Essential Service Tools and Equipment

The following items need to be purchased from an outside source; however, items indicated thus "*" can be purchased from AHM.

Electrical Test Equipment

Item Minimum Specification

Ammeter 0-100, 0-500 amps.
Battery Charger (12 volts) 50 amp high rate charger with slow charge capability (or
additional slow charger).
Battery/Starter/Charging System Sun Electronics Vat 40 or Equivalent.
Tester
Dwellmeter 0 deg. to 90 deg.
Ohmeter Rx1, Rx10, Rx100 and Rx1000 scales.
Tachometer 0-6,000 RPM (increments of 20 RPM).
Strobe Type Timing Light 1 0-50 deg. advance capacity.

General Shop Equipment

Item Minimum Specification

A/C Charging Station Robinair, Kent-Moore, or equivalent.
NEW A/C High Side Charging Adapter 1) Straight Brass Style: Snap-on Tools #ACT134,
Kent-Moore #J25498, or equivalent.
2) 90 deg. Brass Style: Snap-on Tools #ACT135, Kent-Moore #J25499, or equivalent.
Note: Adapters are available with two different size core
General Shop Equipment (continued)

Item Minimum Specification

depressors, short and long. The adapters listed above are the short depressor style. The adapters with longer depressors are not recommended due to possible leakage.
A/C Seal Remover/Installer Kent-Moore T/N J-34879.
A/C Seal Seat Remover/Installer Kent-Moore T/N J-9393-A.
Adjustable Piston Ring Compressor 100 mm (4 in.) capacity.
Anti-Freeze Tester With temperature correction scale.
Band Strap Wrench
Bearing Pullers 3 and 5 inch 2 jaw pullers, minimum reach 4 inches.
Bearing Splitter 5 in. capacity: OTC, Kent-Moore, or equivalent.
Bench Grinder
Brake Pedal Holder Snap-on Tools T/N B240A or equivalent.
Cooling System Pressure Tester 0-1.2 kg-sq. cm (0-17 psi): Stant Inc., Kent-Moore, or equivalent.
NEW Cylinder Cleaning Brush 100 mm (4 in.) capacity: Bottle brush style will perform
satisfactorily.
Cylinder Compression Gauge 0-15 kg-sq. cm (0-200 psi).
Cylinder Hone Rigid type, 100 mm (4 in.) capacity; 220 and 440 grit honing stones.
Fuel Pump Tester
Hand Drill Motor 3/8" or 1/2" (Air or Electric).
Hand Impact Driver
Headlight Aimer Hoppy #1003 kit and Hoppy #0203 adapters or equivalent.
Hot Plate 2 Burners.
Key Cutting Machine Curtis key cutter or equivalent.
(Refer to Parts News No. A84071001, issued 7/10/84).
NEW McPherson Strut Spring Compressor Assenmacher Specialty Tools, Specialty Products Company,
or equivalent.
Oil Dispensing Unit
Oil Pressure Gauge 0-5 kg-sq. cm (71 psi).
Pop Rivet Gun
Propane Enrichment Device Kent-Moore #J26911 or equivalent.
NEW Refrigerant Leak Detector Robinair, Kent-Moore, or equivalent.
Ridge Reamer 100 mm (4 in.) capacity.
Selection of Drills Bits 1/16-1/2 inches in 1/64" increments and 0-13 mm in 0.5 mm
increments.
Selection of Screw Extractors 3 - 13 mm.
Selection of Sockets and Wrenches 6 - 24 mm.
Selection of Taps and Dies 3 - 12 mm.
Slide Hammer 3/8 X 16 thread pitch: Snap-on Tools, Kent-Moore, or
equivalent.
Soldering Gun
NEW Spring Scales 0-700 g. (25 oz.), 0-5.0 kg (11 lbs.): Kent-Moore, Owatonna,
or equivalent.
Thermometer 0-120 deg. C (0-250 deg. F).
Time Clock Tenths of an hour.
Tire Pressure Gauge 0-3.5 kg-CM2 (0-50 psi).
Tire Tread Depth Indicator 0-5/16" in 1/32" increments.
NEW Valve Spring Compressor K-D Tools #915 or equivalent (cylinder head removal not
required); and K-D Tools #383 with #35 jaws or Snap-on
Tools #CF711 or equivalent (Cylinder head removal required)
(Both styles required)
Waste Oil Receptacle
Wire Terminal Kit Available from AHM, H/C 0252437
Heavy Shop Equipment

