What do you keep in your on-the-road tool kit

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85Santana3

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I could not find a thread about this so here it goes:

1. Imagine you are heading for a 500 km ( especially for Oldseadog: 300 miles :) ) trip, where mechanics and parts are not easy to find. What do you take with you?

2. What do you keep in your on-the-road tool kit (example wrench no. ... for ..., etc.)?

thanks a bunch advance.

CORRECTION : 500 KM = 312 OR SO MILES MY MISTAKE
 
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85Santana3 said:
I could not find a thread about this so here it goes:

1. Imagine you are heading for a 500 km ( especially for Oldseadog: 800 miles :) ) trip, where mechanics and parts are not easy to find. What do you take with you?

2. What do you keep in your on-the-road tool kit (example wrench no. ... for ..., etc.)?

thanks a bunch advance.
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oi 500km is only 300 miles ish :doh:
 
85Santana3 said:
ok so it is a shorter trip if you drive in miles, good. Still what do you take with you?
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My standard trip kit includes:
A range of commonly used spanners - for a diesel I have 8, 10, 11, 12, 2 x 13, 15, 17mm (or imperial equivalent for older vehicles), pair of mole grips, adjustable spanner, pump wrench, few screwdrivers, few zip ties, length of cabling wire and a few connectors, length of fencing wire (emergency exhaust bracket), small roll of insulating tape, electrical pliers, long nose pliers, 1 litre oil, 1 litre water and an old towel.
This is in addition to a breaker bar with a socket that fits wheel nuts and a decent bottle jack - and a pair of gloves.
For a longer trip I might take 1/2 litre of clutch/brake fluid.
For a petrol I always carried a set of points and a cople of plugs.

I can usually fit all this beside the battery under the passenger seat.
 
In my series 3 diesel I always carry 2 spare wheels,,,,,,,,,,, don't ask.
A full set of imperial spanners some screwdrivers,oil,water,brake fluid.
Rag, gaffer tape, cable ties breaker bar and wheel stud socket and a good jack.
 
I drive a 90 but still. I've all of my hand tools in a toolbox in the back, a trolley jack, an air compressor, spare fluids and water, can of WD40 type stuff, rags, jerry can, ratchet set, ratchet spanners etc... The toolbox and trolley jack are kept in the back but everything else is stowed behind the front seats. Never haven't been able to fix myself at the side of the road yet :D
 
Funny thing is, apart from punctures Iv'e never used any of the kit I carry. The only time my 88 broke it was terminal and a recovery truck.
 
It all depends on the standard to which you maintain your vehicle. If you keep it in tip top condition you need little more than you do for a modern Eurobox (ie bits a local motor factor never has on the shelf that are likely to fail without warning). If you only maintain that which breaks and not before you will need the best part of a complete Land rover!
 
Blackotter said:
It all depends on the standard to which you maintain your vehicle. If you keep it in tip top condition you need little more than you do for a modern Eurobox (ie bits a local motor factor never has on the shelf that are likely to fail without warning). If you only maintain that which breaks and not before you will need the best part of a complete Land rover!
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Quite frankly I don't think this rule applies to my tempremental spanish landy. Becasue the best part of its complete Land rover body broke one by one right after I got it 6 weeks ago and before I ever get a chance to see any needs, and we've been maintaining ever since :)
 
#1 is your aa membership and a phone. But a coil, a ht lead, dizzy cap, points, condenser are useful. Not sure if its s diesel. I carried a little bit of wire and some clips for bodge fixes too. I have some short wires with croc clips on for jumping too and a multimeter is soooooo useful.
 
i always chuck my toolbox in the back (way more than i need) if i'm away for a long weekend doing a few miles, too many tools but i can't be bothered trying to decide what is needed or not

halfshafts, spare oils, coolant, brake fluid and instant gasket (Silicone)
 
If I'm off away I take the usual stuff already mentioned (especially imperial sockets and spanners if travelling abroad). Don't forget bulbs and a 7" Lucas sealed beam - they last a long time but can be a #### to get hold of in a hurry. Plus I always have two 1/2" and 7/6" spanners extra in the dash anyway for general bolt tightening. I always carry some electrical stuff: wire, crimps, fuses, multimeter - I end up using that on other peoples motors and household gadgetry more than the motor though.

Mine must be getting better as I only got them out once in anger in the past 10,000 miles and that was to fix my mate's Toyota...
 
Hard to know where to draw the line. I keep the following I board:
Combination spanner sets - unf & metric, fan belt, thermostat & gaskets, bottle jack, wheel chocks, towel, tow rope & shackles, large cable ties, torch, wheel nut brace, warning triangle (no hazzard lights). Screwdrivers.
I would take oil and water on a long journey.

If I was going overseas then I would probably take a spare set of rear half shafts and brake slave cylinders to be sure and brake fluid, hoses etc
 
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