Many car owners use their garage as a workshop, gradually filling it with practical devices that make car repair and maintenance easier. Many of them can be made independently using the recommendations presented in this article.
Many accessories for a garage workshop can be made independently; the video below demonstrates some of them.
Garage homemade products are devices that make garage life much easier; in addition, they work no worse than factory machines. By equipping your workshop with such devices, you can independently produce the necessary parts for your car, as well as various crafts for your home or garden.
Video of homemade tools and accessories for the garage
It is difficult to predict in advance what devices may be needed when repairing a car, however, there are some homemade products, some of which are used most often. Some of them can be seen in the video below.
Drawings of homemade devices
A pipe bender is a useful household device that allows you to bend a metal or polymer pipe to a certain degree. Bent pipes are often used in the construction of greenhouses and greenhouses, installation of heating and other needs. Using the presented drawing, you can make a manual pipe bender yourself.
A vice is a practical device used when performing plumbing work. With its help, it is possible to reliably fix a part requiring metalworking in a certain position.
This device consists of several parts:
- base plate;
- 2nd lips – movable and non-movable;
- lever;
- chassis screw.
Using a small-sized bench vice, the drawing of which is presented above, it is convenient to sharpen and otherwise process small parts.
Having a CNC milling machine in your home workshop allows you to perform a whole range of wood machining work.
A homemade milling machine consists of several components and parts:
- bed;
- calipers designed to move cutters;
- caliper guides;
- spindle with installed cutter;
- microcontroller or switching board with microcircuits that provide automation of the machine;
- electric motor with power supply;
- drivers responsible for transmitting commands from the controller to the electric motor;
- a vacuum cleaner for collecting sawdust generated as a result of the operation of the machine.
A DIY CNC milling machine allows you to perform engraving and milling work.
Homemade tools for car repairs
A windshield wiper arm remover is a special tool that facilitates the process of removing wiper arms. You can make it yourself from a piece of reinforcement, a six-channel channel and a ten-bolt. To do this, use a drilling machine to make 14 holes and weld 2 nuts on both sides of the hole and a handle from the fittings, screw the bolt into the workpiece and, putting on heat shrink, screw in the threaded rivet. The tool is ready.
Another version of the device for shooting windshield wiper arms is shown in the photo below.
Another useful homemade device with which you can manually re-align your wheels yourself. Another version of this device can be seen in the photo below.
When carrying out major car repairs, you usually cannot do without a lift. A device made in a factory is not cheap, and is not needed very often, so it can easily be replaced with a device made at home.
Homemade machines and devices for the garage
By making devices for mounting and balancing tires, you can carry out this work yourself, significantly saving money on car maintenance. In addition, such devices will come to the rescue if it is not possible to come to a specialized tire shop.
In your garage workshop, you can equip a universal tire changing machine using available materials - metal pipes and a hub.
When performing various crafts for the home, it often becomes necessary to drill a straight hole. This is difficult to do with a regular drill, but if you make a stand for the drill, like the one shown in the photo, then drilling without distortions will be much easier. This design can be made from various materials. For example:
- made of metal;
- made of wood.
Using the diagram presented below, you can make your own drilling machine from a drill.
Using a homemade press will allow you to produce products using the pressing method in a garage workshop. A similar device can be made from a hydraulic jack fixed to the top of the frame, which in turn is welded from scrap materials. The pressure in this case is directed downward.
Another version of a homemade press, the design of which involves attaching a jack at the base of the bed. In this case, the pressure process is carried out upward.
Using a homemade press, you can straighten, bend sheets of metal, compress cardboard, and fasten individual elements. The video below demonstrates how to make such a necessary device yourself.
Tool storage devices in the garage
Having order is the key to comfortable use of workplaces in the garage. Special organizers are designed to ensure this order in the workplace, allowing you to conveniently store and easily find the necessary tools. You can make such devices yourself, using available tools.
