Christmas Presents You Actually Want This Year...

[trogboy 17]

anyone tried these?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draper-Nut-Splitter-Set-for-Removing-Siezed-Damaged-Stuck-Nuts-Bolts-55108-NC922-/360738265461?hash=item53fdad1975:g:7EsAAOSwgQ9V4yGe

 

They have a place, but they are a bit of a faff and limited use but in practice. Don't expect them to work up tight up against whatever the nut is holding in place as they tend to slip off. I find mine most useful when I have a nut siezed part way off of a fitting that I need to keep. Don't think I've touched it since getting a powerfile though.

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

It's that time of year again.

 

My rechargeable light has been a godsend and was one of the best presents last year.

 

What have people got on the radar for this year?

 

I fancy a 205 indoor car cover. Which are the best value for money?

[Bobbafett 49 2 Cars]

I quite like the sound of those Amazon Echo things. Lots of really cool stuff happening with them.

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

This thread sorted some of my Christmas list last year!

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

Spotted this brake caliper wind back tool set on eBay. I have a really old one and it is dead useful for front calipers and rears where you have to turn the piston back at the same time

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAKE-CALIPER-PISTON-REWIND-WIND-BACK-TOOL-KIT-22-PIECES-Car-Service-Tool/191618091961

 

[allye 530 3 Cars]

If you have a air line the air wind back tool are the boys.

[2-Pugs 57]

H, I got one of those caliper wind in tools a couple of years back and I couldn't get it to work on the rear calipers. I think it didn't fit or there was some feature in the way. Perhaps I was using it wrong! Another suggestion is a brake fluid suction thing - so you can bleed brakes easily by yourself. Its like a suction pump with a tube going to the bleed nipple, and it sucks the fluid out. I found it works ok, as I never got on with the old easi-bleed device. As for an indoor car cover I have a nice one which I think came from Richbrook, can't recall the price but it was quite reasonable.

[Tom Fenton 1,528]

The bendix caliper carrier is directly in line with the piston so that style of wind back tool won't work. To be honest I've always used a screwdriver to wind the pistons back on 205's and never had a problem.

[welshpug 1,629]

yep, and a big pair of water pump pliers for anything else.

[Tom Fenton 1,528]

I've got an air powered one as well, some modern stuff you are scuppered without it, Mk3 Mondeos in particular are a swine.