Junk Yard Tool Kit

[relyt120]

hey guys,

 

Like many people on this forum i got to the junk yard a lot.

No matter how well prepared i think i am it always turns out there is some tool or something which would have made my job 10x easier if I had thought to bring it.

I figure as a group we have probably made excursions to junk yards hundreds if not thousands of times so who better to consult about a Junkyard tool kit than us?

 

Here's some things I have learned from several frustrating "learning experiences" are good to have at the junk yard

• Tin snips (if you can't remove it correctly you can probably cut it out :yes: )
  
• flashlight
  
• cheap poncho (if you think you can go to the JY without it raining; you're going to have a bad time!)
  
• gloves or rag to wipe ones hands with (greasy hands are not good for gripping tools)
  
• goggles (rust in eyes is not fun!)
  
• pry bar
  
• socket wrench & sockets (SAE, METRIC, DEEP, adapters, etc)
  
• locking pliers (when one of those "clips" breaks its about the only thing that works)
  
• Water (seriously guys stay hydrated!, i once saw a guy pass out in the heat of summer)
  
• 1/2" drive torx sockets (for those pesky seat belts!)
  

these are things that I believe are worth the effort of carrying to the jeep section, which is inevitably the furthest point from the entrance...

 

here are somethings I desire to add but just haven't yet:

• penetrating oil (missed out on a premo bench seat due to my inability to budge the rusted on bolts)
  
• hammer (a little brute force is never a bad thing (when you haven't paid for anything yet), though usually you can find some random part to apply that force)
  
• good set of wrenches(I have been looking for a cheap but durable set any suggestions?)
  
• Easy to carry box/bag for tools(I have a cheapy box i use currently but I think something easier to carry is more in order for the long walk, and mine keeps unlatching and spilling all the tools on the ground)
  

so that's all i've got to contribute to the list.

 

please share your tools of preference and maybe a story to go along with that suggestion!

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ps just thought of how cool a comancheclub toolbox would be :MJ 1:

[jpdriver1]

add a battery drill w/bits and a two wheel cart to haul it all

[Automan2164]

 

My kit. Everything fits in there with exception of the jack, drill/bits, walking cane prybar, cables, and the hammer. Disregard the Cherokee badge.

 

Rob

[Pete M]

off the top of my head I would add to those lists:

-a small hack saw,

-small pipe wrench,

-custom bent 3/4' conduit cheater bar that fits over my ratchets and smaller wrenches,

-decent painter's 5-in-1 (works as a mild chisel and a flat pry bar for interior panels and what-not).

 

and in the van I carry just about every tool I could possibly need. :D I like to be prepared. :yes: including:

-32mm and 36mm wheel bearing sockets

-the rest of my wrenches and sockets

-BFH

-sawzall and drill with all the batteries

[JeepcoMJ]

Craftsman 300pc tool kit, organized, whatever wrenches didn't come with, wire cutters, vice grips, assorted screw drivers, ohm meter(digital), mechanics gloves, rubber gloves, tape, needle nose, etc.

 

I don't bring it all in, I go in, find what I want, then get the tools.

[relyt120]

I wish my JY allowed jacks...

[Kernel]

you prob have them in your kit but a good set of (replaceable/lifetime warranty) torques bits.

 

even though a flat head or small prybar works a good door panel removal tool can be used on a lot more than just panels... window trim, prying out rubber grommets, anything that uses those little plastic panel clips. old plastic doesn't like force.

 

a pickle fork can also be used in multiple ways too.

[Comanche_Fanatic]

Get a toolbox for the bed of the truck and buy a mechanic set from sears lol.

 

I take my tools anywhere, and they come in 3 stacks