A simple and affordable way to store hand tools is a wall organizer made from tin cans attached to a sheet of plywood. Additionally, you can nail several hooks or nails to it to conveniently hang measuring and electrical tools. In the absence of tin cans, PVC pipes of various diameters can be used as holders, cut into pieces and screwed to a sheet of plywood or chipboard.
It’s even easier to make a special device for storing screwdrivers. To do this, you need to take a wooden block and drill holes of the required size in it. Mount the finished holder on the wall. On the same holder you can organize a storage system for chisels and chisels. It is enough to cut out special holes in a wooden blank. In the same way, you can make a holder for power tools by cutting out the corresponding holes in a wooden shelf.
An interesting way to store tools is shown in the photo above. Its principle is based on the use of magnetic tapes attached to metal strips. Using such a system, it is convenient to store drills, keys and other metal tools.
Convenient and practical organizers for storing screws, bolts, nails and other small items can be made with your own hands from transparent plastic jars with lids. To prevent them from taking up space, you should attach them by the cover from below to the shelf. This and other ways to store tools allow you to efficiently use space in the garage and have everything you need at hand.
The video below demonstrates how to set up a simple and convenient tool storage system in your workshop or garage.
Homemade woodworking tools for the home workshop
Homemade milling machines can perform one or more operations. Preference, of course, is given to multifunctional devices that save space in the garage workshop. With their help you can:
make indentations of a certain shape;
drill holes
make grooves;
process the workpieces.
The simplest milling machine can be made on the basis of a drill. To do this, it is fixed to a steel profile or to a plywood body, and a rotating clamp is placed opposite it. Parts are processed using special cutters held by hand.
Homemade lathe
Creating a lathe with your own hands allows you to make dishes, interior decor and furniture from wooden blanks. Such a device will become an affordable alternative to industrial production and will help realize your creative potential. A homemade lathe can be made from individual components and parts:
- an electric motor used as an electric drive for the machine;
- a headstock, which can serve as an electric sharpener;
- tailstock made from a drill;
- stop for cutters;
- transverse guides;
- a frame made of metal profiles or beams.
The headstock and tailstock of a lathe are the main working elements, between which a wooden workpiece is placed. The rotating movement from the electric motor is transmitted to the workpiece through the front headstock, while the rear headstock remains static, responsible for holding the workpiece. If you equip a homemade lathe with additional devices - a baluster, a trident, a copier and others, then its functionality will increase significantly.
The video below demonstrates how to make a lathe with your own hands.
If it is necessary to drill precise holes in metal, plastic or wooden parts, experienced craftsmen recommend using a drilling machine. Unlike a drill, which vibrates strongly during operation, this device provides high-quality results, regardless of the material and thickness of the workpiece. You can make a simple drilling machine yourself by using the same home drill, but installing it in a vertical position on a frame made of furniture board and attaching it to a metal stand. If necessary, such a machine can be equipped with an asynchronous motor.
As a rule, home craftsmen do not stop at making the machines themselves. Very often they work to improve existing equipment.
The video below demonstrates useful accessories for a lathe that expand its functionality.
Homemade metal tools for the home workshop
These do-it-yourself devices for the home workshop are designed to facilitate the metalworking process. They are usually made from scrap materials and tools.
Among the most popular devices are:
- pipe benders;
- press;
- vice;
- milling, metalworking, turning, drilling and thicknessing machines;
- devices for sharpening drills, knives and other tools.
With their help, a home craftsman can make practical devices for a summer house, garage, and also equip a comfortable home. Examples of useful machines and devices in the household can be seen in the photo below.
Homemade metal cutting machine
The video demonstrates how to make some useful household devices.
Taking into account the presented recommendations and drawings, any home craftsman will be able to make useful devices for the garage and machines for his workshop, arrange an ergonomic space in it, and realize his creative abilities.
This article is called a car repair tool, but it will also be useful for motorcycle owners.
