On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 15:19 +0000, David Giuliani wrote:
> I'm building my riding tool kit and wondering if the 1/4" torque
> rachet(forward and reverse) could replace the 3/8" drive ratchet.
> Also, is there anywhere you can think of that you can't use a socket
> and must have a box or open end? Will a crescent work in those cases?
> (I'm trying to avoid a full set of combos.) My axle nuts are covered
> with the tire iron combo. (I should have been taking notes during my
> past upgrades
The last thing you want is a tool you need to baby. Carry a 1/4" with a
3/8" adapter and a cheater bar if you absolutely must reduce the size of
your toolkit. I'd stick with 3/8" ratchet *and* combo wrenches of the
8,10,12,13,14,15,17mm sizes, sockets of the same, an extension, a set of
3/8" allen head drivers, combo screwdriver, vise-grips/knipex, spark
plug wrench, flashlight, spare nuts and bolts and the like. Believe me,
you won't be worrying about a carrying a couple of extra wrenches when
you break down, at night, in the rain, far from home and need them.
Z
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....have a great day..Greg
...ps..supposed to be sunny and 27*C in NS tomorrow so looking like
a long night after work tonight doing what I should have done last
winter...tire...brakes...ss brake line the list goes on...