Team talk - Tool talk.

With 555 SWRT technicians able to complete a full damper change in five minutes and a gearbox change iဣn nine, they're among the best in the world๊. 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 kit...

- Each technician has his/her own hand tool kit w🦂hich is named꧑, and all their tools are individually numbered,

- Each kit inclu♎des 100 items and is worth more than $3,500 US (excluding the case),

With 555 SWRT technicians able to complete a full damper change in five minutes and a gearbox cha♈nge 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 t♐ool kit...

- Each technici⛄an has his/her own hand tool kit which is named, and all their tools are individually numbered,

- Each kit includes 10﷽0 items and is wo💧rth more than $3,500 US (excluding the case),

- Each te⭕chnician works with matching sets of tools, apart♛ from the gearbox, electrical and engine technicians who require extra, specific items,

- According ♕to Tommi Makinen's crew, the tools that are used most are the 19mm impact socket, which is used to꧂ remove the wheels during service; 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, traction control arm changes, lateral link chan🧸ges, sump guard changes, and for changing the front bumper - so൩ it's pretty important!

- The largest and most expensive item in th🌄e 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 so♏mething owned by a dentist, the extending instrument is used to check for any damage in awkward sections of the car,

- Each tool box includes 4 different ratchets, 24 different sockets and 25 diffe👍rent size spanners,

- With the exception of the torque wrench, all the team's hand tools are made and sওuppꦿlied by Snap-On, and have a lifetime guarantee.

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