Diesel light truck tooLs

[magicrat]

If someone is only going to be working on smaller diesel trucks like ford and Dodge 250, 350s. Mostly year 2000 to brand new as it will be at a dealership.....do they still need a lot of sae sockets? I am not a mechanic I'm an hvac guy so please forgive my ignorance....thanks guys in advance.

 

[WittHay]

You have a good question? If you are working on Ag/HD equipment it seems you need every socket made from 1/4" to 1" drive.
But if you are a apprentice starting at a Dodge/Ford dealership in 2017 do you need any SAE sockets?

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

All the aftermarket stuff seems to come with SAE fasteners

 

[VinceG]

In the Class 7,8 its a mix of SAE and metric but metric is taking over. buy your SAE name brand or specialty used I see a lot of SAE stuff cheap

 

[wolf_from_wv]

Used 9/16", 5/8", 11/16", 15mm, and 13mm on a 1997 F250 with 7.3L diesel over the weekend.

 

[deberly12]

No 10mm??? That is my most used socket on all 3 of my power strokes (96-00)

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[wolf_from_wv]

Forgot the 1/4" screwdriver and socket for hose clamps.

I think we used the 10mm more a couple weeks ago. This time was tracking down an oil leak.

 

[bcschief]

By metrics 1st you will use them more than sae.

Brian

 

[magicrat]

Thanks.....I was told diesel used all standard but I think they may have been referring to large heavy duty diesels like international......so I guess metric will be fine for now

 

[DetroitDIESEL444]

most modern diesels are metrics... internationals, cummins, cats, fords. I see a lot of standard in old 6.9/7.3 idi, dta-360's and mechanical dt-466. Ford 7.8 and 6.6 liters as well as n14 cummins and 855 cummins.

 

[dsimatt]

Thanks.....I was told diesel used all standard but I think they may have been referring to large heavy duty diesels like international......so I guess metric will be fine for now

International is so *** backwards it wouldn't surprise me but even they use metric sizes, you could make do with a cheap set of see for the time being.

 

[Moparman390]

International is so *** backwards it wouldn't surprise me but even they use metric sizes, you could make do with a cheap set of see for the time being.

I just worked for Navistar in the HQ for a while, the company is still a giant Charlie Foxtrot.

 

[crf450x]

99% will be metric on light duty stuff. I actually cant think of anything after ~05 besides battery clamps that is sae. Medium and heavy duty are usually half and half which is ridiculous.

 

[dsimatt]

I just worked for Navistar in the HQ for a while, the company is still a giant Charlie Foxtrot.

We'll had a brand new truck of theirs in the shop and they still can't make a truck that's not a zip tie and loom clamp cluster **** under the hood, they are bottom of the barrel.