so im on my second taco in under a year and im slowly learning there are certain tools every yota truck owner needs. i was hoping you guys could help me out and give me tips on tools everyone that owns a yota needs. thanks guys

 

nothing special really that i can remember off the top of my head..unless you're dealing with a solid axle that needs the 54mm socket... just get your regular metric socket sets in 3/8" and 1/2", breaker bar, spark plug sockets, differential and transmission plug sockets, etc.. also snap ring pliers are always handy (needed for manual locking hubs and transmission shifter)

 

It all depends just how much involved the work is your going to be doing.

i have found the best thing is to just buy the tools as you need them .

Good 1/4" ,3/8" and 1/2" both deep and shallow with lots of extensions Truth be told you could just buy the sises you need the most 8,10,12,14,17,19,

Combination wrenches from 8mm to 19mm at the least. I find 60 degree offset box wrenches very useful.

Really the list just keeps going a good floor jack maybe two.

With these Vehicles that have been owned by the clueless When you have a bunch of rounded off nuts and bolts nothing beats the Irwin Sockets just for that!!!

 

12mm socket and wrench, 14mm socket and wrench, Big hammer.

 

IFS trucks use the same 54mm nut to hold the wheel bearings on.

Its a handy socket to have.

 

X2

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Yup, lots of metric adapters and extensions. Get a torque wrench! "Tight enough" ain't good enough. You'll snap bolts or leave stuff too loose.

Good drop lights or floor lights. Inspection mirrors are really handy. So are magnetic pick-up tools for getting dropped hardware. A timing light won't get used much but they're good to have. Get jack-stands. Don't be lazy and "too broke" for safety; your skull will thank you when it's not pancaked.

A flex-head, stubby ratchet will make you happy when you're trying to work in tight spots.


For all the one-off jobs you can rent all sorts of tools from virtually every auto parts store out there. Usually they charge you the full amount and refund the full amount back to you when you return it. Bearing pullers, BJ/tie rod pullers, thread chasers, you name it.

 

...long extensions, swivel sockets or swivel adapters, ratchet wrenches...

 

x2 on the metric socket and wrench set and swivels and exstentions. you will also want an extra 10mm,12mm,and 14mm wrench, vise grips, and a tourch is always handy

 

a 2ft extension makes things nice too

 

Zip ties

 

You can never have enough tools .

It never fails you always need something you don`t have use it once and it lives in your tool box . till you need it again then it hides from you because it got lazy.

 

with these old rusty toyotas a torch setup is a must have !

 

10mm flare wrench for brake lines.

 

mig or stick welder.

 

if you can't fix it with duct tape you're not using enough duct tape

 

cheap 12 point sockets for removing locking lug nuts as a last resort.

 

14mm line wrench specifically for the stationary nut on the fuel sending unit pressure line on the tank.

 

For all you guys that ask how to get the crank pulley bolt out or the top bell housing bolts.........GET AN IMPACT!!!!


I use a super long 1/2" impact extension and a 17mm impact wobbly socket and rip those top bell housing bolts right out..........and put them back in.


Actually you can blow ANYTHING apart in no time. Why fight hardware? Just don't use it for reassembly except on the appropriate items.

 

But then you need one of those Air Compressor thingys .

Which should almost have a thread all on it`s own.

one thing to run a impact or air ratchet and have enough cfm then get a grinder or sander and listen to the Compressor run all the time.

So How much CFM do you need or may need in the future single or two stage??

Then just what impact to get??

I have a few in the tool box But my Air Cat 1000 TH is the one I use all the time.