58mm Vespa battery tool.

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So, with the spring weather it's time for two wheels again. Last fall my better half sold her PX150 Vespa and bought a GT 200 slightly used with 1600 miles on the clock. The manual shift of the PX was bothering her arthritis so an automatic was needed. Today I went to start it up to get ready for the new riding season, and it had a dead battery. No problem. The battery is in a compartment under the floorboard, so I used my classic SD to takeout the 4 phillips head screws, the the battery retainer bar held by two more phillips screws. Positive and negative terminals, a phillips head each, and battery out ready to be tossed on the charger for a few hours.

The whole world seems to have gone to phiilps screws of late. Does anyone even use flathead screws anymore? Anyways, it seems like the SD tip on a classic fits most phillips being used everywhere.

After a few hours, the battery was ready to go back into the scooter. All there screws were replaced with the same little classic, but I was a bit worried about the vibration from road surface and engine and if the classic had enough torque on the screws. I had tightened to where I could feel the classic flexing, so I broke out the P-38 from my wallet and added some force to the screws. I could feel them tighten a bit more. Scooter started right up and I used it for some afternoon errands.

Sometimes I feel like a 58mm sak and a P-38 can do anything.

Carl.
 
Very good story as normal Carl. The little tools sure can do a lot more then people think they can.

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jackknife said:
Sometimes I feel like a 58mm sak and a P-38 can do anything.

Carl.
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Sometimes I feel the same. Then, I come across a situation that calls for a grabbing tool or the size to perform real work. That's when I remember why it is I go through the trouble of toting a pliers based multi-tool at all.

That said, I also have a Rambler and a P38 with me every day, regardless of what else comes along for the ride :) . The Rambler gets a fair amount of exercise, but although the P38 is used occasionally, it is mostly a souvenir from my army service. I was not surprised to find there are other guys who think the same of theirs.
 
Carl, I'm envious of your Vespas! I have wanted one for many years... SAK's and two wheeled vehicles go well together. Everything is downsized from car proportions, so the tools fit many uses. The Philips screwdriver on the Vic Rambler and Minichamp is a beautifully made little tool, and magnetized too, which helps when inserting tiny screws.
 
Honestly, I could get by with my 58mm Rambler for about 98 percent of what I really need a pocketknife for. :thumbup:

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