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  1. 100% correct, the Wiha tools are designed in Germany, manufactured in Vietnam. Both Knipex and NWS look like fine tools, thanks, maybe for my next car that I also don't need...
  2. Me too. I agree. I wanted / needed something beyond fingertips to carry around for grabbing something to maintain Pakled motion when / if required.
  3. Thanks much. The method I use is to double clutch during upshift, clutch in, shift first to neutral, clutch out, clutch in, neutral to second, works fine every time. For downshift, when I press the clutch, as I shift from fourth through neutral I blip the gas and smash it into third. Also works every time w/ a clunk. Without the gas blip it will be impossible to select a lower gear until the vehicle is stopped, w/ total gear grinding. Just added this Wiha 32967 Three Piece Pliers Set to the Fiat tool arsenal. This has a: 8" needle nose pliers; a 8" wire cutter and a 9½" Lineman's pliers. These have the Wiha 12 month no hassle guarantee. They have 1,000V insulation safety rating. These appear to have very nice construction.
  4. You might get a ballpark date range by looking through the old Sears Craftsman catalogs.
  5. Loving my new-to-me 1968 Fiat 500L. This is SUCH A FUN car to drive. FINALLY figured out how to properly shift up / down w/ a non-synchronized transmission. The Fiat included a mostly-complete OEM tool kit. I was able to locate / purchase the missing 8mmx10mm socket tee wrench, now my OEM kit is complete. That OEM Fiat tool kit includes these parts: a molded / hinged plastic case, w/ dedicated pockets to all the tools; that previously identified 8mmx19mm socket tee wrench; a pair of open end wrenches, one 8mm / 10mm, the other 13mm / 17mm; a thick awl bit, fits into the screwdriver handle; a wheel lug bolt / hubcap nut lug wrench; a spark plug socket w/ a pair of cross driver holes and a screwdriver w/ a removable bit. Note that cute / short lug bolt wrench is waaay more than enough to remove / replace the lug bolts, properly tightened to the 32.5 ft-lbs to 39.8 ft-lbs specified torque. BTW, the drum brake face includes a small stud, perfect for usage to hang the teeny wheels during replacement. The vehicle also incudes the OEM jack, w/ a vertical screw crank for raising / lowering and a small driven side arm that fits into a small body pocket, in the rocker panel under the door strikes, permitting raising / lowering one side at a time. The vehicle retains all this front trunk stuff w/ a small / stretched / clipped rubber strap. To this OEM stuff I added a bunch of stuff. One is the waaay cool old rocker adjustment wrench. The engine has solid tappets that require periodic adjustment of the gap. I initially used a set of small wrenches to turn the adjustment screw, then hold while tightening the locking nut. I found / purchased this old two piece tappet wrench set on eBay from a seller in Italy. It has the required 11mm nut socket, a flat blade for rotating the adjustment screw, w/ both having a tee handle on the top. It is sooo nice having exactly the correct tool for the job! (Sucks for purchase cost and shipping cost, but I'm still happy.) Another essential tool is the printed English Factory Service Manual (FSM). The FSM is complete and permits proper diagnostics / repair / servicing the vehicle. I also like the spiral binding, permitting laying flat open on any page. Additional stuff is selected based on small size / weight and utility. It would be sooo easy to overload the vehicle w/ extra "essentials". Note that the tires have tubes, so a tire plug kit would be useless. To that end, the intact small spare tire is the best option to resume Pakled motion. These are the other items that are carried to maintain motion. Spare quarts of PennGrade 1 20W-50 motor oil. Bottle of Motor Medic Lead Substitute additive, one bottle treats four 5 gallon refills. Warning triangle. Red eBay first aid kit, note I've already used this kit after stupid repair operations. The Element E50 fire extinguisher. Empty one gallon gas tank. Other tools are a feeler gauge set and this waaay cool Wera 6002 Joker 10mm / 13mm combination open end wrench. The second one is for my Porsche 911. Another tool set carried in both the Fial 500L and Porsche 911 is this very nice Wera 056490 tool set.
  6. Welcome to the forum. Using eBay for a specific old tool search like this should have good results. Here is my search that could be refined if the desired tool isn't located. There are many model numbers showing up that meet the description. Just select the desired model number.
  7. Welcome to the forum. Those look like combination wood spade drills, for flat head screws, to bore below the surface, that would then be filled w/ a wood plug for a hidden fastener.
  8. Was popping around in it this past weekend. It is sooo different driving a vehicle w/o a synchronized transmission. It is always examining traffic to limit shifting. The upshifts are "easy" w/o any gear clashing, using double clutching, step on clutch, shift to neutral, release clutch, step on clutch, shift to next gear. The downshifts work by "blipping" the throttle after mashing the clutch, then clunking it into the next lower gear. Otherwise it totally grinds and impossible to get into gear until stopped. Starting vehicle also interesting: transmission to neutral; dash key switch clockwise; lift choke lever (between seats) for cold start; lift start lever to crank, then gradually lower choke lever. The vehicle was in Italy until recently. It included a "passport" w/ a front photo, showing it's small Italian embossed letters black background white letters front license plate, w/ "VT" showing it comes from the Province of Viterbo and also included the registration booklet, w/ a sticker and stamp for each registration year, also showing that 71655-VT registration. That original vacuum formed front plastic plate was gone, but that small front plate bracket was still attached to the vehicle. The Licenseplates.TV company creates replica license plates, using imported Italian aluminum plate blanks, including this 1932 to 1976 Italy mini Euro embossed front license plate. This was ordered and arrived in less than a week. They use a decal for the Italian Republic emblem, instead of the original printed symbol. The small front plate bracket was unbolted from the bumper, the corner tapping screws removed, holes drilled in the plate corners, plate screwed to bracket and bracket bolted back onto bumper. The result is exactly what I hoped.
  9. Thanks for the images, very helpful. Here is the specification for that switch. My suggestion is to disassemble that switch to clean the interior and hopefully restore normal operation, like I did on my similar but different switch. Mine was also made of unobtainium. It now again has normal operation. When I disassemble something like that switch, I carefully use a loose utility knife blade(s) as the catch pry tool, to release the catches.
  10. Welcome to the forum. Why not share an image of the desired part?
  11. My VERY BEST workbench was one I constructed for work. The top was genuine butcher block and the base was four steel four drawer cabinets, each filled w/ labeled compartment bins of metal hardware, like screws and nuts. That thing was sooo solid!
  12. It REALLY SUCKS when a company demonstrates abject disdain for their customers. Whenever that happens w/ me I endeavor to enlighten the offender to the errors of their ways. On a related vein, when someone who isn't part of our community joins solely to "drop a grenade" then move on, I have a shaker full of grains of salt that I take first before consuming that bait, hook line and sinker. OP, best of luck on your travails.
  13. Welcome to the forum. There are US vendors selling that Cutech 20200 model wear plate like this one. If they won't ship to Canada, then maybe time to relocate to the USA?
  14. Welcome to the forum. My info is at a homeowner level, NOT a roofer. IMO any / all repairs should be done according to applicable standards and procedures. As you know the felt is the first layer, so replacing that requires removing all the layers above, extending past the problem area, to maintain proper water shedding. Also it is likely that the plywood decking in the problem area has been damaged from the leaking, requiring replacement, also extending the area that must be stripped bare. Additionally, many roofs exist at a high elevation and many are steep, making safety, proper equipment and proper procedures essential. Please DO NOT attempt this repair unless the safety component is completely addressed!
  15. Here are images showing the interior contents of that Porsche 7L5 860 281, where someone opened the cellophane wrapper. It looks like a nice kit.
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