Bumper's List from the Mooney List Archives

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If you break down away from home, want to do your own work and have thoughtfully carried a small took kit with you . . . the tool you really need will be back at the hangar. That said:

3/8" drive is seldom used on an aircraft except for plugs. 
A 1/4" drive set is more appropriate from a weight perspective, size of fasteners used,
torque required and for ease of use in tight quarters. 
Also include a small set of combination (open and closed end) wrenches, 
"Crescent" adjustable wrench, 
a small channel lock pliers (just don't use it on nuts 'n bolts unless it's and emergency -smile), 
wire cutter, 
a few feet of safety wire,
nylon ties, 
spark plug socket, 
dental pick to clean plugs, 
small probe type digital multimeter or continuity tester, 
stainless steel hose clamps, 
duct tape (spool some off onto a pencil), 
1 or 2 spark plugs, 
mini-mag light,
extra batteries for everything, 
extra nav-light bulb, 
extra screws and washers. 
Have I forgotten anything?

All should be quality tools . . . which I doubt the "kit" includes. A good
small set of 1/4" drive can be had at Costco (sometimes). Good brands
include S & K, Allen, Craftsmen and the ultra-expensive Snap-On and Mac.
Nothing worse than "junk" tools . . . even for emergency repairs.

Hope you never need them.

bumper

(Note:  I don't know Bumper, don't have any idea who he is, and certainly hope he doesn't mind us copying his list here on vSpeeds.com -- Jack)

The McCracken Kit from Paul McCracken, A&P

        Jack: Nope, no Metric, all SAE...

1.    Carry a couple of #10 and #8 PK screws , even a #12 if you can find some. 

2.    Along with an assortment of AN525-8R8 and 10R8 machine screws and nuts. 

3.    Medium tywraps and a pair of dykes (dykes or dikes:  noun---means "diagonal pliers", i.e. wire cutters.). 

4.    One roll of 100-mile-an-hour tape (duct tape).

5.    A number 1 and a number 2 Phillips screwdriver. 

6.    Assorted flat-blades.

7.    An allen wrench set that fits your radios for quick removal/replacement of a balky radio. 

8.    Vise grips, small and medium size. 

9.    A good flashlight. 

10.A 7/8" deepwell socket with a swivel adapter and 1/2" breaker bar with a short extension should get every plug. 

11.Your spark plug leads need a 7/8" open-end wrench and should be lightly torqued.

12.A 3/8" drive 1/2" deepwell socket and a 3/8" open-end wrench are needed to remove an injector. Remember, they are lightly torqued at roughly 50 in. lbs, and the b-nut on the injector line should also be lightly torqued. 

        Paul McCracken

        Aeromark, Inc.

        AeroCountry Airport (T31)

        McKinney , TX

        '52 C35 N2041D

        COPYRIGHT 2005