Tool Kit for 2011 Camry

[robtpren]

Hey Guys-

Does anyone know if someone sells a basic tool kit for working in and around the new Camry's? I think the screws and such are metric.

I have accumulated alot of various size sockets and such over the years but always have trouble finding the correct ones for each car. I know you are thinking I should get organized.

I know a lot of dealers prefer that we do not work on the cars ourselves but sometime a kit like that would come in handy.

Bob

[gdanaher]

A kit? Go to Sears and buy a set of Craftsman sockets, 1/4 and 3/8 drive, metric, ratchets, end and box wrenches, screw drivers, deep well sockets for the spark plugs and wheel lugs, and likely a few other things, but that is a good start. A torque wrench is nice but likely not needed for anything you are likely to be doing--if you need a torque wrench, you are probably in too deep already.

[Agent556]

Can get tools from autozone, sears, pep boys, etc.

Wouldn't expect there to be any special tool kit JUST for the camry.

Also, yeah the nuts and bolts are usually in metric. Just get a socket set that has both metric and english

[Dave-o]

lugs are 21mm...almost all the bolts on the camry are 10mm...but so are a lot of other cars...philips screwdriver...oil filter wrench optional...14mm drain plug...get yourself a nice jack (69 bucks from harbor freight)...

[arabianobsession]

I have a basic Craftsman tool kit that ran me $120 (it's not the smallest you can get), because I have 3 different cars to work on, but there are smaller kits that will have all the sizes you need for the Camry that will run you less than $100. Well worth the price, IMO.

[Glenn8963]

Originally Posted by robtpren

Hey Guys-

Does anyone know if someone sells a basic tool kit for working in and around the new Camry's? I think the screws and such are metric.

I have accumulated alot of various size sockets and such over the years but always have trouble finding the correct ones for each car. I know you are thinking I should get organized.

I know a lot of dealers prefer that we do not work on the cars ourselves but sometime a kit like that would come in handy.

Bob

there is no such thing as "metric screws" they are either posi-drive or torx or phillips...

go to Napa, Auto Zone, Sears, Home Depot, Lowe's, even Harbor Freight..

if a sales person DOES NOT KNOW what a posi-drive, or torx screw driver is...??? walk away, walk far, far away.....find someone who knows......the auto parts stores are MORE knowledgeable than a Sears minimum wage flunky......

you would very rarely (if even) need a flat tip screw driver....but one or two would not hurt to have.

[BlackCamSe]

just about every bolt on the camry is a 10mm. Haha

[Kycamrymaker]

A simple metric socket set will suffice with an extension. Phillips head screwdriver as well. If you happen to have crossed some bolts upon reassembly 6 or 8mm taps are going to cover it. The other bolts are to major components. Pm me if you want individual specifics for the Camry.