To help the car owner decide which tools he needs to perform the various jobs described in this manual, we have compiled three lists of tools under the following headings: «Tool kit for maintenance and minor repairs», «A set of tools for medium and major repairs» and «Special tools and fixtures».
Owners with no repair experience should start by purchasing a tool kit for maintenance and minor repairs and limit themselves to simple jobs. Then, as you gain confidence and experience, you can move on to more complex tasks, acquiring additional tools as needed. In this way, over a long period of time and without large one-time costs, you can increase the tool kit for maintenance and minor repairs to a set designed for medium and major repairs. Experienced car enthusiasts can have a tool kit suitable for most repairs, and supplement it with tools from «special» list, if they are sure that the cost of their acquisition is justified by the frequent use of these tools.
Dial indicator
Manual vacuum pump
stroboscope
Compression tester with adapter for installation in the spark plug hole
Damper/Steering wheel puller
Universal puller
Hydraulic tappet puller
Valve spring puller
Valve spring compressor
Reamer to remove stepped wear in the cylinder
A device for cleaning diggers for piston rings
Piston ring remover/installer
Piston Ring Compressors
Hone for processing cylinder mirrors
Brake strut spring removal tool