SEALEY PREMIER 136-PIECE MECHANIC’S TOOLKIT

Part number: AK7980 Price: £147.00

From: Sealey 01284 757500 sealey.co.uk 

Full-time mechanic Mike Smith at MJ Motors chose this toolkit as his favourite. It’s easy to see why. The sturdy storage case securely holds all 136 tools inside with labelled locations. The sockets range from 4mm-32mm, with ¼- and ½-inch drive ratchets, and there’s a comprehensive range of E-torx sockets – but only one 16mm spark plug socket, whereas most other kits also include a 21mm socket. Disappointingly, the metric sockets up to 14mm are ¼-inch drive, which is a little inadequate for fittings requiring a 12-14mm socket that maybe need a stronger ½-inch drive ratchet. In fact, our ¼-inch drive ratchet broke. Luckily, Sealey offers a lifetime replacement warranty on this and the other toolkit we tested from them.

Otherwise, there’s a good range of screwdrivers and bits, pliers, Allen keys, spanners and extension bars. There’s also a folding knife, something that our apprentice pointed out is essential in every toolkit.

We liked the storage box, which is better than them being stored loosely or in an open holder. However, the best aspect of this toolkit has got to be the 3/8-inch bits, which fit inside a ½-inch adaptor. There are Torx bits up to T55, and multi-splined and Allen keys up to 12mm. All this makes for a sound investment with a good range of tools.