[saph]

This is possibly a tech question but ive just found the forum again after a good amount of months.

who carrys spares and where to stash them?

Was watching 4wd action today when they busted the 0 dollar zook's dif and got me thinking how hard it would be to find spares in the middle of no where so i guess thats what inspired me to make this thread.


Thanks for any awsners

[Gwagensteve]

The more you carry the more you need. The more modified your car is the more spares you need. It’s not hard and fast.

[shep]

I found that carrying spare parts just made ya need them due to the extra weight.

If you are in the middle of nowhere then drive with a little mechanical simpathy. All I ever take is a spare tyre and the bits to change it
Couple of spark plugs, belts and hoses and left it at that.

[saph]

thanks and i understand being nice to my car well thanks to my little laser i be nice to it and never be stupid unlike my brother when i give him the key's to it

[MrRocky]

The spares ive used over the years have been more a reflection of others pis poor prep and driving techniques rather than use on my own car for the most part.
Keeping ontop of your car mechanically and learning its boundaries sees fewer issues arise

[Ratman407]

I don't think you will ever carry enough spares to cover everthing

mate blew the heater radiator the other day in the middle of a 4wd trip nobody could have seen that coming and it completely stop him from driving had to leave his car there and take mine 1-2 hour drive back into town for parts

[bumstein]

Only thing I really like to have with me is radiator hoses and some hose clamps. For everything else there’s fencing wire

[just_cruizin]

Uni joints, transfer mounts, gearbox mount, engine oil, gear oil. Though we play hard and normally one of us will push past limits

[fordem]

Ratman407 wrote:

I don't think you will ever carry enough spares to cover everthing

mate blew the heater radiator the other day in the middle of a 4wd trip nobody could have seen that coming and it completely stop him from driving had to leave his car there and take mine 1-2 hour drive back into town for parts

Are you talking about the heater core - bypass it with a length of hose and continue driving - I've got one vehicle where it's been bypassed for over a decade.

[pete_79]

bumstein wrote:

Only thing I really like to have with me is radiator hoses and some hose clamps. For everything else there’s fencing wire

I’ve got a roll of this stuff in my tool bag, does all the bits that the small roll of fencing wire, roll of duct tape or bag of zippy ties can’t sort.... [emoji6]

http://www.rescuetape.com

Edit;
I also carry exactly Justcruisin’s list along with a set of front wheel bearings (just because I bought a front hub rebuild kit and haven’t fitted it yet) and a 10L Jerry can of water.

[sideways]

I carry

Radiator hoses
A length of fuel and heater hose. The fuel hose is looped around with both ends plugged into a spare fuel filter
Fan belt and timing belt. I normally wouldn't carry a spare timing belt but I had space for the old one so why not
Fuel pump
Dizzy + coil
Small box of relevant nuts, bolts and hose clamps
I did have a motorbike throttle cable repair kit in there but I used it on the LJ. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Universal-M ... SwilBZmlFl
+ the usual tape, cable ties, wire and steel epoxy

All that tucks in behind the trim panel that goes over the wheel arch on the passengers side rear. I also have a 10l water and 1l oil that live behind the passenger seat.

Most things you can fix up well enough to limp home. Eg for a broken transfer mount swap it with the compression side one and cable tie/wire the compression side in place. You can't really plan for breaking a diff and if you need to then you should really be upgrading that sort of component. Still, breaking a front diff doesn't stop you from driving a car. It depends where you are and what help you have but you can potentially drive out of that. With some work you can drive out with a toasted rear diff too.

[saph]

Thanks everyone for the advice .

Guess i still over think everything and plan for things that might not ever happen :/

[bumstein]

sideways wrote:

breaking a front diff doesn't stop you from driving a car. It depends where you are and what help you have but you can potentially drive out of that. With some work you can drive out with a toasted rear diff too.

I made it 340kms from Mt Magnet back to Gero with a uni joint slapping around like a dick in a shirt sleeve surprised it made it that far, I was planning to remove the rear drive shaft and tonk home in front wheel drive!!



Anyhoo!! I like your fuel hose idea!!

Yep you can tape all those up for sure but hoses are light and pack in easy. If I were to have to travel long distances with limited water supply I’d prefer to replace the hose. But each to their own, and highly dependent on where you’re traveling etc.

[fordem]

bumstein wrote:

If I were to have to travel long distances with limited water supply I’d prefer to replace the hose.

THIS! - Whilst you cannot predict what will fail when - with a proper preventative maintenance routine, you should have an idea of what needs attention and you can inspect/replace before setting out on a long trip.

[Gwagensteve]

Tbh, most failures I see are due to poor pre trip maintenance or poorly installed accessories.

In terms our outright parts failure, transfer case mounts and unis would be about it.

[Ratman407]

fordem wrote:

Ratman407 wrote:

I don't think you will ever carry enough spares to cover everthing

mate blew the heater radiator the other day in the middle of a 4wd trip nobody could have seen that coming and it completely stop him from driving had to leave his car there and take mine 1-2 hour drive back into town for parts

Are you talking about the heater core - bypass it with a length of hose and continue driving - I've got one vehicle where it's been bypassed for over a decade.

yeah that's what we end up doing but had to get some pipe that fit and a reducer because where it went in was a smaller pipe then where it came out

[lockfyne]

I have got a spare clutch cable in the tool box

[Gwagensteve]

Interesting that. I haven’t seen a Sierra clutch cable fail, but I have seen cars come out into the bush with faulty/slipping/jammed clutches which might lead to a cable failure.
Also I believe non-genuine cables are garbage.