Hiroshima

Wanted to throw my $0.02 in here. I have a full complement of Craftsman Tools but recently bought a set of Husky (Home Depot's House Brand) professional combination wrenches. There are the 12 point, long pattern, full polished combinations. I compared it to my Craftsman Professional long patterns and they are spot on identicle. I cannot tell the difference (besides the stamped logo). They even weigh the same. Both come with a Lifetime Warranty so if you have a chance to pick up some at a discount (read clearance) get 'em. They are worth it. The long pattern wrenches give you the extra torque and they feel great in your hands.

Also picked up one of their Husky Professional ratchets. I have some of the standard Craftsman ratchets and they work OK. Their new thin profile ratchet is much nicer and has a finer tooth count. Finer tooth counts are nice for when you have limited space and you need to get a pesky bolt off. The nicer ones have a 72 tooth count so you only have to go 5 degrees to get a click. The Pro-Husky ones have this and they work pretty good. Facom is also really nice but a ratchet will set you back $60.

Some will tell you Huksy are not that great but as long as you buy their top-of-the line stuff, I think you will be OK. I work do the regular maintinance on 3 cars and have never had any issues with either craftsman or Husky.

HTH

xviper

That'll get the drain bolt off. You need a 23mm closed end wrench to get the fill bolt off.

Wisconsin S2k

Great info in this thread. I think I'm going to add it to the UTH FAQ

AsianQing

a torque wrench is also good.

SPLNDID

Yep.
"Poacher" listed a decent set but the 24mm was missing. I had recently just ran out to get the 23 & 24mm.

Now if I could just get a bigger garage with a built-in lift. That would be grrrreat!
CB