Tools for car repair can be very diverse, but one thing is clear - having the necessary tool in your own garage to repair some part of the car allows you to forget about a car service and will allow you not to spend money on specialists and do everything yourself. After all, even the most competent master cannot do anything with his bare hands. In this article we will look at what tool or equipment will help you repair many components of a modern car or motorcycle with your own hands. This will help novice repairmen decide on the choice of tool for repairing some component or unit of the machine.
Any vehicle has several thousand parts that gradually wear out during operation of the vehicle and need to be restored or replaced. And for each unit, when disassembling and repairing it, an appropriate tool may be required. And since there are a lot of parts in any machine, you may need quite a few tools. But to disassemble most of the parts, the same tool or some kind of device may be suitable, but more on that below. Let's start in order.
Tool for repairing engine, gearbox, etc.
Engines, modern cars or motorcycles, require the most tools, fixtures and a variety of equipment. But the first thing that both a novice repairman and an experienced professional needs to have is a tool for disassembling and assembling the engine. After all, in order to restore or replace worn parts, they must be removed from the engine.
Socket, hex and sprocket sets. The first thing a novice repairman needs to buy is a set of socket heads, which in addition to them also contains bits for hexagons and sprockets. After all, most foreign cars are assembled using bolts with hex or asterisk heads.
A must-have tool for the owner of an imported motorcycle and car.
Some sets also contain several more open-end wrenches. But I advise you to buy open-end wrenches separately, and purchase a set (suitcase) without open-end wrenches, but with heads not only with short ones, but also with additional elongated heads (the set is like in the photo on the left), which allow you to tighten the nuts even on long studs. The elongated head will allow you to unscrew and tighten and, and some sets have a special head for candles.
Screwdrivers.Also in many sets there are bits - screwdrivers, (both Phillips and regular) that are put on a pin with a handle. These bits will replace a whole set of screwdrivers. In addition, instead of a pin with a handle, you can put a ratchet with a cardan or a flexible shaft on such bits and unscrew the screw in a hard-to-reach place. Well, of course, bits with a hexagon or asterisk can be used instead of a screwdriver if the screw is for a hexagon or asterisk. Such sets are very versatile, but regular classic screwdrivers of different sizes would also come in handy in the garage.
Tool for removing small circlips.
And some units, for example the pump of some cars, cannot be disassembled without a device that presses out the locking rings. I wrote more about such tools.
Pullers. To disassemble the engine, gearbox or rear axle gearbox, in addition to wrenches, you may need pullers (for example, the universal puller described here in), which will allow you to pull pulleys (for example, a crankshaft or camshaft pulley), and all kinds of gears (for example, when replacing gearbox gears) from the shafts gears).
When removing pulleys, gears and other parts using a hammer and drift, even if you manage to dismantle something, it is quite possible to injure the part or your hands. But most pulleys or gears have a fairly tight fit on the shaft (with interference) and you can’t do it without a puller.
Of course, it is quite difficult to describe many devices in one article. But several pullers and various devices that help in repairing machines are described in the section of my website “Workshop, machines and equipment” and by clicking on the section in the site menu, or on, you can find quite a few useful things in the list of articles. (you can read about different options for bearing pullers, and specifically about the wheel bearing puller).
Torque wrench . After boring the engine cylinders and grinding the crankshaft, the engine, of course, should be reassembled with a restored block and crankshaft (and with new oil seals, gaskets, a new piston, new liners). When assembling the piston group, you will need the devices described here. And to tighten engine fasteners (especially its head), and indeed any unit, you cannot do without a torque wrench.
Belt tensioning devices . After assembling the engine, the pulleys and belts that drive these pulleys should be returned to their place. Putting on a belt correctly or replacing an old belt with a new one is not at all difficult (more on this), but correctly tightening the belt on the eye is not at all easy.
