[scorpydude]

Alright... so your heading out for a week of 'lets see were we end up' 4wding and camping with mates... you goto fit all your camping/cooking gear in your sierra still so you don't have unlimited room!

What do you take to try and get by with some roadside mechanics during the trip?

I'll get it started - what else?

Toolbox

Spanners, Socket set, hammer/rubber+plastic mallet, various pliars, breaker bar, punch set, alan key set, multi/vice grips, wire brush, various circlip pliars, various files including round)

Sparky section of toolbox

Multimeter, wire, clips, fuses, crimp tool, butain + butain soldering iron, electrical tape

Other tools

12v compressor
12v light
bottle jack
shovel
bottle of water
couple of small bottles of various oils

Spare parts

Duct tape
Fence wire
Handfull of common bolt, nut and washer sizes
Spare radiator, 1/2", 3/4" and vacume hoses
CV (left + right)
Tcase mounts
engine mounts
Bulbs (dash/indicator/rear/reverse)
break pads
window winder
the hub it took off my gv to put on my manual hubs (plan is if a manual hub ever breaks i can put this onto either the gv or sierra to still have 4wd)

[MrRocky]

10, 12, 14, 17mm sockets and spanners
multi grips
BIG hammer
bag of cable ties
4ltr water
oil
wheel brace
silicone

[Lockie666]

MrRocky wrote:

10, 12, 14, 17mm sockets and spanners
multi grips
BIG hammer
bag of cable ties
4ltr water
oil
wheel brace
silicone

+ scissor jack

[MrRocky]

nah i just balance it on 3

[Reubs]

scorpydude wrote:

butain + butain soldering iron
break pads
window winder
the hub it took off my gv to put on my manual hubs (plan is if a manual hub ever breaks i can put this onto either the gv or sierra to still have 4wd)

IMO these items are best left at home.

There is nothing electrical that will leave you stranded somewhere that can't be crimped instead of soldered so no need for a butane soldereing iron.

Brake pads - if you are unlucky enough to have them fall out are easily found again near where they went bang and if they are getting low on material they will still last the journey home.

Window winder - do these fail often???

I'd like to see you break a set of manual freewheel hubs - bolts maybe but I doubt you would break the hub!

[Mattmorgo]

Reubs wrote:

scorpydude wrote:

butain + butain soldering iron
break pads
window winder
the hub it took off my gv to put on my manual hubs (plan is if a manual hub ever breaks i can put this onto either the gv or sierra to still have 4wd)

IMO these items are best left at home.

There is nothing electrical that will leave you stranded somewhere that can't be crimped instead of soldered so no need for a butane soldereing iron.

Brake pads - if you are unlucky enough to have them fall out are easily found again near where they went bang and if they are getting low on material they will still last the journey home.

Window winder - do these fail often???

I'd like to see you break a set of manual freewheel hubs - bolts maybe but I doubt you would break the hub!

Also spare radiator????

[Reubs]

On a positive note, good stuff to include is:

moly grease, a piece of fine sandpaper, a tube of silastic and a fuel tank repair kit/metal putty.

[scorpydude]

Various sized hoses including radiator hose not a spare radiator itself LOL - read matty cmon

I dunoo if i could leave the house without my trusty butane soldering Iron! What if some dodgy wiring caught fire and I needed to replace it

Brake pads ... yeah i suppose they can stay at home. I've been marked ever since I put that pad in wrong and found it later to have a big crack in it!

[buzbox]

Cable ties and duct tape

[royce]

scorpydude wrote:

Various sized hoses included radiator hose - read matty cmon

I dunoo if i could leave the house without my trusty butane soldering Iron! What if some dodgy wiring caught fire and I needed to replace it

Brake pads ... yeah i suppose they can stay at home. I've been marked ever since I put that pad in wrong and found it later to have a big crack in it!

