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Tool/Job advice for new lube tech?
- Thread starter KyleF
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mrborohachi
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http://www.vehicleservicepros.com/video/10672840/otc-drain-plug-pro
it's a game changer in the oil changing business. sure beats the hell out of size specific magnetic sockets like the Gearwrench set.
I almost forgot to mention a short Snap-On 24mm short 1/2 dr chrome socket. Toyota drain plugs on rear ends have this cross section of pipe welded around the drain plug to protect the plug from getting sheared off by road hazards. Don't even bother with 12pt on that
it's a game changer in the oil changing business. sure beats the hell out of size specific magnetic sockets like the Gearwrench set.
I almost forgot to mention a short Snap-On 24mm short 1/2 dr chrome socket. Toyota drain plugs on rear ends have this cross section of pipe welded around the drain plug to protect the plug from getting sheared off by road hazards. Don't even bother with 12pt on that
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My first lube tech job was at sears too. I left as a Tech 3 there so if you are aiming for that you best be buying tools. Anyways I'd say get an ecotec socket and the special tools for toyotas oil filters. Other than that you got it all unless you wanna start getting air tools and impact sockets.
Since the inception of this thread, I've taken a job at a local GM dealership as a Quick Service Tech as well as an Apprentice for two hours a day. I've purchased a 1/2" impact and a small set of impact sockets that have the most common lug nut sizes, a tire inflator with a gauge on it, a set of torque sticks, a 1/2" torque wrench, a couple of cup sockets and an oil filter wrench from a garage sale, a set of Torx screwdrivers, and a digital air pressure gauge.
I still need things like an Ecotec socket, but I'll get that from Matco later this week. I'm going to be financing a small amount of tools at a time and paying them off to help my credit score. I think aside from a few specialty tools, I'm pretty set. Any advice or anything you think I'm missing?
I still need things like an Ecotec socket, but I'll get that from Matco later this week. I'm going to be financing a small amount of tools at a time and paying them off to help my credit score. I think aside from a few specialty tools, I'm pretty set. Any advice or anything you think I'm missing?
ex-x-fire
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Get yourself a good inspection mirror & flashlight, it'll help you look at the customer's brakes with the wheels on.
A tire thread depth gauge.
A tire thread depth gauge.
wornoutoldman
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I'm going to be financing a small amount of tools at a time and paying them off to help my credit score. I think aside from a few specialty tools, I'm pretty set. Any advice or anything you think I'm missing?
Unless things have changed in past 20 years (and they may have) Snap-on does not submit your repayment history to credit reporting agencies. Not sure about others but get assurances/proof that the tool company you are purchasing from do if you are counting on these transactions to help build a credit score.
Get yourself a good inspection mirror & flashlight, it'll help you look at the customer's brakes with the wheels on.
Its a lot more expensive than a mirror but what works amazing for this, and getting into other tight spots, is an inspection camera. Once you have one you find tons of uses.
http://www.harborfreight.com/high-resolution-digital-inspection-camera-with-recorder-60695.html
Despite being HF its a really nice unit believe it or not.