Thread: Defender workshop tools- recommendations?

Since acquiring my truck I have purchased a metric 3/4“ drive socket set that goes from 19 to 50 and a meter long breaker bar to help out.

Also, I haven't noticed any imperial sizes on the Perentie except for the battery lead clamps.

Oh and circlip pliers and assorted split pins.

What is a flare spanner and Crows foot?

I bought a socket set up to 32mm which is constantly in use. I don't recall anything over 32mm. I also bought a spanner set up to 32mm that gets used a lot.

There is wheel bearings but a 52mm hub nut spanner is ok for that.

I haven't found much imperial on my TDI disco either. I think some suspension nuts (radius arm chassis end?) might be imperial, but you could maybe substitute all imperial stuff for a decent shifter. Keen to hear what other imperial folks have come across tho.

Metric sockets and spanners up to 32mm is my recommendation.

P.S. All my sockets are 1/2" drive. I later bought a 1/2" torque wrench to compliment.

Originally Posted by Judo

I haven't found much imperial on my TDI disco either. I think some suspension nuts (radius arm chassis end?) might be imperial, but you could maybe substitute all imperial stuff for a decent shifter. Keen to hear what other imperial folks have come across tho.

Adjustable spanners are the Devil and are often referred to as mobile lathes!

Flare spanner and it's uses;




Crows foot and it's uses;



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So a flare spanner has the contact area between a ring spanner and an open ender, is that the difference?

I'm going to wiki the Crows foot because that looks out of it.

A good quality torque wrench is always good to have, the one I have does from 12Nm up to about 150Nm I think.

Originally Posted by Brett1066

A good quality torque wrench is always good to have, the one I have does from 12Nm up to about 150Nm I think.

What size drive is that? That's a huge range it does!