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Old 03-28-2004, 11:11 PM
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I got a $100 gift certificate from my work (Canadian Pacific Railway) and I think I'm going to use it to buy some essential tools for working on my S4. What do you guys recommend?
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torque wrench
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What do these do? how much?
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Deep Sockets.
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Default wrench with adjustable torque settings, used for things like lugnuts...

and a smaller version for the oil drain plugs, etc.

Bolts need to be tightened to a certain torque.

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Default Rear brake caliper tool

<center><img src="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/40700-40799/40732.gif"></center><p><ul><li><a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=40732">Brake Caliper Tool</a></li></ul>
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Default a quality metric set

<ul><li><a href="http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_det.asp?search=true&amp;item_ID=65301&amp;Part No=9400GMBO&amp;group_id=2299&amp;store=snapon-store&amp;tool=all">http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_det.asp?search=true&amp;item_ID=65301&amp;Part No=9
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