New SV owner, basic tools.

[lazymanc]

Hi, I recently purchased a Silver Pointy 03 SV from the forums on this very site, and I'm after some tools to cover basic maintenance.

I don't want to spend a fortune but I don't want to buy crap that will break either. From the haynes manual I've got it looks like I'll be needing at least a torque wrench, a socket set, some spanners and some screwdrivers.

Do the following look ok or are there better options:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-Ratch...TF8&s=diytools

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-Silve...outThisProduct
or http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-Exper...TF8&s=diytools ?

Any advice?

a basic electrical wirteing and connect box set quite cheap, from like maplins or halford,,,, you should get in ut some wire strippers / cutters, and a wide variety of connectors, also an assortment of some allon keys.

[timwilky]

I don't own any Draper stuff, so cannot comment about them. Beyond I did once have some Draper spanners 30 years ago as a young and foolish apprentice and replaced them within a week when the skin on my knuckles was beginning to heal. I am told by some that the Draper expert range is a different beast

For cheap spanners/sockets etc I tend to point people on a very limited budget to silverline see http://www.buyatool.co.uk/acatalog etc.

To be honest though you are better buying the best you can afford. Halford Pro as a starter or Teng, Britool, Mac, Snapon etc. Properly looked after should last a lifetime.

One comment though. Make sure any socket set you buy is capable of fitting the rear wheel nut. And unless you have Popeye's muscles you will need a breaker bar and a torque wrench capable of 100Nm (I think that is a Pointy requirement)

[rictus01]

These are better

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...dkey=ClickInfo

or perhaps if that's a little rich for you try this

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryrn_76867

Cheers Mark

I got the Halfords 8-60 Torque wrench, or thereabouts. Seems good, only used it to put the rear seat grab handle back on so far hehe. I need to buy more stuff, but need somewhere to put it all first!

[rictus01]

Oh and I suppose I should add, I've the first link set (well actually to one they sold before that one, but close enough).

added a troque wrench, a pair of normal and long nose pliers, decent set of mole grips, a few screwdrivers,multi meter, feeler gauges, and a rubber mallet and you're just about there.

I've used the set for the passed 7 years and it's never let me down, probably done well over 30 engine rebuilds in that time, so although it's got a replacement lifetime thingy, I've never needed it.

Cheap tools are alright for minor stuff, but the right tool makes the job so much easier, if fund are tight beg steal or borrow and save the pennies until you can afford something decent.

Oh and remember tools aren't just for christmas, there for life (or is that dogs ...... works for both ).

Cheers Mark.

[Viney]

You will need a 3/8 Metric socket set (Including allen key sockets)
A set of combination spanners
A set of screwdrivers (Posi and flat blad)
A selection of hitting implements
A Plier set (Cutters, long nose, bull nose)
A set of allen keys
If you are ham fisted, then a torque wrench, otherwise, you dont really.
A crimping tool of some sort for electrical connetions.
Oh, and a large allen key thing fro the front wheel

Thats hould cover most eventualies

In reality i think you can strip most an SV with whats in the tool kit plus a 10,12,13,14,22mm sockets

I use a mixture of brands, finding Clarke Pro and Halfords Pro being good budget brands.

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by Viney

In reality i think you can strip most an SV with whats in the tool kit .

what like you could tour on a monkey bike or take a goldwing off roading, it's possible, but just about anything is better*


* Plug spanner/double ended screwdriver excluded.

Cheers Mark.

I scoured ebay for a while before I brought my tools, i use them at least three days of the week and although they are cheap theyre all pretty good.
I've got sealey 1/4" stubby ratchet, sockets on a rail and deep sockets on a rail (i highly recomend deep sockets theyre alot easier to work with) and a set of extensions.
I have a 3/8" sealey ratchet and sockets (deep and normal) with extensions. which I use rarely.
I have a set of screwdrivers with torx bits, philips, flat blade and other bits and bobs.
I got a set of picks and scrapers, I use the gasket scraper quite often and the larger picks are great for general sculduggery.
I got a small set of pliers in a case aswell which I admittedly havent used once.
I also got some ratcheting spanners cheap, but I don't think it's worth getting them unless you spend some money on them. I got neumerous other bits more towards my field (in car electrics) and it all came to £190 plus postage off of a shop on ebay. I have used them constantly for over a year now including engine changes on my old zxr and other mechanical madness and the only complaint was that a flat blade screwdriver broke whilst I was standing on it trying to leaver the bend wishbone off of my old 206's hub.
I'd go for sealey for most things to be honest, lifetime warenty and bloody good tools.
cheers
dan

Sealey or Teng will do all you need