Check out the toolkit on your Golf. Even the best tools in the garage will be useless, when in the event of a fault on the route, there is no lift and an ordinary screwdriver. Carry the wheel bolt wrench with you, universal pliers for crimping e.g.. a loose electrical connection, a piece of spare wire and electrical tape, a set of spare bulbs and fuses, tow rope, cables for connecting an external battery and a flashlight.
Additional kit
With the basic set of tools described above, you can carry out many repairs and maintenance yourself. However, there are such works, which require the use of special devices. Specialist stores offer, in addition to such devices, numerous tools and devices that facilitate the service and repair of the car.
The tools recommended for people with more skills and aspirations are listed below.
Workshop tubular lamp will provide good lighting when working under the car and in the engine compartment, and also inside the car. It will also be useful in generally poorly lit garages. Its light does not blind you, the bulb is housed in an unbreakable plastic casing, and the power cord is oil resistant. It is also waterproof.
An adjusting screw in the handle of the clamping pliers allows for precise jaw opening adjustment. A screw clamp helps with many jobs and replaces the missing third hand, e.g.. when immobilizing larger elements. The clamps are available in a variety of sizes.
Pullers are part of the basic equipment of every car workshop. An amateur mechanic should also have them, e.g.. in order to remove the wheel hub or press the joints out of the guide. There are many types of pullers, e.g.. three-arm, the most widely used two-arm and the most popular internal pullers.
A portable car jack is a better command than the one that comes standard with the vehicle. The model with a foot hydraulic pump is the most useful. Please note, that we will not be able to move the jack with too small wheels under load. Important equipment of the jack is a hard rubber pad to protect the car's sheet metal and a transverse beam that distributes the load..
To unscrew the oil filter you will need a special wrench available in various designs.
More advanced mechanics will need a torque wrench. Such a key releases the pressure after reaching the preset torque.
Set of feeler gauges is used to check and set valve clearances, the slot of the ignition system speed sensor or the ABS wheel speed sensor.
A rectifier with automatic charging current regulation is especially useful in winter, short distance drivers. An overloaded battery is not sufficiently charged by the alternator.
A multifunction meter is indispensable for precise measurements of electrical quantities. No ambitious amateur mechanic can do without it.
The electric tester with a "frog" type clamp is needed for almost all works on the electrical installation. The lamp in the tester will reliably indicate, whether there is voltage in the checked element. Pliers are used to remove insulation from electric wires.
