AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR HAND TOOLS

Automotive Repair Hand tools

A tool powered by human muscle rather than a motor or engine.

Hand tools are very essential for day-to-day jobs. They have been used by humans since ancient times to complete various useful tasks. Hand tools are of different types and can be used for any kind of work. Some tools are versatile and some of them are specifically used for a specific job.

Here are the list of Hand Tools
Pliers

are an essential tool for many mechanics. They’re used to hold objects firmly while others have a cutting edge along the length of their “jaws”.

Screwdriver

It has a flat-bladed tip used to turn, fasten or loosen screws and bolts. The flat blade screwdriver.

Allen Wrench

A hex key is a simple driver for bolts or screws that have heads with internal hexagonal recesses. Hex keys are formed from a single piece of hard steel hexagonal rod having blunt ends that fit snugly into similarly-shaped screw sockets. The rods are bent to 90º, forming two arms of unequal length resembling.

Adjustable Wrench

Is an all-purpose nut- and bolt-turning tool. Because it has two parallel, flat jaws with no teeth.

Socket Wrench

commonly known as a ratchet – is a mechanical tool that tightens and loosens nuts and bolts more efficiently than other wrenches. Ratchets attach to different sized sockets, making them a versatile tool for your toolbox.

Combination Wrench

is exactly what it sounds like—a combination of an open end wrench and a box end wrench. This gives you the versatility of an open end wrench that can fit into tighter spaces and the extra power of a box end wrench.

Feeler Gauge

Is a tool used to measure gap widths. Feeler gauges are mostly used in engineering to measure the clearance between two parts

Vise-grips

are pliers that can be locked into position, using an over center action. One side of the handle includes a bolt that is used to adjust the spacing of the jaws, the other side of the handle (especially in larger models) often includes a lever to push the two sides of the handles apart to unlock the pliers.

Hammer

is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted “head” fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to drive nails into wood, to shape metal, or to crush rock.

Needle Nose Pliers

also known as long-nose pliers, is a versatile tool that has long, tapering jaws with a pointed tip. Among their many uses are gripping.