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    sleeper tool?

    What's your guys favorite sleeper tool? By that I mean a tool that some people probably don't have but don't know what they're missing out on.
    Personally, I see a ton of people that don't have gear wrenches yet. I think that's the best invention since duct tape. I get tons of use out of mine.

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    I have a lot of specialty tools, but I like the good old belt tensioner tool.
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    i have a set of metric and standard blue point rachet wrenches and hardly ever use them. best tool i have that has been a big time saver is my 30 inch 1/2 drive ext makes bellhousing bolts a breeze .

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    Quote Originally Posted by nightstalker50 View Post
    i have a set of metric and standard blue point rachet wrenches and hardly ever use them. best tool i have that has been a big time saver is my 30 inch 1/2 drive ext makes bellhousing bolts a breeze .
    I think if you ever started using the racheting wrenches you'll find more and more uses for them. I was the same way with my dremel. I hardly turned it on for the first year or two I had it and now I find tons of stuff that I use it on. I have 2-24" extensions I used on my bellhousing bolts but I found it easier to use a whole bunch of small extensions due to the wiggle room they gave me.

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    I tell you another set that I get multiple uses out of. It's a double ended set of offset boxed end wrenches. I bought the cheap versions one time at autozone becaue I figured I'd only use them once or twice but they've saved my tail a few times. The tool of choice for pulling the distributor hold down bolt off on my 4.3 in my truck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 0rion View Post
    What's your guys favorite sleeper tool? By that I mean a tool that some people probably don't have but don't know what they're missing out on.
    Personally, I see a ton of people that don't have gear wrenches yet. I think that's the best invention since duct tape. I get tons of use out of mine.
    the new gear wrenches with the swivel head are the SH!T!! Huge time saver! I like my S-K 1/2 and 3/8 swivel adapters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokey-01-WS6 View Post
    the new gear wrenches with the swivel head are the SH!T!! Huge time saver! I like my S-K 1/2 and 3/8 swivel adapters.
    Those are going to be my next tool purchase. I'll donate my old gear wrenches to my little brother.

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    An 1 3/4" long extension.
    Makes that #8 plug pretty easy. Short of buying a speciality tool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Luos View Post
    Owning an LSx....


    An 1 3/4" long extension.
    Makes that #8 plug pretty easy. Short of buying a speciality tool.
    Greatest thing since sliced bread for an LS1. I went out and bougt a 10mm gear wrench the other day and thats pretty handy too!

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