But you can make a very simple press without hydraulics, for example, as described in. And although when pressing out parts you will have to use physical force to turn the steering wheel, such a press can be made completely free, from scrap materials lying around the corners of the garage.
Tool for repairing chassis (car suspension).
Parts such as worn ball joints, steering rods and various silent blocks are very difficult, and sometimes impossible, to replace without special tools. And such a tool for a driver who decides to repair the chassis himself should, of course, be present in the garage.
Ball joint pullers , steering rods, I described in detail in, it is also written there which are better and which are worse. And how to press out silent blocks and with what help, it is written. And although it describes how to replace the silent blocks of a Volga car, the replacement principle and pullers for other cars are the same (well, the dimensions are slightly different).
Their choice is now huge, and the variety of models and shapes can confuse novice drivers. What kind of jacks there are and which one to give preference to, I advise you to read here.
Tool for repairing car body (motorcycle attachments).
The car body is undoubtedly considered the most expensive part of the car. This means that body repairs are not cheap. Of course, high-quality painting of the body after its repair cannot be done in a regular garage; you need a special chamber that is dust-free and equipped with an exhaust hood (and a heater in winter).
Electrical equipment repair.
In conclusion, I would like to advise many novice craftsmen: if possible, buy a more expensive tool from a reputable European, Japanese or American manufacturer. And although it costs significantly more than cheap Asian ones, it will serve faithfully for many years. And in the end, it turns out that you, on the contrary, will save money, and most importantly, your nerves. It’s not for nothing that the proverb was invented that the miser pays twice.
And yet - in general, a car or motorcycle from a master who likes to do everything himself - this is a device that constantly requires the purchase of new tools or equipment. After all, a lack of something can force even the most handy craftsman to go to a car service center. But what you already have in the garage allows you to save significant amounts of money on DIY repairs, and these amounts can be spent on purchasing a new tool.
And buying new equipment is always a holiday for a garage mechanic. But describing all the tools and equipment that may be needed when independently repairing any vehicle is not so easy.
In addition, every day the instrument is improved and something new and interesting appears on sale. But still, I hope that I have described the main tool for car repair, good luck to everyone and as few breakdowns as possible.
It is advisable to have this device in the garage, and on some trips in the trunk of the car. It will help out and protect you when repairing your car.
We use two pipes with a thickness of 57 and 48 mm as the material. Steel plate. The master took 8 mm thick. We cut a piece 23 cm long from each pipe. You can use a trick to mark the pipe using a sheet of paper. At 57, at a distance of 3 cm from one end, drill a hole (both walls of the pipe)
under the bolt.
We take a 6 mm drill. We finish with a step drill. We make a support corner at the end of a thinner pipe. We drill holes in the pipe at a distance of 2 cm from each other.
The result is a compact mobile clamp with a telescopic design. This is a safety stand installed under a car during repair work. Acts as an additional clamp when lifting the car on a jack. The device copes with its task. 
Comments.
A very necessary tool! Be sure to make one for yourself! A friend of mine’s husband was crushed when the jack flew off, and he was under the car at the time...
Nothing unreal. An ordinary dangerous collective farm stand, although made with high quality. The soft bolt will shear and the telescope will move at the worst possible time - when the serviceman is under the car and there is no one nearby. Don't forget about turning out either. Can only be used when working next to a car or as additional insurance for a rack-mount hydraulic jack (roller jacks have insurance). I have 2 similar ones in the garage, but the threaded ones will definitely never come off. Once made by my father in a factory. But I still don’t climb under a car suspended on them; there’s a hole for that.
Vladimir Erokhin
3 month ago
new - well forgotten old... About ten years ago I also made such racks, but with a slightly different configuration... but the principle is the same... I use it with pleasure, it’s very convenient and safe... And under the car on the rack I put a beech block, and the body doesn’t get scratched. If there is anything I can provide a photo.