In theory, youve got no dodgy wiring before you leave, all standard suzuki looms are pretty reliable

[scorpydude]

royce wrote:

In theory, youve got no dodgy wiring before you leave

You haven't seen my wiring have you Royce - it's border line arson

My butane soldering iron (without the end on) works well as a blow torch... perfect for those raining nights where you just really want to toast a mashmellow

[TZAR]

royce wrote:

scorpydude wrote:

Various sized hoses included radiator hose - read matty cmon

I dunoo if i could leave the house without my trusty butane soldering Iron! What if some dodgy wiring caught fire and I needed to replace it

Brake pads ... yeah i suppose they can stay at home. I've been marked ever since I put that pad in wrong and found it later to have a big crack in it!

In theory, youve got no dodgy wiring before you leave, all standard suzuki looms are pretty reliable

Hey Royce is this scorpydude that fucknuckle that fella was telling us about on Saturday night???? Or was that someone else???

[royce]

TZAR wrote:

royce wrote:

scorpydude wrote:

Various sized hoses included radiator hose - read matty cmon

I dunoo if i could leave the house without my trusty butane soldering Iron! What if some dodgy wiring caught fire and I needed to replace it

Brake pads ... yeah i suppose they can stay at home. I've been marked ever since I put that pad in wrong and found it later to have a big crack in it!

In theory, youve got no dodgy wiring before you leave, all standard suzuki looms are pretty reliable

Hey Royce is this scorpydude that fucknuckle that fella was telling us about on Saturday night???? Or was that someone else???

fucks me, I dont pay attention to fucknuckle for the most part

[scorpydude]

TZAR wrote:

is this scorpydude that fucknuckle

Nar don't match that description! - sorry!

[weaves]

My toolbox consists of a
screwdriver (a old schoole one where you can change heads).
a few spanners (a metrinch set that i hate but will do the job when the poop hits the fan)
a shifter (also can double as a hammer)
some tape
zip ties
and my bottle jack fits in their nicely too

*the only exception is if its first run after some modification or after a long break from driving, i'll chuck my socket set in, and anything else thats small was necessary to the job i just did.

If i really need anything else thats not on that list, then my day is shit house anyway regardless

[Aaron]

screw gun with 8mm socket, a couple hundred tek screws

[gregc]

I didnt see Tyre Plugs written anywhere on the lists above.

It can also be worth while taking a tom-thumb pump bottle for refilling diffs and transfer cases. You'll quickly be the envy of all your friends when you produce one of these on the trail.

Brake Pads are definately a good idea. I've been on two trips where the pads have fallen out on the first track - which ends the day for that person immediately, but could have been fixed very easily with spares.

Ratchet Straps. For re-mounting tyres, or strapping a diff in position if you break a spring. Be sure to carry 2 of these.

Plus, the good old mobile phone. Even though I dont have coverage all the time, it's still going to be closer to walk to an area with coverage rather than walk back to town.

[Gwagensteve]

This is the list I did years ago for our club:

Quote:

Here's the basic tools and spares required to keep you car moving

Fuses for eveything on the car (glass for 1.0, blade for later sierras, but remember fused accessories too)
Electrical crimp tool
Selection of terminals inlcuding scotch locks
some sapre wire
Insulating tape
Gaffa tape
Multimeter, or test light, or continuity/voltage tester
10, 12, 14, 17, 19mm spanners
wheel brace
jack (factory is OK but check it has enough height for your tyre size)
pliers (needle nose)
Vice grips (at least one small pair and one large pair
#2 and #3 phillips screwdrivers
a couple of flat blade screwdrivers
Hammer (preferably engineers - ball pein - hammer)
A repair punch and a cold chisel
JB weld
RTV silicone like loctite red
assortment of hose clamps
radiator hoses
Fanbelt
small length of fuel line
cable ties
assortment of spare nuts and bolts
CRC/WD40 or equivalent
1L engine oil
1L gearbox oil
circlip pliers
a spare universal joint
about 5l of water - enough to flush a radiator or refill a cooling system.
a small triangular file (for cleaning damaged threads)

That's pretty much it - beyond that, you're into advanced repair and it's beyond the easy trackside fix. Most repairs will be a leak, a hole in something, something loose or more commonly an electrical problem.

If you have an EFI car, know how to jump the diagnostic plug to deliver flash codes on the check engine light and carry the relevant pages of the FSM that give you those codes with you, it will make repairs/understanding what's wrong super easy.

