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Doing a head gasket, front cam seals, timing belt etc.

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Re: Doing a head gasket, front cam seals, timing belt etc.

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IM sold.

Hmmm my birthday is coming up. Should I ask Santa Abscate for those or for that Bosch cordless impact?
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abscate wrote: 26 Jan 2018, 05:27 IM sold.

Hmmm my birthday is coming up. Should I ask Santa Abscate for those or for that Bosch cordless impact?
Why not ask for both? =)

I have to get a set. I just keep delaying it... Trying to get the turbo charger's shield off & on without it on that back bolt is nearly disastrous to those without oriental sized hands.
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Ill get a set - you are always welcome to borrow when needed of course
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ZionXIX wrote: 25 Jan 2018, 17:39 I received a set of Tekton brand 6pt flex head ratcheting box end wrenches for Christmas 2 years ago. I have never looked back. The quality is unreal, I seriously believe I will be able to pass these down to my children.

https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-WRN57170 ... rds=tekton


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You can save $14 buying these in the pouch instead of the plastic keeper
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abscate wrote: 27 Jan 2018, 09:35 You can save $14 buying these in the pouch instead of the plastic keeper
That is precisely what I got. I chose the other picture to show off the 6pt box end.
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abscate wrote: 27 Jan 2018, 09:35
ZionXIX wrote: 25 Jan 2018, 17:39 I received a set of Tekton brand 6pt flex head ratcheting box end wrenches for Christmas 2 years ago. I have never looked back. The quality is unreal, I seriously believe I will be able to pass these down to my children.

https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-WRN57170 ... rds=tekton


815DsdU7rQL._SL1500_.jpg
You can save $14 buying these in the pouch instead of the plastic keeper
Yeah... odd price difference for a couple cents worth of fabric vs. plastic.
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kaneelschep wrote: 24 Jan 2018, 08:09 My wrenches and rings from 6mm to 32mm are basicly all Gedore. Some even double or triple. Inherited from my dad.
My Dad bought Gedore in 1979 when he needed some wrenches for a job he just started. He figured they were cheap and when they were broken the company always replaced them with Craftsman. They are miserable narrow shanked, finger cutting things but he hasn't broken one yet after 40 years as an industrial millwright.

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:D Now you said it, I too really need one of those cordless impact guns..

I think I will hand down my gedores to my children too ;) It will be a family thing where grandpa-me will show of his scars and talk about working on cars again and again and again till everyone is completely bored out of his mind of it.
Looking forward to that :D

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When we are old someone will buy our tools for 2 cents, telling our kids that "SNAP ON" was a childs brand of toy.
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