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Tools to start with
Dixie:
Will I need to get any gaskets or seals if I start rooting around there?
Wolfie:
I really like the Draper stuff. (possibly influenced by it's easy availability and the discount I get)
I am convinced that the Halfords ratchet spanners are rebaged Draper, so possibly other stuff is as well so compare the prices and buy accordingly.
Most things I have come across on 200Tdi defenders are metric, so concentrate on that, but you'll eventually need a pair of 9/16 imperial spanners for the propshaft nuts and bolts.
A good selection of hammers is also needed :lol:
The 18V Draper Impact Ratchet is just the coolest tool out there, it even beats the Estwing lump hammer
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: Wolfie on January 24, 2008, 01:56:47 ---
The 18V Draper Impact Ratchet is just the coolest tool out there, it even beats the Estwing lump hammer
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I've got my eye on one of those myself, is it as good as the snap on one?
BTW, no-one has mentioned a torque wrench yet. Plus a set of feeler guages to do the bearing backlash.
L90OOK:
--- Quote from: Range Rover Blues on January 24, 2008, 02:21:48 ---
--- Quote from: Wolfie on January 24, 2008, 01:56:47 ---
The 18V Draper Impact Ratchet is just the coolest tool out there, it even beats the Estwing lump hammer
--- End quote ---
I've got my eye on one of those myself, is it as good as the snap on one?
BTW, no-one has mentioned a torque wrench yet. Plus a set of feeler guages to do the bearing backlash.
--- End quote ---
I have the Snap On one & never leave home without it.
BK:
Have look around machine mart,they are good value,also Kennedy tools are good,I have a socket set by them and I just cant break it,Draper are good,also go to a car boot and have a look for some secondhand stuff but dont buy the thirty bob stuff off the stalls they are a waste of money,a good idea is to buy some 12 point sockets as well some of the 200 tdi bolts are 12 sided and you cant get them off with a 6 point especially around the hub and brakes,also get a long breaker bar (machine mart) and a good set of screwdrivers that you can get a spanner on to give you some leverage,a grease gun with a flexible spout,a land rover hub nut box spanner(e bay)a good hammer with a fibreglass shaft ,a long piece of scaff pole for leverage,a GOOD set of polished chrome vanadium spanners (open end and ring),and basically ust build it up as you go along if you are on a budget (like me) :D
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