Tools And Working Facilities; Maintenance And Minor Repair Tool Kit; Repair And Overhaul Tool Kit; Valve Spring Compressor - PEUGEOT 205 Manual

Tools and working facilities

REF•6
Introduction
A selection of good tools is a fundamental
requirement for anyone contemplating the
maintenance and repair of a motor vehicle.
For the owner who does not possess any,
their purchase will prove a considerable
expense, offsetting some of the savings made
by doing-it-yourself. However, provided that
the tools purchased meet the relevant national
safety standards and are of good quality, they
will last for many years and prove an
extremely worthwhile investment.
To help the average owner to decide which
tools are needed to carry out the various tasks
detailed in this manual, we have compiled
three lists of tools under the following
headings: Maintenance and minor repair,
Repair and overhaul, and Special. Newcomers
to practical mechanics should start off with
the Maintenance and minor repair tool kit, and
confine themselves to the simpler jobs around
the vehicle. Then, as confidence and
experience grow, more difficult tasks can be
undertaken, with extra tools being purchased
as, and when, they are needed. In this way, a
Maintenance and minor repair tool kit can be
built up into a Repair and overhaul tool kit over
a considerable period of time, without any
major cash outlays. The experienced do-it-
yourselfer will have a tool kit good enough for
most repair and overhaul procedures, and will
add tools from the Special category when it is
felt that the expense is justified by the amount
of use to which these tools will be put.
Sockets and reversible ratchet drive
Spline bit set
Maintenance
and minor repair tool kit
The tools given in this list should be
considered as a minimum requirement if
routine maintenance, servicing and minor
repair operations are to be undertaken. We
recommend the purchase of combination
spanners (ring one end, open-ended the
other); although more expensive than open-
ended ones, they do give the advantages of
both types of spanner.
Combination spanners:
Metric - 8 to 19 mm inclusive
Adjustable spanner - 35 mm jaw (approx.)
Spark plug spanner (with rubber insert) -
petrol models
Spark plug gap adjustment tool - petrol
models
Set of feeler gauges
Brake bleed nipple spanner
Screwdrivers:
Flat blade - 100 mm long x 6 mm dia
Cross blade - 100 mm long x 6 mm dia
Combination pliers
Hacksaw (junior)
Tyre pump
Tyre pressure gauge
Oil can
Oil filter removal tool
Fine emery cloth
Wire brush (small)
Funnel (medium size)

Valve spring compressor

Piston ring compressor

Repair and overhaul tool kit

These tools are virtually essential for
anyone undertaking any major repairs to a
motor vehicle, and are additional to those
given in the Maintenance and minor repair list.
Included in this list is a comprehensive set of
sockets. Although these are expensive, they
will be found invaluable as they are so
versatile - particularly if various drives are
included in the set. We recommend the half-
inch square-drive type, as this can be used
with most proprietary torque wrenches.
The tools in this list will sometimes need to
be supplemented by tools from the Special list:
Sockets (or box spanners) to cover range in
previous list (including Torx sockets)
Reversible ratchet drive (for use with
sockets)
Extension piece, 250 mm (for use with
sockets)
Universal joint (for use with sockets)
Torque wrench (for use with sockets)
Self-locking grips
Ball pein hammer
Soft-faced mallet (plastic/aluminium or
rubber)
Screwdrivers:
Flat blade - long & sturdy, short (chubby),
and narrow (electrician's) types
Cross blade – Long & sturdy, and short
(chubby) types
Pliers:
Long-nosed
Side cutters (electrician's)
Circlip (internal and external)
Cold chisel - 25 mm
Scriber
Scraper
Centre-punch
Pin punch
Hacksaw
Brake hose clamp
Brake/clutch bleeding kit
Selection of twist drills
Steel rule/straight-edge
Allen keys (inc. splined/Torx type)
Selection of files
Wire brush
Axle stands
Jack (strong trolley or hydraulic type)
Light with extension lead
Clutch plate alignment set