Tool set sizes
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Hello,
I'm intending to buy my self a nice set of tools for the elan. I've seen some realy nice sets, but I don't want to buy one which will be an overkill.
Which socket sizes do I need? Inches or milimetric, or both?
Hex keys? Wrenches?
Thanks,
Liad
I'm intending to buy my self a nice set of tools for the elan. I've seen some realy nice sets, but I don't want to buy one which will be an overkill.
Which socket sizes do I need? Inches or milimetric, or both?
Hex keys? Wrenches?
Thanks,
Liad
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nitch - First Gear
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Buy the best quality set you can buy, you will regret buying cheap tools. You dont need metric if you only want to work on an Elan. Get a set with sockets and extensions , ring spanners and open ended spanners you need them all to get at some of the locations on an Elan. Buying a good quality torque wrench is needed if your are working with the critical suspension, brake, drive line and engine bolts. It is also a good idea if you have not done a lot of wrench work to use the torque wrench on all the other non critical bolts unitl you get a calibrated feel for the right torque.
You dont need to get a very big set with the largest possible range. The standard small sets cover most nuts and bolts on a Elan. If you find your missing a particular large size (eg steering wheel nut) or small size (hand brake caliper spring locating nut) buy that individually as you need it.
Rohan
You dont need to get a very big set with the largest possible range. The standard small sets cover most nuts and bolts on a Elan. If you find your missing a particular large size (eg steering wheel nut) or small size (hand brake caliper spring locating nut) buy that individually as you need it.
Rohan
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rgh0 - Coveted Fifth Gear
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A cheap 1/2inch spanner which you can shorten is useful. There is never a lot of room in an Elan engine bay and having some 'cheap' tools which you don't mine cutting up to fit for particular jobs is always useful, as are long extension bars for your socked sets. The 'wobblt' type look useful as the work over a range of angles...
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pereirac - Coveted Fifth Gear
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Using a 3/8 drive socket set is the best size. As has already been said there is not a lot of room around the Elan an a 1/2 drive socket can be a bit bulky.
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steveww - Coveted Fifth Gear
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how about a nice set of British Standard Whitworth spanners ed
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twincamman wrote:how about a nice set of British Standard Whitworth spanners ed
I can't recall there been any whitworth threads on the car at all just UNC, UNF and BA.
I've found the flex head type very useful in tight to access areas
also these can be useful too
For sockets 3/8" 6 point flank drive type with wobble extensions
And a good torque wrench
Oh and one of these for when it gets real tough
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M100 - Fourth Gear
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Hi
Don't forget the angle grinder for when the hammer doesn't work. I find that 3/8 and 1/4 inch drives are the ones that I use, and the hex sockets (6 sides). That type of socket is far superior but you need to make sure that the drive has a fine ratchet.
Berni
Don't forget the angle grinder for when the hammer doesn't work. I find that 3/8 and 1/4 inch drives are the ones that I use, and the hex sockets (6 sides). That type of socket is far superior but you need to make sure that the drive has a fine ratchet.
Berni
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berni29 - Fourth Gear
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rgh0 wrote:You dont need metric if you only want to work on an Elan.
Webers are metric, although a small and cheap metric spanner set would suffice. Also, if your exhaust clamps are recent, they are likely to be metric, too, perhaps depending upon where your Elan has been in the last few years.
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Matt
While you are correct, you can do everything you need to do on a Weber with a screwdriver set and a small adjustable wrench.
Rohan
While you are correct, you can do everything you need to do on a Weber with a screwdriver set and a small adjustable wrench.
Rohan
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Matt7c wrote:Webers are metric
And I guess so are Dellorto's
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