In a modern automotive work shop, it is important to have the right tools on hand to carry out any task that might come up.  The latest cars are incredibly complex, and in many cases, have fairly delicate components that can be damaged if you use a tool that is the wrong size or shape for the job.  Rather than risking doing any damage to your customers’ car, it is much better to invest in the best range of automotive hand tools possible so that you can be confident in handling any job that comes up for you.

One of the most important automotive hand tools that you will need on a regular basis is a full set of screwdrivers, and hex keys.  It is impossible to understate how important it is to be able to call on a screwdriver that is exactly the right size for the screws that you need to fasten.  When choosing screwdrivers, you need to buy the best ones available.  If your screwdrivers are made from low quality metal, the tips can become distorted, and this will cause them to fit into screws poorly, and then make it harder to work with them without causing damage.

The closely related nut drivers are a socket tool that is designed like a screwdriver to get into a deep and tight space within an engine bay, whilst also allowing the mechanic to get control of a nut without having to worry about the amount of space available.  They are available in a number of sizes and can be used for a wide range of tasks.

The same is true of wrenches.  As some of the most commonly used automotive hand tools in your arsenal, having a full set of wrenches to handle all sizes of nuts and bolts is essential, as an ill fitting wrench will strip off the edges of a bolt and make it very difficult to tighten them.  Wrenches come in both imperial and metric sizes and different manufacturers use different sizes.  You will always need to have both sets, and in order to do the job properly, having two sets of each is important so that you can work on both ends of a bolt at the same time.

In many cases, rather than a wrench, a socket set is much more useful.  Rather than having to store a large number if heavy wrenches, a socket set will allow you to store enough different sized sockets to carry out almost any task that may be required.  These adjustable and flexible automotive hand tools are quick to use and easy to fit.  Thanks to the way in which they are designed, they are easy to use and fulfill a number of roles.  The similar Torx dive bits such as those made