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to do very specific tasks, an engine that
is designed to be serviced quickly, and
some of the best hand tools on the
market that are built to perform tasks
quickly and efficiently. Whether you're
working on a race car or a production
car in a shop, speed and efficiency will
not only set you apart from others, but
make you more profitable.

THE MUST-HAVES

We will start by grouping hand tools
into three groups: essential, task specific, and time saving. Essential hand
tools are the ones you'll find in almost
every toolbox, whether in a shop, your
home garage, or in a race pit. These tools
usually consist of a set of combination
wrenches in either or both metric or
SAE sizes, ratchets and extensions of
various sizes, sockets, both deep and
shallow, and numerous pliers, screwdrivers, hammers, chisels and punches.
When you're looking to purchase
sockets, you'll typically buy a six-point
socket that provides a lot of surface
area on nuts and bolts. This can assist
in breaking loose stubborn fasteners
without slipping. When working on
our race engines, we typically work
with a twelve-point high quality fastener, which requires a twelve-point
wrench or socket. The twelve-point
design performs two functions: the head
of the nut or bolt is smaller in order to
fit tight areas, and they are very strong
so they will not round off. Since these
fasteners are mostly twelve-point, all our
wrenches and sockets must be twelvepoint as well.
The ratchets and extensions we use
are what you'd typically find in almost
any other toolbox, with the addition of
flexible ratchets and wobble extensions
that allow access in some tight quarters.

THE TASK SPECIFIC

Some of our task specific tools include
Allen sockets, both in a straight and ball
design. The straight sockets are solid and
are used when loosening or torqueing an
Allen head fastener to its specification.

We use the ball design Allen sockets to
allow access in areas that will not permit
a tool to be used straight on the fastener.
Using these ball end sockets allows users
to utilize either a ratchet or a power tool
to speed the process up, even when there
are obstructions preventing the use of a
straight socket.
Other task specific tools are the
KNIPEX CoBolt cutter that we use to
cut the stainless-steel cable that is used
for our parachute. KNIPEX Cobra pliers
are also useful to make sure fasteners are
secure after a last-minute adjustment of
the wheelie bar at the starting line. We
also use the KNIPEX electronic cutters
to snip cable ties. These cable ties are
used throughout the car to secure wires
and hoses. The electronic cutters will
snip off the excess length of a cable tie
without leaving a sharp edge, therefore
leaving the cut end safer for the crew.
We have many more task specific tools,
but many of them fit into the time saver
category as well.

THE TIME SAVERS

As for the time saving tools, we'll start
with the Milwaukee brand electric
driver tools we use. In the past, we've
used air tools to speed up the process
of removing fasteners, but with the
emergence of high-speed, high-power
battery electric tools, we've switched
over to Milwaukee for a faster process
overall. They all use the same battery,
and using a charger that juices up six
batteries at a time ensures we always
have enough power for every tool. We
use a pair of 3/8" drive impact drivers,
a 1/2" impact driver and a 1/2" reversible drill. In addition to these tools, we
use a leaf blower, a small shop vacuum,
and some LED work lights, all of which
use the same battery pack as the impact
drivers. Electric tools mean there are no
air lines lying on the ground which can
cause a tripping hazard.
One of my favorite time savers is a
flexible ratcheting box wrench. We
have multiple sets of the GearWrench
brand. These tools allow access to nuts

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p Hoyland and his pit crew use KNIPEX Cobra
pliers to make sure fasteners are secure after a
last-minute adjustment of the wheelie bar at the
starting line.

and bolts from multiple angles and are
used similarly to a ratchet and socket,
but with a much smaller face for use
in narrow areas. This makes removing
and installing cylinder head fasteners
located above the lifters on our race
engine a snap.

WHERE'D THAT 10MM GO?

Tool organization is a key part of being
fast and efficient. Since we have such
little time between runs on this car,
we find it necessary to have a duplicate
set of tools for each side of the engine,
another set for under the car to perform
maintenance on the crank and rods, and
another set for removing the transmission and clutch assembly. Each workstation has the tools necessary for the task
at hand, along with a few others for a
variety of situations.
We have many specific tools we use
to measure clearances throughout each
car. Each of these high-quality dial indicators, calipers, and torque wrenches are
handled with care, but are also sent out
regularly to test and verify their calibration. Over the years I have found
that many technicians end up creating
their own problems by not maintaining their tools. Think about this: If a
torque wrench is out of calibration

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