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Automotive
Hand Tools

Hand Tool Safety

• Use the proper tool for the job.

• Use the correct size wrench or socket.

• Use box-end wrench or socket whenever possible.

• Always pull on a wrench.

– Is usually used to measure items that don’t require extremely close tolerances, such as bolt lengths.

– Is usually used to measure items that requires a closer degree of accuracy, such as shim thickness.

– Is a version of a vernier caliper that is easier to read.

– Is used for measuring items that require very close tolerances, such as shaft thickness and bearing diameter.

– Is used to measure radial or axial movement, such as a shaft’s runout or end play.

– Is commonly used to measure larger bore diameters, such as an engine cylinder.

– Is used for measuring small bores, such as an engine valve guide.

– Is a thin strip of metal or plastic of known and closely controlled thickness.

– Is used to measure clearances, such as a spark plug gap.

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