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What's in your track day tool box?
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Quality Phillips screw driver.
Metric Ring/Open spanners.
3/8th drive metric socket set.
An 8mm and a 10mm T handle
Torque wrench (s)
Chain breaker/riveter.
Exhaust spring tool
Pressure gauge/Valve tool.
Tire Pump - “Joe Blow - Mountain” - highly recommended.
Airfork pump
Lockwire pliers/wire
Long nose pliers
“Multi grip” pliers
Vice grips
“Side cutters”
Box cutter knife
12” “Shifter”
Allen/Torx ($plurged on these - nice to use. https://silca.cc/collections/workbench/products/t-handle-folio )
I keep 2 common Torx sizes and a 6mm socket on a 1/4” drive T handle (with 3 useable ends)- A few KTM’s/Husky’s
Specialty tools - Axle bolts. Shock preload. Headstock.
I race Historic bikes as well - so have hacksaw/file and several zip tie sizes!!
Anything you use at home on the bike - transfer to your 3 draw.
I have a 3 draw under my 6 draw, and it’s all pretty full.
But my tools cover cycling/road racing/MX and general use, and tend to “live” in the Box Van - next to the door, and I use them this way in my shop most of the time.
Pro tip:
If you need to lift a full 6 draw tool box out of a van, and onto a “roller cab” - take draws out till it’s light enough that your back might not be permanently damaged during the lift.
The Shop
Open top:
Bolt kit, duct tape, tire irons, pressure gauge, spark plugs, safety wire, zip ties, tape measure, cable luber
Top drawer:
Flat and Phillips screwdrivers, pliers, needle-nose, safety wire pliers, channel locks, spark plug tool, spoke wrench
Bottom drawer:
Sockets, allen sockets, ratchets, 8, 10, 12mm wrenches
I also take a milk crate filled with my oils & chemicals. It's a good way to keep them organized. I use an old box that was once a case of chain lube; it fits inside and makes a nice partition.
I've been under a rock for quite a while … JIS screwdrivers - tell us more why they are so awesome? I definitely have some screwdrivers that "fit" better than others, but these sound like perfection. What makes them so special?
What is soooo therapeutic about hearing what's in people's toolboxes?! I don't know, but it is. Must be the feeling of improving one's preparedness through education.
Once I get my "track day checklist" finalized, I'll share it out here. These topics are all complementary.
Japanese Industrial Standard.
As mentioned:- The screw head often has a single “dot” (like a centre punch mark) denoting “JIS”
(As opposed to 4 little “cuts” denoting the superior, but rarer, “Pozidrive” screws. On Pozidrive screws/drivers, the driving areas are parallel rather than “tapered” as on Phillips {both conventional and JIS})
I should get a full list of what I have. My box has continued to grow over the years but I’m the guy in the group prepared for nearly the whole group.
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