Citizen Igrek
3 month ago
In my opinion, one of the most useful and simple devices, because if there is no lift, and your hands are in the right place, such a stand is needed. Well, as always, done carefully, beautifully...
From the point of view of practice and experience of self-repairing a car, I can’t imagine it being safer (and cheaper) than a stand in the form of a pyramid of 50*50 mm bars. Exactly for passenger cars. Again, if I made a stand out of metal, what would my dog then chew on?))) Modify and strengthen the bottom with gussets, I understand that the metal is thick, once a year the stick still shoots, and if the support starts to bend, the car will not stop sliding onto its side!
ALEX SIBERIAN
3 month ago
An absolutely useless device. Lots of movement. I jack up the floor of the car at once and change two wheels...immediately, I have to lift (jack) one wheel, substitute (support), lower (jack) again raise (jack) on the second wheel, then substitute (jack) to the first wheel, again lift (the jack), remove the support and only then lower the jack... if only this device could lower the car itself...
Konstantin Morozov
3 month ago
Drill more holes perpendicular to those you have already drilled, but 1 cm lower or higher from the drilled holes. Thus, the adjustment step will not be 2 cm, but 1, so it will be better to adjust to the height of the raised car, and it will be better to adjust to different types of roads: asphalt, dirt, etc.
A carefully made harmful thing. The flanges of the thresholds, namely for them the lifting of the car is required, do not work here until the ends of the corner are washed through the threshold and the bottom connector. The thrust platform must be made with a T-shaped cut, this will ensure the absence of the specified deformations and lateral displacement. Well, the metal of the platform itself (in this case, the corner) is not the best solution for contact with the body; a thick wooden block with a cut is better, and ideally a thick rubber block with a slot (that’s what I have).
serg serg
3 month ago
You can bend the protrusion in the place where you placed it. Because it is not reinforced. And that's not what it's intended for. In addition, with a jack like yours, on a good flat plane like yours, a small car like yours can be lifted by this point, hanging the side completely out, and change the wheels. i.e. If it’s not clear, just raise the jack higher and the rear wheel will also be suspended.
Alexander Chicherin
3 month ago
Everything is good. But! It is necessary to make scarves or side supports. This type of stop is best used when the surface underneath is flat. If someone is going to do it, it’s better to do a three-legged thing. And also, instead of a pipe, use a profile pipe, because... it does not rotate and the holes for fixing do not go to the side (more convenient).
Danil Kharitonov
3 month ago
I would also think about this: make the place where the car rests on the rack with the possibility of changing the angle of the supporting part of the rack at the point of contact with the car, so that if you need to hang the car, let’s only allow the front part and so that 2 wheels are in the air at once then if you lift the car higher and install it on these racks, the car will not be completely adjacent to the rack itself, thereby there may be a risk that the car will fall from the racks!
Grigory Krinitsky
3 month ago
1) check the hole a little higher/lower but on the other side (turned 90 degrees)
2) for reliability - weld to the base not only directly, but also with a piece of metal in the form of a right triangle (on 3-4 sides) for greater reliability)
3) weld an eyelet somewhere on the body and attach a pin with a cable/chain so that it doesn’t get lost. There was also the idea of a collapsible safety stand, but then reliability and safety would decrease.
John Doe
3 month ago
Be sure to make stiffening ribs - weld triangles on 4 sides. There is a lot of controversy about the safety of racks on car forums - this is not such a simple homemade product as it seems at first glance.
Don't throw away the old Zhiguli jack. Idea for a car mechanic
Good day, dear readers. The Zhiguli jack is such a popular thing that I even found it in my garage. After interviewing neighbors in the garage, I found 4 more, even though I walked half the floor and looked into 9 open boxes on Saturday evening. 
Photo of an old jack from a Lada.
