Tools and parts for Citroens ? your best and basic ones

[Stickyfinger]

Good, Bad or just Ugly

[Stewart(oily)]

Halfords flexi ratchet spanners, the ones pictured above are almost useless, the last lot I saw in Lidl/Aldi looked good, 8mm and 9mm flare nut spanner for the pipework, 16mm and 18mm bolts crop up on Citroens too, quarter inch drive deep sockets prove very handy, T handle torx for dashboards t20 most useful.

[Stickyfinger]

cheers....dumped from options.

[Hell Razor5543]

A couple of decent adjustable wrenches. There will be times you either cannot find the right size spanner, or you don't have one. I would go for 4 adjustables, 2 of the smaller ones (up to about an inch), and 2 larger ones.

[Stickyfinger]

A couple of decent adjustable wrenches

...I never ever use them, never will either as I broke 2 fingers once because of them.

[myglaren]

Cheaper ones are probably not up to the job in difficult cases but the likes of Bahco ones more precise and reliable.
Yes, mine are cheap ones and rarely used except for plumbing or jobs at work as they are too cheap to buy tools.

[Stickyfinger]

Show me a nut on a car that needs an adjustable spanner

Now on Cast Iron Radiator end caps made in China....yep ....infinite sizes do exist and even there I use a big set of Stilsons

[Xantidote]

A couple of decent adjustable wrenches

...I never ever use them, never will either as I broke 2 fingers once because of them.

Many moons ago, in my youth ( ), I read or was told never to use an adjustable. However, I have added 4", 6" & 8" to my toolbox over the years, and on occassion they have their uses, used of course with great care. The plumbing toolbox has 12" & 15" adjustables, which I do find useful, as well as the customary stilsons.

[citronut]

Many moons ago, in my youth ( ), I read or was told never to use an adjustable. However, I have added 4", 6" & 8" to my toolbox over the years, and on occassion they have their uses, used of course with great care. The plumbing toolbox has 12" & 15" adjustables, which I do find useful, as well as the customary stilsons.

a lot of folk do not seem to know how to use adjustables, stilsons or parot nose grips, as all three of these have a direction of leverage,
the amount of times i have watched people trying to operate these backward on them selves

[Stickyfinger]

Even in some tight spots these have got me out of trouble with nut that are rounded....they do grip very well but as they apply pressure as well, you have to take care with how much pressure you apply if you work with brass/soft metals.
On Iron and steel...man they grip if you have the access.

[Hell Razor5543]

Even in some tight spots these have got me out of trouble with nut that are rounded....they do grip very well but as they apply pressure as well, you have to take care with how much pressure you apply if you work with brass/soft metals.
On Iron and steel...man they grip if you have the access.

I have a full set of 4 Aston Super Wrenches (similar in design. I initially gave them to my Mum, but they were not suitable for her to use on the boat, due to the size of the head), and they hang onto anything. When they had these on QVC, the guy demonstrating them used a pair of the biggest they do on an scaffolding bar, and did pull-ups without them slipping!

[Hell Razor5543]

The best tools you can have are your mind, common sense, and experience (and working on Citroens will give you tonnes of that!). Oh, and the willingness to learn, as well as the ability to recognise when you need help!

[Stickyfinger]

The best tools you can have are your mind, common sense, and experience (and working on Citroëns will give you tonnes of that!). Oh, and the willingness to learn, as well as the ability to recognise when you need help!

Wise words Sir

[myglaren]

The best tools you can have are your mind, common sense, and experience (and working on Citroëns will give you tonnes of that!). Oh, and the willingness to learn, as well as the ability to recognise when you need help!

Wise words Sir

Second that!

[citronut]

as i keep telling my gobby son you can get by with common sence on its own, but not just brains