Item Minimum Specification

Air Compressor Minimum of 2 HP @ 7 C.F.M. (2 stage); 60 gallon tank capable
of lifting 1/2 ton.
Engine Hoist Capable of lifting 1/2 ton.
Engine Stand/Adapter 800 lbs. minimum capacity: Kent-Moore #J36125 or equivalent

NOTE: See service Bulletin #86-027 for complete information.
Floor Jack 2 ton minimum capacity: Norco, Snap-on Tools, or equivalent.
Frame Contact Hoist
Hydraulic Press 12 ton capacity: OTC, Norco, Snap-on Tools, or equivalent.
Jack Stands (2) 2 ton minimum capacity each: Norco, Snap-on Tools, or
equivalent.
NEW Transmission Adapter OTC #OEM4182 or equivalent (use with engine stand).
NOTE: See Service Bulletin #86-027 for complete information.
Transmission Jack 1/4 ton minimum capacity: Norco, Snap-on Tools, or equivalent.
Valve Seat Grinder or Cutters Neway Mfg. or equivalent.

Precision Instruments

Item Minimum Specification

Bore Gauge 10-100 mm
Brake Drum Wear Gauge Snap-on Tools or equivalent.
Brake Rotor Micrometer 0-25 mm in 0.001 mm increments.
Dial Indicator 0-10 mm in .001 mm increments.
Dial Indicator Magnetic Stand
Micrometers 0-25 mm, 25-50 mm, 50-75 mm, 75-100 mm, in .01 mm increments.
Small Hole Gauge 6-8 mm.
Straight Edge 24 inches long.
NEW Torque Wrenches (One) 3/8" drive 0-30 N-m (0-260 in.lbs.).
(one) 1/2" drive 0-250 N-m (0-185 ft.lbs.). (one) 1/4" drive dial or beam, 0-5 N-m (0-50 Kg-cm, 0-43 in.lbs.), .2 N-m (1.7 in.lbs.) increments.
V-Blocks 4 inches, 5 inches.
Vernier Calipers 0-200 mm.

Wheel Service/Alignment Equipment

Item Minimum Specification

NEW Brake Assembly Washer or Enclosed Meet OSHA standard of removing asbestos particles without
Cylinder/HEPA Filter Vacuum System suspending them in the air.
Brake Assembly Washers: Kleer-Flo Company #LW-22, AMMCO Tools Inc. #1250, or equivalent. Enclosed Cylinder/HEPA Filter Vacuum System: Hako Minuteman System or equivalent.
Disc Brake Lathe FRONT DISCS:
It is required to refinish front brake discs on the car.
Use: Kwik-Way Mfg. Co., Inc. Kwik-Lathe 108-0005-04 and Power Feed 108-0120-05 or Snap-on Lathe YA180 and Power Feed YA189. REAR BRAKES:
Rear brakes may be refinished off the car with conventional brake turning equipment. Sending rear drums/discs to a qualified machine shop is acceptable.
NOTE: See Service Bulletins #86-020 and #86-021 for complete information.
Dynamic Wheel Balancer Adapters if necessary.
Wheel Service/Alignment Equipment (continued)

Item Minimum Specification

NEW Wheel Alignment Rack Full 4-Wheel alignment capability, four full floating turning
radius tables for front and rear wheels or full floating turning radius tables for the front and full floating slip plates for the rear.
NEW Wheel Alignment System Full 4-Wheel alignment capability, capable of reading 0 +/- 1
deg. Equipment known to meet these requirements:
1) Hunter Engineering Company, model(s), C-111, D-111;
2) Bear Automotive Service Equipment Company, model, Dimension 4;
3) FMC Corporation, model(s), 5000, 9000;
4) Bishman, model, 970.
Note: Attachments for mounting wheel alignment equipment to the center of the wheel are available from AHM when wheel clamps are not available for your equipment.
- 07410-0010100 = Spindle Size: 6 X 1.5 mm
- 07410-0010200 = Spindle Size: 22 X 1.5 mm
- 07410-0010400 = Spindle Size: 16 X 1.0 mm
- 07HGK-0010100 = 1988 Prelude (All)

Work Stall Equipment

Item Minimum Specification

Air Hose with Couplings 30 feet per stall.
Bench Vise 5 in. jaws, w/5 in. jaw opening capacity.
Drop Light
Parts Washers Recirculating type: Build-All Corp., Kleer-Flo Company, or
equivalent.
Tire Inflator
Work Bench Minimum one per stall or technician.