I remember how at the beginning of the not-so-distant eighties, I helped my father tinker in the garage, at that time there were still moderately new Zhiguli cars, I learned the basics of the mighty Russian language and developed straightness of hand. However, I will no longer hold the reader’s attention with memories, and let’s get down to business. The homemade product is quite simple, and at the same time very useful for those who repair their car themselves, or earn money by auto repair. For it we will need the jack itself, a steel plate, a section of 25mm profile pipe, an angle grinder, and a welding machine. Let's start the process, and first use a grinder to demolish the base (patch) from below. Let's cut a piece 30 centimeters long from the 25 profile pipe and weld it to the jack, thereby increasing it. Now we attach the base to the end of the pipe. 
Refinishing the frame. We go around the neighbors and find the old flywheel. We will weld the jack patch to its center. The result is a tall contraption with a strong and stable base. 
We increase stability. After that, we cut off its original hook from the jack, the one that is inserted into the groove under the threshold of the car. 
We cut off the excess. We weld a U-shaped structure from the same pipe and fix it by welding perpendicular to the moving part of the mechanism. You will get such a moving fork. 
Stop number one. Cut a flat fork from a metal plate, as shown in the figure below, and weld it to the top of our device. 
Stop number two. Our powerful shock absorber strut spring remover is ready. 
Schematic representation of the puller. We squeeze the rack between the forks, turn the jack up, and with minimal effort, and quite safely, we disassemble the rack and remove the spring. 
Image of practical application of the device.
Don't throw away the old shock absorber unless you have a return hammer. Useful homemade product
An old shock absorber strut can turn into a very useful thing, so you shouldn't throw it away when replacing it. Today I will talk about how to make another homemade product that can make life easier for a car owner in terms of repairing his vehicle. Namely, how to make a reverse hammer. 
With its help it is very convenient to disassemble parts, remove bearings, CV joints or press-fit. Even a simple dent can be pulled out, but if such a hammer also comes with a powerful magnet.
Dismantling the shock absorber strut.
In order to be able to make a useful thing from the rack, you need to disassemble it correctly. The VAZ stand is best suited for this purpose. The upper part and the rod itself will be useful. Clamping the stand in a bench vise, use a grinder to carefully saw off part of the tube down to the plate where the spring is located. Saw carefully, remembering that there is oil inside! Therefore, it is better to substitute the vessel. You need to remove all the elements from the rack, disassemble it and leave one rod and the top cover (removing the oil seal and bushing from it). 
Making a reverse hammer.
To make a full-fledged reverse hammer, you need to attach a handle, a movable weight and attachments that will be used to the shock absorber rod.
How to make a handle.
It is most convenient to attach a handle clamp from a drill or hammer drill, but if you don’t have one, then attach any clamp that resembles a handle. The main thing is to be comfortable. 
This clamp must be secured to the part of the rod where there is a threaded connection. To do this, put on two nuts - they will act as bushings. Then you need to weld them well. Then weld the top cap of the rod to those nuts. To make the look neater, you can use a grinder to grind off any excess drops left over from welding. After which you can screw on the handle (clamp).
How to make a moving weight.
To make a movable weight, you will need the cut off upper part of the rack, and you also need to select a pipe of the required diameter. In such a way that it fits into the tube of the rack part and leaves room for filling with lead. After all, such a design will be light, and the weight should weigh at least a kilogram. 
Clean the surfaces, center them with nuts and connect the bases of the two cylinders, you can weld them at the bottom. After welding, you also need to clean everything (for an aesthetic appearance). To increase the weight, fill the free space with lead (I think there is an old battery lying around). I won’t teach anyone how to melt, probably everyone has this experience, because at least once in childhood they melted lead plates from a battery in a tin can. 
Since all the guys have already matured, instead of a can you can use the housing from an old oil filter, and in order not to start a fire, take a burner. Carefully pour the lead into the available space, let it cool, and then you can clean the resulting weight with a grinder. It should turn out to be quite a beautiful thing. Now you can install the weight on the rod. 
