Station Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I have a number of things that might be useful to fellow Autoshiters. I've needed these things in the past, but nobody has lent me them as they are a) tight or b ) twats. I fondly* remember fitting an engine with two car jacks because I had no access to anything. I thought we could set up a 'library' of tools that most people don't have. Any AS'er can borrow any of these as long as you don't/are not:a) take the piss and keep them for ages because you can't be arsed returning them,break them,c) a twat. I have (and will update when I remember what I have): a ) 2 ton engine crane b ) Towing a-frame c ) Engine lifting leveller d ) Solid towing pole brickwall, Skizzer, holbeck and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Good idea. With a location too would help. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 2 Ton Engine CraneHydrolastic suspension hand pump Maidstone Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Phillips-head screwdriver Stockport Uncle Jimmy, Keymaster, mat_the_cat and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Set of four garage dollies (fnarr fnarr) in Swansea. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I've got general hand tools,12v impact gun,drive on ramps,2 pairs of axle stands,jump leads and tow rope. Also willing to lend a hand if needed. I know I haven't got a lot but it's there if needed. Duffield derbyshire Also grinder,dremel thing,drills among other bits Minimad5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 General hand toolsHydraulic ball joint splitterClarke E90 Mig (Needs wire and gas, but good machine) All available to lend Wirral / Cheshire area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warninglight Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hydrolastic hand pumpMini/A series flywheel pullerEngine support beam (sits in wing channels)3Ton Tirfor rope puller winchMIG with gasSmall MMA/Stick setSmall (5x3' ish) single axle trailer with fitted cover Big transporter trailer (strictly not for borrowing but I may move stuff for beer) Also some assorted Volvo/Rover/Land Rover spares In SW Cumbria brickwall and Minimad5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickwall Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 That pump will be handy! General tools, sockets, breaker bar, scaffold pole, torque wrench, bailing twine, a smile etcGuagesMig plus GAsTiming GunBodging Knowledge DegreeJacksStands West Stirlingshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfour Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Bigger socket Florida (cos everything is bigger in the US of A) brickwall, drum, AMC Rebel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Too much to list, but mostly cheap and questionable quality! I realise that's not much help so:Stick and mig weldersClutch alignment toolCompressorPair of ramps5 axle standsSelection of pullersSpace heater that likes a lot of gasOne man bleed kit (blow type)Grinder Location: east Cheshire Sent from my GT-S5830i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 For reference "tool libraries" are a big thing in circular economy gubbins. if we're smart we could get funding and make one -maybe even get someone to run it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Comprehensive tool kitTasty Costco jackcordless impact guncode reader , opcom and forscan softwarecaliper rewind kit , left and right handedQuite handy pair of hands Located Liverpool and not available to people who wear their watch on the inside of their wrists or have keys attached to their belt loops,very sinister that is! New POD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipM Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Won't be letting anyone borrow it, but I do have a proper tube bender and a penchant for exchanging wonky tubes for beer...Near Rotherham. Bren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 General tools Decent generator Compressor Jack/axle stands Valeting shite Grinder/Lecky file/drills Small general purpose trailer One of those spring loaded towing poles Local Greggs/Kebab shop/Bacon butty factory Location: Edmonton - North London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I'm in Durham areaTrolley JackDrive on rampsSolid tow barTorque wrenchSocket sets and toolsSledge hammer Even a garden rollerElectric power toolsA trailer slightly larger than a house hold one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Much of the above. Got brake flaring kit, pela pump, vacuum bleeder, nibbler (cuts sheet metal and is drill mounted). Also multi meter, soldering iron. I am in Warrington, happy to loan as long as stuff is not abused and comes back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 General hand tools, im in thame, oxon, so handy for any m40 by Oxford collektion breakdowns (can get to oxford services in about 15 mins, beaconsfield in 25) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Towing