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yes 4 piece set and cheaper

The finger plate system I have is from Haweka. I have been having great success with them.

@@geardriven1016 I've been looking at Haweka too but couldn't find individual 5 finger plates for a 28mm balancer. Did you get one plate or a whole set?

I use toolbox widget. It’s the best organizer for wrenches in my opinion. I never use those cloth organizers.

I’ve never broken one using it to break loose bolts or nuts. I’m not too worried about it. that also kind of defeats the advantage of a flex head to me though?

to my knowledge they don’t make them in SAE. sorry, but I’m sure they will

Yes they do make sae I bought both standard and metric.

yes, that is pretty much correct. when a wheel is narrow dynamic balancing has less benefit. so for something like a motorcycle wheel will be perfectly fine with a good static balance. the wider a wheel the more a dynamic balance becomes affective and logical. most car and truck wheels are wide enough that a dynamic balance is best.

Thanks! thank you for watching my video

no, mine are not floppy at all! contact your rep or snap on and get a replacement! Thanks for watching my video

@@geardriven1016thank you. Dealer ordered another set to warrant it today. For the price I sure wanna love em lol

I completely forgot! I’m really sorry. I ended up doing it a little differently then planned initially by lifting one side at a time to give me more room with each mount. I did it by loosening the opposite side to give some play and then lifting the engine with a jack. the engine would then pivot off that other side and that ends up giving more room given the tunnel gap then just lifting the whole engine. the passenger side was pretty easy but the drivers side was a lot tighter and required more finess to position the new one in the right spot. I know the support bar would work, but given the space it would take up access from the top would be a bit more awkward given I did this on the ground. I found most people use an engine hoist, but after research I would mount the arms on the strut towers to the radiator support frame, where the hood latches are. those are the strongest spots I could determine. I was really pinched for time so I couldn’t video tape the process ( doing it by video would easily double the time it took.). I have used it on BMW’s though and it worked great with no issue. I want to make another bar lift hook for it as some cars need 2 points of support. i could not get it from the manufacturer unfortunately so it has to be hand made. I would also recommend getting a good thrust bearing for the lift hook to make its use easier. I still vouch for its quality 100%. I have complete confidence in it with use. I still believe it’s probably one of the best supports for German cars and cars in general aftermarket wise with the variety in ways you can position it. but no engine support is perfect for everything. if I do another oil pan on a BMW or use it on another car I’ll video it, thank you for reminding me. sorry for this but I will find an opportunity to demonstrate.

@@geardriven1016 Thank you for the update. I appreciate it!

I’m glad you found this useful. good luck!

agreed 100%

I’ll try to do a quick video for you

thanks! glad you liked it!

it retails for $800, but if you have a dealer and ask I bet he can do better for you.

I’m happy that you found my video informative. these days unless your running big tires like off-road or mudders all wheels should be dynamically balanced. if they did a static balance only, it’s a very good chance that’s your problem. wish you the best of luck and thanks for watching! @beany87

no problem, my tire machine has been great, but look at the specs on limits of size just in case, but it can handle pretty much any size a table top can do. I’m pretty sure it will do, I’ve done 24” wheels and they were right around that width. if you can get new Corghi has a sale till the end of the year. if your in the North East I have a great dealer. as far as balancer it’s had a few issues but it’s ok, if I can I’ll be buying the Corghi em750(think that’s the model) next and selling the snap on. this combo should work great for you. Corghi is a great brand. don’t get a cheap balancer, I hear of people having issues with them. be sure to get the assist arm for the tire machine. best of luck.

it’s been holding up great. I’ve had to do no repairs to it, I’ve just cleaned it when it gets dirty. I think it should handle 7 cars a day with no issues. just make sure to keep an eye on the oiler for the cylinders, I use compressor oil and it’s been fine. it’s been a great machine. make sure to get the assist arm if you do low profile tires. I can do a regular cars tires with balancing in under an hr on the ground. with a lift faster. for the price it’s hard to beat. there’s a new duck head on them now that is better, I’ve upgraded to it. feel free to ask any other questions.

thank you for the response. What's the new duck head? I'm torn between choosing this unit or a cemb sm825evo or the m&B 325ti@@geardriven1016

thanks for watching. that’s what I was told so my bad if I’m wrong. I’m still hearing of people having issues with warranty because of availability though, it might be regional I don’t know. these are not cheap, but I never will need a different set. fyi, my dealer said in the future they will change them to 100 tooth like their new ratchets! but that’ll be a while.

thank you.

800$ actually

Not on ebay, maybe on the truck. Thats why they are so willing to finance you. They way over mark items. @@yaamothaa

There’s two different sets. The new ones are 800

They are definitely worth it. The pain of quality only hurts when you buy them. The pain from buying cheap hurts every time you pick them up.

Clearly you have never owned/used Snap On tools. I use tools all day. Every day. There is a difference.

yes, I agree, I wish they did offer a 21-22mm ratcheting wrench. snap on offers a high performance ratcheting wrench but like these only goes to 19, oh well. my rep did give me a decent discount, not great but it was something. I’ve used the 19mm a few times so far and really like it!

@@geardriven1016 Were these about $800?

glad you found this useful! best of luck!

Okay?

the only thing is snap on is the most likely tool company to have parts to repair a tool… the irony just builds

Lmao true for me. Need to stay off the truck

​@@joedirt1712me to Joe 🔧🔧🔧🔧🔧

Too be honest I don't remember, there was probably a reason but I think it was just copying how tire levers have a small scoop to them. If you don't want to go through the hassle of making that tool look at motorcycle tire levers, I found them after I made it and all you would have to do is bend them, they should do the same thing! Best of luck!

@@geardriven1016 Thanks, I appreciate it

thank you, I appreciate the feedback!

VIM is top notch! and makers of very useful tools for German cars. highly, highly recommend them! I love their tools and have quite a few of them.

Sorry to hear that! the car has the ignition on accessory so dash lights will illuminate. This car didn't have a CEL when doing the video.

Thank you! the Tone ratchet is nice, and very good value, that is the only ratchet of their I own but I do like it. I have an upcoming video you may like if you liked this one!

Thank you!

True, it does skip a few sizes which is a bit disappointing. I find pretty much all the Japanese sets I've bought skipped sizes which can be quite annoying. I might be wrong but I think you can individually add the missing sizes except 9mm. This isn't a set I plan to use as a primary but as an auxiliary set where applicable to hopefully reduce the chance of loosing parts..

VIM makes excellent tools! If you haven't you should give them a try!