So that such a hammer can be used to the maximum for various purposes, make attachments that can be screwed on. These can be either hooks from bolts for removing bearings, or an attachment for the head. As a result, it will be possible to remove the bearings, press them in, tighten the CV joint and halve the generator. Therefore, instead of throwing away the old stand, it is better to make such a necessary device out of it.
If you think that homemade crafts are for kids and bored housewives, we will quickly dispel your misconceptions. This section is entirely devoted to making homemade products from car parts and rubber tires. Almost anything can be made from a tire. From garden shoes to a full-fledged children's playground with swings, fairy-tale characters and elements for relaxation. Finally, ever-busy dads will have the opportunity to show their creative talents and create something useful and beautiful in their own personal plot or backyard.
Car tires tend to deteriorate, especially considering the quality of our roads and sudden temperature changes. Instead of sending an old tire to a landfill, you can slightly transform it and give it a new life on the playground, in the garden or vegetable garden.
We have collected a huge number of examples of how to do car homemade products using tires for various household and aesthetic purposes. Perhaps one of the most popular ways to use a used tire is to create children's playgrounds. The simplest option is to bury a row of tires halfway and paint their upper part in bright colors. The architectural element created in this way will be used by children as a device for walking and running with obstacles, and also instead of “furniture”, because you can lay out sand products on the surface of the tire or even sit on your own, relaxing on a quiet summer evening.
You can aesthetically diversify the exterior of the site by using tires to create fairy-tale dragons, funny bears that will greet your guests at the entrance to the yard, crocodiles and other animals lurking in the garden. For flower lovers, a car tire can replace a full-fledged flowerpot, and plants planted in it will give the yard a well-groomed look.
You can please children by creating a comfortable swing from the best preserved tires. You can leave the shape of the tire in its original form, and, spending a little more time and effort, create an unusual swing in the shape of horses.
Whatever you choose to create a car craft, your children will in any case be delighted to see a homemade car craft in the yard. Inventive children will be able to play new games, and will definitely be proud of their folder, showing off your creation to their friends. And the mixture of happiness and pride for you in the eyes of a child is perhaps the only thing for which you can step on the throat of a long-awaited day off in the company of a sofa, TV and beer.
Car repair is a serious and responsible job that requires certain knowledge and skills. There are operations that even a beginner can handle. But many types of repairs require serious experience and certain training.
However, any car repair specialist was once a beginner - each of us once did even the most familiar work for the first time.
Therefore, if you are determined to master the ability to repair a car with your own hands, do not be afraid to start. Study, be careful, pay attention to every detail, and after some time you will acquire all the necessary skills.
Car repair tools You will also need special tools for car repairs - as you understand, it is impossible to do without them.
To do many jobs with your own hands, you will need various tools and materials - they will be used to fix assemblies, assemble and disassemble, remove defects, etc.
Let's figure out what special tools and devices you may need when repairing cars yourself.
Basic tools for car repair Standard set of tools
First, let's look at the standard set of tools that you will need not only to have in the garage, but also to carry with you. Situations vary - it happens that a breakdown forces you to work with your hands right on the spot, preventing you from reaching the garage. For this purpose, you must have the following special kit with you:
- Screwdrivers - rarely any work on a machine can be done without them. You will need two varieties:
- with slot;
- with a cross-shaped tip.
Since you may need different sizes, it is better to carry a universal screwdriver with different types of bits.
Multifunctional screwdriver with bits - An adjustable wrench - it may be needed when the force of the pliers is not enough to unscrew a stubborn bolt;
Adjustable wrench with ratchet mechanism - A jack will be necessary to lift the car or hold it, for example, when changing a wheel. There are 3 popular types of jack:
- screw;
- rack and pinion;
- pneumatic.
It is believed that a screw jack is the most convenient - it is compact and efficient.
Mechanical screw jack - Socket wrenches for unscrewing heads. They can have a 6-gonal or 12-gonal head.