A frame. Southend on Sea Essex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Pela pump is about the only thing I have worth borrowing. Coalville, Leics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Anyone got VAGCOM? I have an old man with a dremel I can lend out if you need any fibreglass rust bodging doing, if you're totally opposed to doing a job properly. Specialises in Honda Civics. Please don't ask to borrow Old Man, I'm not serious. New POD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Leicestershire, and probably the most useful thing I have isn't really a lending thing - but I've got BMW INPA, Mercedes-compatible CarSoft, proper spring compressors for Mercedes, a couple of jacks, axle stands and a bloody great big barn in which the work can be done. I'm also up for helping with things, so if you've got a rear subframe to swap out or something I'm happy for it to be done here, undercover, in the warm, and be an extra pair of arms for the work as well. Tools here vary. If I ever get a welding kit, experienced users can exchange use of said welder for welding on my cars (and telling me what needs doing to them in terms of the prep work to make the repair easy). groovylee and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 BMW/MINI diagnostic OBD2 reader. Merseyside or Derby Valve Removing Clamp. Last used in 1992, to Fettle an 850 mini cylinder head. Honda Accord Rear brake rewind tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Leicestershire, and probably the most useful thing I have isn't really a lending thing - but I've got BMW INPA, Mercedes-compatible CarSoft, proper spring compressors for Mercedes, a couple of jacks, axle stands and a bloody great big barn in which the work can be done. I'm also up for helping with things, so if you've got a rear subframe to swap out or something I'm happy for it to be done here, undercover, in the warm, and be an extra pair of arms for the work as well. Tools here vary. If I ever get a welding kit, experienced users can exchange use of said welder for welding on my cars (and telling me what needs doing to them in terms of the prep work to make the repair easy).I don't think you're far from me then. I'm in Wigston, Leicester. I'll have to pop over sometime and we can talk shite cars! Sounds like you have the perfect setup there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Too much to list, but mostly cheap and questionable quality! I realise that's not much help so:Stick and mig weldersClutch alignment toolCompressorPair of ramps5 axle standsSelection of pullersSpace heater that likes a lot of gasOne man bleed kit (blow type)Grinder Location: east Cheshire Sent from my GT-S5830i using Tapatalk 2East Cheshire? Isn't that Manchester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboy406v6 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Usual sockets,spanners,puller and other bits of mending stuff. SA73 Pembrokeshire. Thats Wales dopey ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I don't think you're far from me then. I'm in Wigston, Leicester. I'll have to pop over sometime and we can talk shite cars! Sounds like you have the perfect setup there. Just down the road - Wigston is the first bit of Leicester I encounter if I go North. Bloody pizza place doesn't deliver here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Anyone got VAGCOM? I have an old man with a dremel I can lend out if you need any fibreglass rust bodging doing, if you're totally opposed to doing a job properly. Specialises in Honda Civics. Please don't ask to borrow Old Man, I'm not serious. I have the VAGCOM, only on a cheapy cable so can only do pre-canbus stuff (most things prior to mk5 Golf) I also have VAGtacho for key programming/SKC extraction, and I have an MPPS cable for remapping. Note that all these are pirate chinese jobs so success not guaranteed. Manual tools that may be worth lending include a wheel bearing press set, brake pipe flaring tool and eezibleed, console bush press tool for Golf/Fabia/Octy etc, probably some others will update when I've checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I have the cheap cable too, it's a '96 A4 I'm looking for it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Just down the road - Wigston is the first bit of Leicester I encounter if I go North. Bloody pizza place doesn't deliver here. A warm barn you say? Tools you say? Help you say?I've got a Saab sump to drop one day. Brakes I'll do on the road outside my house, but you might be my knight in rusty armour when it comes to something a little less simple. I'm just over the motorway towards Coalville and will happily swap a warm and pleasant working environment for liquid refreshment or whatever. Actually, if any of you Leics lot just need encouragement and someone to hold the spanners I'm quite happy to join in on a fixing mission. stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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