for directions to Motorpoint Chingford.
I made the mistake of turning my engine off at the time, and when I came to restart it, nothing much happened! It was just as well that I had my trusty battery pack with me so that I could “jump start” the car!
It turned out that my car’s battery was faulty. I’m glad I don’t own that car anymore!
Air jack
A cheap way of jacking your car up is to use a trolley jack. The trouble with trolley jacks is that they are cumbersome, take up a lot of room, and need frequent maintenance.
These days, you can buy jacks that used compressed air. They are easy to use and can jack your car up fast. They also take up less space on the ground, making them perfect for working underneath your car.
What tools do you use? Feel free to post up examples of the car tools you use below. Thanks for reading!