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Helpful Tech Tools & DIY Garage Tips Do you have any helpful tech tools you made yourself or some home brewed DIY garage tips to help you work on your vehicle at home? If you do, place them here. Try to include pictures so everyone can get a good idea of what you are talking about.

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Old 08-31-2009, 02:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm sure everybody has had a socket, or extension fall off just as they were almost on the bolt, and in the tightest position they could wiggle their arms into ! Right ?! Anytime now that I am in a tight spot I wrap a strip of duct-tape on the socket and extension joints. Won't fall off and cleans up easily with gas or handcleaner.
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That's a good tip that not many people know about, I use this trick on wore out knuckles as well.
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