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i need help its for my christmas list i just own the usual socket wrenches and what nots to get the basic stuff done. im talking about power what power tools for the more complicating stuff.

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i know im going to get some extensions and some of the odd ball sockets this year for christmas. maybe a breaker bar too. what im really hoping for is a just a cheap welder.

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an impact gun...and dont let your dad lose parts off it making it useless

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i used a impact gun as a hammer. it cracked the back of it. we havent seen if it works yet. luckily we found it last winter laying on the ground but it worked better then all my friends dads impact guns

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A working brain.

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when I'm working on cars and then I'm like ---- if I had a ++++++ this would be easier, I go buy the ++++++ :1

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I depends on what you're doing. Obviously, you need a basic mechanics tool kit, but I think the biggest thing I would recommend is an air compressor and a good twin hammer impact gun. I just did the brakes on my Acura TL and ended up breaking a 1/2" breaker bar trying to get the axle nut off. I got an earthquake 1/2" impact gun at harbor freight and had it off in about 4 seconds. Knowing if you're going to use air tools in advance is important, because you can start off with impact sockets and use them manually until you have air tools. That will save quite a bit of $$.

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why were you taking the axle nut off to change brakes ???

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Sounds like the TL has to have the hub pressed off to change rotors.

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is it a 1942 tl? :P

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sawzall, bhf, jbweld, HF flux-core :P

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It's a 97 TL 2.5 and Joseph nailed it. The hub has to be pressed out to remove the rotor, which is why I now own a nice new 12 ton press that doubles nicely as a firewood splitter.

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4 1/2 inch angle grinder

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you don't need a press its the same brakes that come on the accords, you need a set of balls and a slide hammer

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well im mostly looking into maybe a sawzall,dremel,grinder and impact driver are those good enough to have when dealing with custom turbo set-ups i guess since its my first time boosting i want to make sure im not going to have headaches because i dont have the right tools

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swivel sockets, stubby/long handled wrenches, metric line wrenches, good quality 3/8 ratchet (with low º rotation per click, makes tight spaces 10x faster to work in) um.. brass/rubber mallet, gasket material

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Sledge

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get a nice torque wrench, angle grinders rule, even a dremel, you cant go wrong with a dremel.

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a drill, bfh( big f'n hammer), long handled ratchet wrench, breaker bars, and the sawzall is gods gift to man

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Eh, Sorry to break it to you son. I went at it with a 16 lb slide hammer for about 3 hours. Then my neighbor and I went at it for another hour using the slide hammer and a 16 lb sledge. Nobody was getting this thing out with a slide hammer. I wore a pair of welding gloves and I had bruises all over my hands when I finally stopped. I also tried using 4 longer bolts and an air hammer as the Wagner technical bulllitin shows, that didn't budge anything. When I did finally get it to break with the 12 lb press, I broke the rotor in half. Then the hub snapped so loud, I thought I broke the press. I had to take a wire wheel to it and grease it with white lithium to get it back in using the press.

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damn!!! I guess the skinny man is made of steel j/k were those rotors ever replaced? or was this the first time?

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I don't know. I've only had the car a little over a year. If they were replaced, it was a long damn time ago. I swapped on some cross-drilled rotors and hawk hps pads. It stops much better now. I also changed the outer tie rod ends while I was in there so I know when they were last changed. AKA I fucked up the boots with a cheap HF pickle fork ;) because of that, I got an OEM fork kit on ebay with 3 fork ends, a screw on attachment for an air hammer and a manual one and it made a night and day difference. I got the ball joints out with 3 whacks with a little 6 lb sledge and didn't ---- up the boots at all. That set is HIGHLY recommended. The forks just sing when I tap them on the end with a hammer. Best $30 I spent during this "project".

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,3/8 and 1/2 inch inpact and air racthet die grinder, torx bits, crows feet. pry bars, goodoil filter tools, long shank needle nose plyers, radiator hose pliers...