We all know WD40 has hundreds of uses but did you know that it can clean up any oil stains on your garage or driveway? That's on top of removing rust, loosening bolts, removing stickers, lubricating, cleaning bugs off your lights and windows, and much much more… 09 Use a pipe wrench to remove rounded bolts 07 Use a magnet to stop losing screwsįor small jobs where you don't need to label up hundreds of screws, ensure you don't lose them by popping a magnet in your shirt pocket and attaching the screws to the outside of your shirt! 08 Use WD40 to clean oil from your garage floor If that has no effect, weld another screw to the stripped head and get it out that way. This doesn't always work, but a strong rubber band can help to get those pesky stripped screws out. 06 Use a rubber band to grip a stripped screw Or, even better, use a bit with a ratchet wrench – the hex shaft of most screwdriver bits fits directly into a 1/4-inch socket.

When screws are tucked into hard-to-reach parts of your car, grip a screwdriver bit at right-angles in an adjustable spanner to help get access. Known as a 'cheater bar' by some, a wrench with a length of pipe over the handle acts as a perfect breaker bar for those tough nuts to crack.įix YOUR car today with a Haynes Manual, in print or digital! 05 Use an adjustable spanner as a screwdriver 04 Make a breaker bar with a length of pipe When trying to get a stuck bolt to budge, get some extra leverage by looping another wrench's ring or box end onto the spanner end of your first wrench. 03 Use two wrenches together for extra leverage Just rub it on bolts, pins or other parts to help lubricate them. The graphite in pencils is great at providing a slippery surface if you need one quickly, as you always keep a pencil handy. Insert the end of a long-ish screwdriver into the top of your oil filler, hold it near-vertically then simply pour your oil down the shaft of the tool and you won't spill a drop. The simple tool hacks below are an example of what you'll find in our new book and go to show that you don't need a specialist tool for every job you carry out in your garage – the contents of your toolkit can be used for many surprisingly handy things. From ensuring you never lose a screw when repairing your car, to spending less on fuel, and using cereal boxes to keep you car tidy, this book will open your eyes to the joys of car hacking. Our new Car Hacks book is here to explain how to use the things you have around your home to improve your car life, and balance your wellbeing in the process. Driving, owning, repairing and maintaining a car can be expensive, frustrating and time-consuming.

Polaris digital wrench hack