Recent content by Cryts

It's been a while since I've had the displeasure of doing anything at all on a Sebring, but Chrysler brakes don't have much variation to them, so... You should need a shallow 10mm or 8mm socket and corresponding ratchet for the 2 bolts. The fitting will probably be a 3/8" wrench. 10mm would...

I wear safety glasses any time I'm using a rotary tool (cut-off, die grinder...) or air hammer. They sit in the same drawer. The rest of the time I wear normal prescription glasses. I've often considered wearing contacts with regular safety glasses but I have astigmatism in both eyes and the...

16mm - European cars 18mm - Euros, and I use 18mm sockets pretty regularly on some Ford/GM/Chrysler front ends 20mm - only thing I can think of would be the fittings on Grand Cherokee ps pressure hoses 21mm - half the tie rod jam nuts out there 22mm - another 40% of jam nuts 23mm - tie rod jam...

Re: "analytical paralysis" ..... just when I thought I was ready to buy an air hamme I own a ph3050a. Up until I bought the Snap-On I regularly borrowed a co-worker's CP717 when my old hammer couldn't handle a task. The CP717 is much easier to control than the ph3050a. It's got the same...

I don't own either of those, but I do own two sets of Northern sockets: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200334233_200334233 http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_122483_122483 I've owned the 1/2" set for maybe a year and a half of daily use and never had any problems...

1) Brake cleaner and Liquid Wrench 2) Valve stem core removers. I do like one tire a week but I keep loaning out my only remaining remover and I always have to go track it down. 3) Free HF flashlights. I should have like 12 of them by now instead of 1.

One thing about HF their presentation *****. I've been to two of their stores - one of which is brand new - and it's pretty hard to find some stuff even when I know roughly where to look. This is especially problematic since so much of their business is people looking for inexpensive...

Hi all. A little while ago I got a really good deal on a nib Snap-On ph3050a. It wasn't the kit - just the hammer and crappy style retainer - but I didn't think that would be a problem since I already had an IR quick release for my other hammer. Of course, the threads are different...

It's a powdercoated matte finish. Good for holding onto grease.

So long as they can scan it or read it, they shouldn't give you any trouble.

Sorry, it's not a 2115 it's a 2112. One clue that it's an IR is the reverse/forward buttons it has are patented by IR. The two guns are basically twins: I've read elsewhere that all the Craftsman air tools with a model number (found on the sticker opposite the Craftsman logo) starting with...

The Craftsman Professional composite-body 3/8 impacts (model # 235-19916) are on clearance at Sears. They're rebadged IR 2115s - no Ti or any other letters, but still light, powerful, and IR-quality. I just scooped up the last one at the Racine Sears for $49 after a 5% clearance discount and...

If you're referring to the toe hooks I linked to, they're widely used for vehicles that have adjusting sleeves instead of the inner/jamnut/outer configuration. They're very common on trucks, and you'll see them periodically on older RWD cars. They look like this: You can just use a pipe...

Get a small (8"?) pipe wrench for stubborn inner tie rod ends, especially those that don't have flats for a wrench or in some cases nothing at all (eg Jeep Liberties). A good vise grip comes in handy too but if you have to release them and clamp down multiple times, as tight as you can, it's...

I use a 19mm crowsfoot with a 20" extension when aligning 7g Civics/RSXs where the steering rack is located at the top of the firewall. It's much, much easier to break the jam nut loose from the side of the car than reaching up through the wheel well with no leverage and no room. If the...