Spline bits for the door lock bolts

I ruined mine the other week trying to get them out with a flathead screwdriver Now someone will have to weld a nut or something on to them to get them out :(

Spline bits for the door lock bolts

I ruined mine the other week trying to get them out with a flathead screwdriver Now someone will have to weld a nut or something on to them to get them out :(

Ha ha ....I got those in a set with the Torx bits

Personally I'd get some proper good quality tools (not halfords or machine mart), because they will probably last forever, and be worth more as antiques in 100 years! I love tools!

I have a lovely Stahlwille spanner set (Stahlwille catalogue)

Britool tool chest and socket sets, screwdriver set and bit driver (Britool - Product Catalogue)

And a few other bits from Beta (Beta-Tools.co.uk, Serious Tools for Professionals), CK, Wurth, Stanley etc.

If you want drill bits that will last, look for Dormer (Welcome to New Dormer Site) or Titex drills (TiN coated or Tungsten Carbide if your feeling flush!)

You can never waste money on tools. Only invest!

Halfords has lifetime warranty on the pro range, an d lots of people in the know on usenet recommend them. No arguments about the stuff you're suggesting, but on value for money the Halfords stuff is supposed to be very good.

Another good brand is Teng.

I have a nearly 20 year-old Metrinch wall-drive socket set that seems unbreakable and has never rounded a bolt yet :-).

Actually, what size is socket does the filter plug take?

Dunno, but you can get the right one from Halfords etc. The one I have fits the filter housing on TDIs with a paper filter, and also the cannister filter on the Lupo. They're labelled with an application list IIRC.

Another good brand is Teng.

they are rubbish, i had to buy a chisel the other day becuase i was away from home and all thy had was teng, and it shattered the first time i used it

Ha ha ....I got those in a set with the Torx bits

You git

Next question ........Ball joint separators ....Fork type or the puller type ????

Depends if you are going to reuse the ball joint / track rod end, if you are then the puller type.

They are not as good / quick as the fork type (you will need a decent lump hammer with it) but the fork type will wreck the rubber boots.

Whatever you buy make sure it has a lifetime warranty on it otherwise you will be replacing it in a few years!

I just broke one of my Snap-On sockets, so now need to find the local franchise to swap it for me - FOC of course.

(i bought them when i lived in the midlands)

they are rubbish, i had to buy a chisel the other day becuase i was away from home and all thy had was teng, and it shattered the first time i used it

A bit like the Laser torx bits i bought - sheared on the first bolt i tried to undo, it didn't even start to twist, just sheared off at a 45° angle! that went straight back to Halfords for a refund! (i replaced them, with Snap-ON)

i think snap-on are a bit over-ated tbh... i just remembered, not ALL halfords profssional range have life time waranty on them, stuff like punches, chisels, impact tools, drive adaptors, u/j's dont have waranty because they are fairly easy to break, but then that would be the same with snapon ones anyway

The halfords Pro range are very good and even better on trade prices

i think snap-on are a bit over-ated tbh...

Overpriced maybe, but i wouldn't say they were overrated (or the best) but the lifetime warranty is worth it's weight in gold. (i have only had 2 things break that have needed to be replaced)

Before i bought my Snap-On set (S/H at a giveaway price - the guy was retiring, so got rid of his main tools and roll cab, top box etc for about 1/4 of it's true value, he kept a small toolkit for diy stuff) i had gone through quite a few crap tools and you always seem to loose skin when they break!

Another vote for Halfords Pro range and their ratchet spanners are a god send where access is to tight for a socket. The oil tool you need is this Laser Oil Filter Cup Wrench 76mm from Halfords Price £5.49 fit's the genuine filter like a glove

I have never succeeded in breaking a proper drop-forged steel spanner. Even with some monkey metal open enders I'd been lent, what happened if they were overloaded was that the jaws opened before the shanks broke.

Edited 11 March, 200917 yr by KenONeill

The "Professional" range at Halfords has a lifetime guarantee IIRC

And prices are better if you know anyone with a trade card.

The halfords Pro range are very good and even better on trade prices

Is there an echo in here :P

An Impact Driver?

Is there an echo in here :P

No otherwise I'd have said word for word what you did :P

DOn't forget to get a nice big fixing hammer:D

A good hydraulic trolley jack, not the cheap type that can be bought for around £25. these are next to useless.

Overpriced maybe, but i wouldn't say they were overrated (or the best) but the lifetime warranty is worth it's weight in gold.

i've had brand new snap-on ratchets that slip and bust your knuckles before now, and the cagey old rep wouldn't change it becuase he said i had mis-used it, so i threw it at him, approx £120 for that little baby:eek: