Garage Shop: Tools

Hopefully those work for you. My local Mac dealer doesn’t keep those in stock. Makes sense I guess, everything here is automotive or aviation. Even getting the tools by themselves doesn’t look good.

To be honest, if the Mac tools are hard to come by then I wouldn’t want them anyways. You pay a premium for tool truck tools not only for the “come to your work” service but also easily exchanging broken tools. Can’t swap a broken tool if they never have it.

If it were me and you needed something stronger than what Amazon has, I’d suggest a snap on screwdriver. My snap on guy has always been great about swapping out my flat tip screw drivers that have been bent from prying. I don’t do that anymore though since I’m not working as a mechanic anymore. I take much better care of my tools now. Haha.

 

I bought a brass hammer today and put it right to work. For the price, it’s pretty solid. I was full on double fisting, wailing on the axle with all I had and it held up fine. Has some gouges as expected but stayed in one piece overall.

$99 Nupla - 30025 BRS2.5 Classic Brass Hammer, SG Grip, 12" Long Handle

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00131VD8S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_RYF02EQDFRW2RF84Q8EA?_encoding=UTF8

 

Try this at Amazon

Pocket Pry Bar - Red Color - 2 pack

Pocket Pry Bar - With Clip and Magnet Red Color - Gato Tools

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DKKBDKX/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JHN0YYVREV2AFT0N4KFW

 

There is a MUCH easier way to do that.....

 

Please, enlighten me.

 

It's probably the slippers.....

 

I love my 10 pound sledge. Its much easier.

 

https://youtu.be/S0_jL83jMH8

 

I didn’t have them in 4x4 mode, that was the issue.

I wish I had a 10lb brass hammer.

I tried that too.

 

I’ve never had that much of a is taking the cv off the end of a shaft that is what the video is correct , I usually take a very large cresent wrench adjust slightly larger that the axle shaft lock the shaft in a vise at a downward angle giving enough room to swing a hammer at it usually comes lose in 3-4 blows of the hammer striking the cresent wrench not the axle . But there always that problem one that gives us fits on any job I suppose.

 

Talking to anyone that has had to separate the tacoma outer axle joint (usually to put long travel shafts in), they all agree it’s a huge pain in the ass. One friend cut the shaft and disassembled it and took it to a shop to press out. It took 80 tons of force.

 

Like said there is alway the specific one that gives you fits, if was easy everyone would be a mechanic . Sometime shit just kicks your ass .

 

If you don’t get the spring clip to center ( wet with blaster and kinda working the axle in and out a bit) you have to fight and shear the spring steel of the clip, MUCH tougher. I’ve done a dozen of them this way, the first one or 2 were the the worst, the rest were easy like pie once I had the technique down.
My work bench was a fish gutting table in a former life, it has the hole and pipe built it, drop and go. Longer axle is easier because of the added weight of length.

 

IT SUCKS SO BAD!!! I hate it. I have nightmares because of it. When I was rebuilding mine for LT, I had to cut mine as well, take it to a shop and it took all of a 100 ton press to get the end of the axle shaft out of the star piece and chipped the dudes tooling.

 

I can get the long side with the pipe and dropping the birf into the pipe. The short side last time I couldn’t get off but called rcv and they said use a brass drift on the cage with the birf at max angle. Sure enough. Couple hood hits and it came right off

 

Initial impressions are very good.

 

Just got a call this afternoon, box is in! Going to pick it up tomorrow morning.

 

Awwwwwww

 

Tip bent a little on the first use, not surprising being aluminum, but I was bending a metal bracket with it so not unexpected.

Still should suffice plenty for my needs. Would recommend. 3 pack was $9.