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we never turn down an opportunity to buy new tools here, LOL and we have used that Irwin set many, many times since purchasing it. like recently, needed a special thin wrench to get the clutch fan off the Dodge pickup to change the water pump. a standard wrench would not fit in the space allowed and still be able to turn it. other half bought a set of these special wrenches will we ever use that set again?? maybe, maybe not.. but if we do ever need it, it will be there and we wont have to waste time tracking one (or a set) down, waste fuel going to get it (them) and the job will be done that much quicker. but to each their own i guess.. oh, and I can pretty much guarantee you that you would get charged a lot more than 30 bucks to pay someone else to do it.

yep. awd and LSD

I understand your perspective, but consider it valid only if you have the ability to predict the future. My view is predicated on your having no way of knowing - today - if or how many times in the future you (or someone you know) will need that extractor. Of course, if you do know that, and with certainty, please PM me, as I have some lottery tickets to buy. Otherwise, consider it an investment in future time, money, and hassle saved when the time comes that you need it again. Us tool queens are the way we are because past experience has informed us that the time will come, and when it does, we're strapped.

Front wheel bearing. If it's been replaced before then it's probably some cheap brand. If it's an aftermarket axle then it could be garbage as well, they're really good at finding surprising, creative, ways to fail.

I wholeheartedly second that: When you think in terms of "how much per hour X how many hours will I have to pay someone with the 'expensive tool' to do this?", you will often find that even the highest-quality tools turn out to be really cheap! Of course, the other multiplier in this equation is the skill level required to do the work with that tool, but in the case of turning out a bolt, chances are it's close to or at X1.

My 83 Brat sat for a while because reverse gear went out right when life got busy. I have a spare transmission and I finally had the time to swap it out when I crawled under the car to start and saw that the nut on the bolt I had replaced the linkage expansion pin with had come off and the linkage was super sloppy. I put a new nut on and it is shifting as well as it ever had since I got it. I'm going to spend some time coming up with a better rig job (maybe involving making a couple bushings and some locktite) and see if I can make it even better. After that I finally have the time and money to start restoring it to be a daily driver! FYI: I sold my house last year, moved into an RV, and plan on pulling my Brat behind the RV after working on it a bit.

I recently purchased a rear spring isolator kit from superpro USA for our Pajero/Montero/Shogun cheaper than I could buy the two individual kits from Oz - INCLUDING postage!! The kit I was after was no longer available in Oz. I don’t know how it is cost effective to produce a product, ship it OS, sell it then dispatch back to the country it was manufactured cheaper than the locals can buy it locally! Good product though. Cheers Bennie