- Set of spanners. There should be as many as possible. There are a huge number of different nuts in the car, so you will absolutely need such a set.
- Several hammers of different sizes. A light hammer is used to knock out bolts, nuts and studs. The heaviest one is needed for wheel replacement operations, door repairs and other heavy work.
- Pliers.
- Wire cutters.
- Cable for towing cars. It must be unworn, reliable, non-slip and free of damage.
Machine repair tools Equipment and materials
In addition to the standard set of tools, it is advisable for you to carry with you special devices and materials that you may need to work with your own hands at the site of a breakdown:
- spare parts - it is advisable to have small spare parts with you that may be needed during repairs. These can be bolts, nuts, gaskets, hoses and the like;
- spare parts and components: belts, fuel pump, fuses and other little things that may fail you along the way;
- spare tire - if you puncture a tire, only the spare tire will save you;
- cigarette lighter - it will come in handy if there is a need to charge the battery from another car;
- wool gloves - useful to avoid injuring your hands during hard work;
- clean, dry rags and rags - they are used to wipe hands or car components from dirt, dust and oil.
Tools and accessories in your garage
It makes sense that you don’t need to take a whole workshop with you. However, if you want to do all the car repairs yourself, if possible, your garage should double as a car repair shop.
Your garage needs to have:
- high-quality lighting - no matter how strange it may sound, the light source plays a huge role in car care. Your eyes should not get tired from bright light. At the same time, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of a full review of any areas of work;
- welding machine - it is likely that you will have to perform welding operations on metal elements. Therefore, if possible, it is worth acquiring a welding machine;
Welding machine Please note that its operation will require certain skills from you. Practice well before you start working.
- straightening spotter with all the equipment. Used for straightening car body parts and for spot welding;
- sandblasting machine. Used for cleaning and degreasing various surfaces. Indispensable in the fight against emerging pockets of corrosion, as well as when repainting car components;
- a set of tools for weldless straightening: hammers, blades, mandrels, etc.;
- vice;
- Sander. It can also be a regular grinder that can grind and cut;
Sander - electric drill;
- milling machine;
- pneumatic spray gun for painting surfaces;
- a set of hand tools: chisels, punches, bits, etc.;
- measuring instruments: calipers, tape measures, etc.
Measuring tape It is logical that this list can be continued indefinitely - its length depends on your knowledge, skills, financial capabilities and willingness to delve into the intricacies of the process.
It is likely that you will only undertake simple work with your own hands, and for more serious maintenance, go to a car service station.
Special purpose equipment
Any car repair specialist uses devices that can hardly be called standard, but they make your life a lot easier. Let's look at some of them:
- gates for areas with difficult access. If you have trouble getting to the bolt, a ratchet collar will help you get it out without any extra effort;
Gate with ratchet - needle hammer. Removes any scale, rust and paint no worse than a sandblaster. Needles (12 or 19 pcs.) are located on the handle, which is attached to the compressor. Using pneumatics, this device taps and cleans the surface very effectively;
- nut - a union ring with a cutting tooth inside. If the rusted nut does not budge, put on a ring, press the cutting tooth and apply force until the nut breaks. The thread of the bolt remains intact: put on a new nut, make a passage with lubricant - and the problem is solved;
Guycolom - a set of hooks for detaching plastic fastenings of electrical connectors;
- electronic digital adapter for ratchet wrench - it shows the torque with which you tighten the threaded connection;
- magnetic plate - place all the nuts and bolts on it. Then they won't get lost;
- mirror and handle with magnets. Used for visual control of working with nuts in hard-to-reach places. To remove the nuts, use a handle with a magnetic attachment;
- regular torque wrench;
- a set for drilling bolts with a broken head;
- digital electrical tester.
Professional Electrical Handheld Tester Conclusion
Repairing a car with your own hands requires having a serious base of tools, devices and materials. Without the required standard tools, car repairs will simply be impossible.
