[DML] Special tools

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All

The comment about needing "special tools" for the PRV got me thinking. 
There are some special tools the Renault produced (eg those for holding 
up the cam sprockets when takina a head off), but there're definitely 
some tools in my toolbox that live to do one job and one job only on a 
DeLorean. Not necessarily unusual, but ones I've made an effort to buy 
that aren't necessarily part of a standard cheap (metric) toolkit. Dave 
Swingle's clutch bleeding tool is a great idea, and I'm going to make 
one, but meanwhile I thought it'd be fun to hear from other people on 
what they've bought to do some tasks on their DeLoreans. I'll start with 
some of mine:

10, 11, 13, 17, 19mm strait ratchet spanners - absolutely fantastic 
tools from Halfords which give you a strait-ended ring spanner where the 
ring ratchets inside its housing. They have a 5 degree "click" and all 
those sizes have very specific jobs that a socket can't reach - for 
example the bolts holding the top of the muffler heatshield on (10mm), 
the two bolts on the side of the intake holding the throttle spool on 
(11mm), the two bolts holding the left exhaust bracket to the engine 
(17), and trailing arm bolt nuts (19mm)

A good set of circlip pliers, both normal (AC pulley bearings) and 
reversed (distributor)

6-point 11mm socket on a 1/2" drive - for rusty manifold studs

17mm crowsfoot (accumulator feed hose, and one of the catalytic 
converter nuts)

45 degree telescopic wheel wrench - meant for wheel nuts but with a 17mm 
socket on the end, makes short work of the large exhaust manifold nuts! 
(the 45 degree of the handle makes accessibility a lot easier).

3/8" allen key on a 1/2" drive for doing the torsion bar without paranoia

10mm allen key on a 1/2" drive for getting the cam sprockets off

Quality "screwdriver-style" 3mm allen key for mixture adjustment

2' long screwdriver for checking when no1 is at TDC (and metal rod will do!)

Can of silicone spray for lubing up rubber components (putting water 
hoses on, getting that pain-in-the-bum left side steering rack bush in)

Well, that's not all, but certainly some of the more well used ones!

Martin
DMUK
www.delorean.co.uk






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