Tools you can't live without

^ This and a can of WD-40!

 

What are we all Forgetting? ALL YOU NEED IS TW! Oh and a computer.

 

It's a Toyota. All you need is a bucket an sponge to keep it clean.

 

WD-40 is great sure, but what you really need is pb blaster.

Need:

Pliers
Needle nose pliers
channel locks
vice grips
adjustable end wrench
screw drivers
allen keys
torx bits
pry bar
BFH
rubber or plastic mallet
brass punch
drift punches
metric wrenches and sockets, standard and deep (3/8, 1/4, 1/2)
breaker bars
extensions
universal joints
gear wrenches make life much easier some times
shop light
spark plug gapper
tape measure



Maybe:

torque wrench
dykes
tin snips
snap ring pliers
files round and flat
hack saw
feeler gauges
square
level
SAE wrenches and sockets, standard and deep (3/8, 1/4, 1/2)


Craftsman is great and they will warranty anything pretty much no questions asked.

You may find you need an odd tool you might use once or twice, harbor freight is a decent way to go for that.

Need vs maybe... a lot of it depends on what you'll be doing as well. If you start tearing into the truck some of the stuff on the need list will be needed and possibly some fromt the maybe, if you're simply changing oil and spark plus you probably won't need a lot of that. However between the two lists you'd have a well rounded tool box ready to tackle most at home jobs.

 

^im pretty sure you missed bottle opener

 

You're right! That's the most important tool in the tool box too!

 

Torque wrenches

 

What's wrong with you people?
No one mentions a bottle opener?

 

a good pair of slip joint pliers


and a mini flat tip screwdriver


i work in a shop and use these two items more frequently than any of our other tools.

double up on open end wrenches. many times i find that a wrench + a wrench > a wrench and a socket.

also, a good bench vise is worth its weight in gold when needed.

 

Haha here i fixed it!

 

Myself

 

I thought is was supposed to be opened already when she bings it to you!

 

What are dykes?

I assume they are different than the ones on Cinemax...

 

A lot of guys already have it on the rear bumper. I think it might be one of those things the dealer throws in like the license plate bracket and decal with the dealers name.

 

^^^^^VERY TRUE!!!

A Metric Socket set, if you dont care then it doesnt matter what brand just wont be able to abuse the shit out of a cheep set. Gear Wrenches in MHO are Gods contribution to the mechanic world.

A nice bright flashlight. Some people seem to like the huge Maglights.....I do not! I keep a small 2 cell AA LED Maglight in the Drivers side door cup holder. The LED ones are very bright.

And I am very very very suprised that nobody mentioned this but I keep A Leatherman Multitool with the flashlight. I think every time Ive worked on my TACO for whatever reason.....Ive used the tool. Im also a military aircraft maintainer so ......a multi tool .....is a must, its your choice!