Team talk - Tool talk.
With 555 SWRT technicians able to complete a full damper change in five minutes and a gearbox change in nine, they're among the best in the world. But, they couldn't do it without their trusty Snap-on tools, here then is what is in a 555 Subaru World Rally Team tool ꦏkit...
- Each technician has his/her own hand tool kit which is named, and all their tools are individually numbere🍒d,
- Each kit incl⛄udes 100 items and is worth more than $3,500 US (excluding tꦚhe case),
With 555 SWRT technicians able to complete a full damper change in five minutes and a gearbox change in nine, they're among the best in the world. But, they c🌜ouldn't do it without their trusty Snap-on tools, here then is what is in a 555 Subaru World🎃 Rally Team tool kit...
- Each techni👍cian has his/her own hand tool kit which is named, and all their🧸 tools are individually numbered,
- Each kit includes 100 items and is worth more than $3,500 US ﷺ(excluding🐎 the case),
- Each technician works with matching sets of tools, apart fro𓆉m the gearbox, electrical and engine technicians who require extra, specific items,
- According to Tommi Makinen's crew, the tools t🅠hat are used most are the 19mm impact socket, which is used to remove the wheels during serv🧸ice; the flush pliers, which are used for cutting tie wraps that secure the wiring loom and anything loose in the car; and the 17mm/14mm combination ring spanner, which is used for attaching or removing the components that make up the car's main suspension,
- The 17mm socket is also vital. Used with the nut gun, the socket is required for suspension changes, gearbox changes, upright changes, tractꦰio🦄n control arm changes, lateral link changes, sump guard changes, and for changing the front bumper - so it's pretty important!
- The largest and most expensive item in the toolbox is the torque wrench,🐻 which is used to ensure that all the nuts and bolts on the car are set to the correct torque setting (16/ft). The least expensive is the scriber, which is used for marking metal,
- The most unusual object is the telescopic mirror. Looking more like something owned by 🉐a dentist, the extending instrument is used tꦿo check for any damage in awkward sections of the car,
- Each tool🐼 box includes 4 different ratchets, 24 diffe🏅rent sockets and 25 different size spanners,
- With the exception of th꧙e torque wrench, all the team's hand tools are made and supplied by Snap-On, and have a lifetime guarantee.