crackaonrice

On most cars, almost the entire car can be disassembled using a few sizes of sockets. Is this true for the s2000? I am just trying to get an idea of which size sockets i need to pick up (definitely not buying a complete set of EVERYTHING, expensive).

Anybody have an idea of which sizes the s2000 needs?

Thanks!
-Jimmy

crackaonrice

Well, the bolt sizes for engine/exhaust parts at least. Thanks!

AusS2000

LOL, it always starts this way. But as soon as you come across a size you don't have you're stuck.

And in my experience it is a cheaper to buy a set of 12 than to buy 3 individual tools.

As an example, I have a pretty good metric tool collection but the K&N Oil Filters I use have a 1" nut on the end of them. When I went to buy a one inch spanner I found I could buy one for $16 or buy a set of imperial spanners in a roll up package for $9.95.

ej0513

the most common sizes i use and have all the variances of is 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 17mm, and 19mm. of course i have other sizes too, but you can pretty much do everything on Honda's with those sizes.

crackaonrice

Thank you!

Spec_Ops2087

^^^ those sizes about sum up the most common sizes.

However you can usually find a fairly nice size mechanic tool set for pretty cheap. I rather get it done the proper way the first time then having to add more and more. Just get everything at once, it'll cost less in the long run.

afwfjustin

You can get a huge tool kit for 20-30 dollars at a pepboys type store. They're cheap and crappy, but they work (for awhile)

CoralDoc

Cheap tools are never worth buying. They do not fit fasteners properly and can result in injury to yourself and the car. There are so many brands of decent tools out there (e.g. Craftsman, Pittsburg, Matco, Mac, Stanley and many more), it's not worth cheaping out on crappy stuff.

Krenath

I bought a cheap toolkit at PepBoys once because it was one of the few that had the sizes I actually use without having too many of the odd sizes that are just included because the manufacturers don't really know what you need.

First time I tried to use the 17mm box end wrench on an exhaust, the end of the wrench practically exploded as the brittle metal shattered.

Now I have a 168-piece Craftsman toolset similar to this one: http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?...UseBVCookie=Yes
Although it has a ton of extra tools in sizes I'll probably never use, it turned out to be cheaper to buy it as a set than to buy only the sizes I wanted. All I had to do was buy an extra socket or to in order to fill in the gaps which I believe are specifically designed to get you to spend more money.

Socket sizes I keep handy are:

8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 17mm, 19mm, and the occasional 23mm.

I try to have them in the following tools (not all combinations exist. for example, you won't find a 1/4 drive 23mm socket...)

1/4 drive, 3/8 drive, and 1/2 drive sockets
Six-point and twelve point sockets.
Deep sockets and shallow sockets.
Crescent wrenches
Box-end wrenches

Thanks to the toolkit I bought, I now happen to also have about a zillion SAE sockets and odd-size metrics as well. Sometimes I even find uses for them around the house.

Stratocaster

I for one would like to see a list of odd ball tools the pros have that they think make their life's easier.

For example (To remove the uppper starter bolt)
24" 3/8 extention
Universal 17mm 3/8 (Swivel)