Appendix B - Tools and Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Safety Equipment
- body protection – shop apron/heat resistant arm protectors/arc flash protective clothing
- CSA approved safety foot wear
- eye protection – face shield/goggles/safety glasses/welding goggles
- eye wash station
- fire extinguisher
- first aid kits and station
- hand protection – chemical/heat resistant, abrasion/leather, disposable nitrile gloves, insulated gloves (for hybrid vehicles and EV)
- hearing protection – earmuffs, ear plugs
- respiratory protection – dust and particle masks, chemical filtered mask
- safety hook (for hybrid and electric vehicles)
- safety pylons (for hybrid and electric vehicles)
Standard Tool Kit
- air die grinder
- air hammer/chisel
- air ratchet
- antifreeze tester
- axle boot clamp tools
- battery post service and reshape tool
- belt tension release tool
- blow gun
- bolt and nut extractor set (easy-outs)
- brake service tools (adjusters, spring removal and installation tools, caliper tools)
- caulking gun
- compression testers
- creeper
- crowfoot wrenches
- dial indicator set
- digital multimeter (DMM)
- drill and bits
- drill gauge
- feeler gauges – SAE and metric
- fender covers
- filter wrenches
- flare nut wrenches – SAE and metric
- flaring tool (SAE, metric and ISO)
- flashlights
- fuel injector noid lights
- fuel/transmission/air conditioning line disconnect set
- hacksaw
- hammers – ball peen, dead blow, rubber mallet, softface
- hex keys and sockets – SAE and metric
- impact driver and bits
- impact wrench (gun) and impact socket set – SAE and metric
- inspection mirror
- jumper lead
- magnetic pick-up tool
- mechanic’s pick set
- metal files
- micrometer – SAE and metric
- nut driver set – SAE and metric
- pliers – slip joint, needle nose, multipurpose adjustable, side cutter, snap ring, inside pliers, locking, terminal crimp
- pry bars
- pullers – gear, pulley, battery terminal and steering wheel
- punches and chisels
- ratchet and sockets – SAE and metric, swivel, spark plug, extensions and adapters
- refractometer
- rivet gun
- scraper (gasket and carbon)
- screwdriver set
- seal drivers and extractors
- soldering tools
- spark plug gapper
- spark tester
- standard test leads and probes
- stethoscope
- straight edge
- stud extractor
- tap and die set – SAE, metric and pipe thread
- tape and ruler
- terminal remover tools
- test lamp
- thread files
- tin snips – centre, left and right cut
- tire pressure gauge
- torque angle meter/indicator
- torque wrenches – various sizes and ranges
- torx bits and sockets
- tread depth gauge (for tires and brakes)
- trouble light
- tube bending tool
- tube cutters
- upholstery tools – trim panel tools, hog ring pliers
- utility knife
- vacuum pump
- vacuum/pressure gauge
- vernier caliper – SAE and metric
- wire brush
- wire stripper/crimping tool
- wrench set – SAE and metric/various designs
Shop Tools and Equipment
- acetylene torches
- air compressor – hoses, inline filter and water separators
- air conditioning flushing equipment
- air conditioning leak detection and inspection equipment
- air conditioning recovery/recycle/recharge station
- air conditioning refrigerant identifier
- air conditioning service and repair tools
- airbag removal tools
- airbag simulators
- anti-static devices
- ball joint press and adapters
- battery chargers/boosting equipment
- battery power supply
- battery, alternator and starter tester (AVR)
- bearing remover
- belt tension gauge
- bench grinders
- bench vises
- black light
- borescope
- cylinder hone
- brake drum gauge
- brake lathe
- brake pressure tester
- brake rotor gauge
- brake system bleeder
- camshaft bearing tools (removal and installation)
- CAT-IV digital multimeter (for hybrid vehicles)
- chassis ears
- clutch alignment tools
- clutch installers and removers
- compression leak-down tester
- computer – laptop, PC, tablet
- coolant drain pans
- cooling system pressure tester
- cooling system recovery and flushing station
- core plug/expansion plug installation tool
- cylinder ridge reamer
- drill press
- electrical short detector
- engine and transmission supports
- engine stand – portable
- EVAP test equipment (smoke generator)
- exhaust fan, ventilation hoses
- exhaust pipe bender
- fuel injector flushing kit
- fuel quality tester
- fuel recovery and storage station
- funnels
- gear puller set
- grease gun – oil dispensing system, fluid suction pump
- hydraulic press
- insulated tools (for hybrid vehicles)
- jack stands and supports
- leak detection tank (tires)
- lock out tools
- lock pick set
- manometer
- oil drain barrels and disposal system
- oscilloscope
- parts washers/steam cleaners and blaster
- piston ring compressor
- piston ring installer
- power steering pressure tester
- pressure washer
- propane enrichment tools
- shop vacuum
- slide hammer
- specialized tools for air conditioning systems
- specialized tools for engines and transmission
- spreaders
- spring compressors – coil spring and strut spring
- tire changing machine
- tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) repair tools
- tire repair equipment
- transmission fixtures
- transmission flushing equipment
- transmission pressure test kit
- vacuum fill tools
- valve spring compressor
- vehicle service information system
- welding equipment – GMAW, GTAW, MIG, SMAW, oxy-fuel
- wheel alignment equipment
- wheel balancer
- wheel chocks
- wheel ramps
Shop Lifting Equipment
- battery tables/lifts
- chain falls
- engine hanging supports
- engine hoisting equipment
- floor jack
- forklift (for EV batteries)
- hydraulic transmission jack
- overhead cranes
- vehicle hoist
Measuring Tools and Equipment
- air conditioning pressure gauge
- ammeter
- AVR (alternator voltage regulator)
- back pressure gauge
- ball joint dial indicator set
- battery load tester
- breakout box
- coolant system pressure tester
- cylinder bore gauges – small bore gauge, telescoping gauge
- electronic vibration analyzer
- fuel pressure gauges
- headlight aiming equipment
- hole gauge
- inclinometer
- infrared temperature gun
- micrometer – SAE and metric
- oil pressure gauge set – engine/transmission
- plastic precision clearance gauge
- power steering pressure tester
- pyrometer
- refractometer
- refractor
- scan tools
- spring scale