Building A Tacoma-Specific Tool Kit

Putting together a Tacoma specific basic tool kit. Call it a trail kit if you will. To be kept in the truck.

Off the top of your head(s)...

-What are the common wrench sizes?
-Tools for replacing items that commonly break, such as CV joints.
-Any Toyota "special tools" that are handy to have in general?

 

You might find this helpful: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...ete-list-sockets-wrenches-2nd-gen-tacoma.html

 

You're welcome. It is up in the stickies under mods &tips. Lots of good stuff up there

 

35mm hub socket

24mm socket for diffs and manual trans fill drain plugs, 10mm hex for front diff bolt.

 

That's what I was looking for. Thanks!

 

This is all you need

 

Mines 19mm socket now



I have to carry metric and standard sets of sockets and wrenches.
Gotta love King and TC using standard sized nuts/bolts for foreign designed cars.

 

That's alright, I think these guys should all carry SAE and Metric tools. It's nice when you can help others. Not sure why anyone would only want a few select sockets and wrenches when they take up very little space.

 

You either go buy individual tools or pay a little more money and get a complete set. If you already have a complete set would you just take out specific tools and leave them at home?

I dunno, I say go get a complete set and take it with you.

"Special" tools should really be the only concern I wouldn't dick around as to whether I was going to need a 11mm socket or just a 10mm and 12mm. Better to have and not need! (within reason) Don't carry an engine hoist. Just a tip.

 

I'd go to Sears. Choose a toolbag first off. Then get the socket rails that fit the length of the tool bag, then buy one of those big Craftsman socket sets they always have on sale and transfer the sockets to the socket rails. Then voila you have all your sockets that fit right into the bottom of the toolbag. Then you start filling up the pockets of the toolbag with some combo wrench kits, a ratchet wrench kit, an offset screwdriver kit, Allen wrench kit, and a combo kit with all the Torx, etc bits. Should be plenty of room left for a set of files, a punch set, a chisel, tweezers, magnet, extensions, universals, nylon ties, ballpeen, claw.

I recommend this also, http://www.bikemaster.com/17_piece.html it's a nice little toolroll that fits into the space by the jack under the access seat.

I do love carrying tools galore, and it's amazing how much one can fit into a toolbag. A can of WD40 in one of the door can holders, and your all set.