What you don't need are gadget tools like ratchet spanners, torque wrenches or cordless drills. keep it simple and you'll be fine.

Steve.

[TZAR]

scorpydude wrote:

TZAR wrote:

is this scorpydude that fucknuckle

Nar don't match that description! - sorry!

Nah we will be the judge of that....

[PJ.zook]

scorpydude wrote:

royce wrote:

In theory, youve got no dodgy wiring before you leave

You haven't seen my wiring have you Royce - it's border line arson

My butane soldering iron (without the end on) works well as a blow torch... perfect for those raining nights where you just really want to toast a mashmellow

You are henceforth hereby dubbed Lucas.

Tools I carry are just general stuff and basic spares. I'm looking for an all in one toolkit but haven't found one suitable yet. Fuck sake why doesn't anyone make a kit with a mix of 3/4 and 1/2" ratchets.

[PJ.zook]

THIS is the closest I have found to being suitable

[youda]

Insted of heaps of spare radiator hoses i went through the bin at supercheap and found one long hose with a few bends that i could cut to fit any of the existing hoses.
a spare of the longest spark plug lead.
one spark plug.
10, 12, 14, spanners
i have a 17, 19 on my spare tyre cross bar.
pliers
one philps head, one flat head.
one 3/8th ratchet for diff/transfer plugs.

[Red89]

gregc wrote:

Brake Pads are definately a good idea. I've been on two trips where the pads have fallen out on the first track - which ends the day for that person immediately, but could have been fixed very easily with spares.

This could be solved by putting some vice grips on the rubber hose to the offending corner could it not. Its not the best but would do for a track side fix.

[bakerboy]

Im more interested how they manage to fall out in the first place

[Reubs]

Red89 wrote:

gregc wrote:

Brake Pads are definately a good idea. I've been on two trips where the pads have fallen out on the first track - which ends the day for that person immediately, but could have been fixed very easily with spares.

This could be solved by putting some vice grips on the rubber hose to the offending corner could it not. Its not the best but would do for a track side fix.

I carry a set of these in the toolbox for pinching brake lines - haven't had to use them yet (but they are also good for isolating coolant and fuel hoses when doing maintenance).
Kincrome Hose Pincher Set

bakerboy wrote:

Im more interested how they manage to fall out in the first place

From my experience stuck caliper slides caused by mud getting under the seals. One side of the caliper sliders - the other does not and the pads get worn into a wedge shape. When the metal is reached on 1 side the pad 'grabs' and gets shot out leaving you with no brakes.

[troopy]

I carry my cordless rattle gun and while it may sound excessive it saves alot of time

[steak_knife]

TZAR wrote:

royce wrote:

scorpydude wrote:

Various sized hoses included radiator hose - read matty cmon

I dunoo if i could leave the house without my trusty butane soldering Iron! What if some dodgy wiring caught fire and I needed to replace it

Brake pads ... yeah i suppose they can stay at home. I've been marked ever since I put that pad in wrong and found it later to have a big crack in it!

In theory, youve got no dodgy wiring before you leave, all standard suzuki looms are pretty reliable

Hey Royce is this scorpydude that fucknuckle that fella was telling us about on Saturday night???? Or was that someone else???

Yes........

[Gwagensteve]

bakerboy wrote:

Im more interested how they manage to fall out in the first place

Normally under thickness rotors and low pads.

Driving a car with a single front brake isn't fun. It's a way of getting off the track, but it's the end of your off road driving for the day.

I know it goes in the realm of "preventative maintenance" but when was the last time you checked the thickness of a rotor on the car?

PS gregc carries a kinchrome hose pincher. They work quite well. Not sure how to deal with braided lines though?

Steve.

[BlueSuzy]

I have had a brake pad fall out onroad. Not fun! Lucky i was close to home. No pedal brakes, Only handbrake. Lucky it was working at the time.

You could do a bush wood carving brake pad shape..

[GRPABT1]

My ultimate tool box would contain nothing, cause ultimately I'd like to break nothing. Never works that way though