What does everyone carry with them on the road in terms of spares / tools.

Now I'm on the road I thought I'd better thin it down a bit. In fact Peter took the wee out of my tool kit last time we were out, said why did I build such a light weight car and then fill it with tools?

You've got to admit he does have a point when i regularly carry this lot around with me!!!!:-

Under or behind seats:-

1 x 4 way Wheel Brace,
Jack, (even though I don't have a spare wheel!)
Can of Instant Tyre Puncture Stuff,
Foot pump,
1 litre of pre-mixed coolant,
1 litre of engine oil,
Set of jump leads,
1 ltr brake fluid,
1 ltr diff oil,
1 catering size can of WD40.

In the boot box:-

1 x 5 ltr Jerry Can (I don't have a fuel gauge)
1 x Tool Box (see seperate contents)

Tool Box is a 22" Snap On which when full weighs 16kgs and contains this lot!

Big Hammer, Bigger Hammer,
Hacksaw, Junior Hacksaw,
Full Set of Sockets,
Wobble Bars, extensions and adaptors,
Full Set of Spanners,
Full Set of Allen Keys,
Rivet Gun, and selection of rivets,
Full Range of Screwdrivers,
Torque Wrench,
Spark Plug Remover,
Plug Gap Setter,
Large and small adjustable spanners,
Multi-meter,
Box of fuses and relays, lamps and choc blocks, spade connectors,
Crimper for spade connectors!,
Wire Cutters,
Needle Nose Pliers,
Electrical Tape,
Scissors,
Torch and Rear View Mirror (so I can see my oil level sightglass!)
C Spanners,
Stapler?

Help me out, what can I ditch!!?!?!

The only bit of kit that I won't be swayed on is my fire extingusher which is fixed to the bulkhead between the seats!

Mike

P.S. I also have AA Roadside Relay, but have already had to use them 3 times! out of my 5 allowed per year!

I like to see someone taking responsibility for his own problems

But, no tow rope? No spare battery ??

I think you need to look at what you would realictically be able to fix at the side of the road.

I'm not on the road yet, but would anticipate carrying the following...

Few sockets and spanners
Screw Dirvers
Allen Keys
Pliers
Cable Ties
Duck Tape
Fuses
Tow Rope
Jump Leads
Torch

...and a mobile phone to call for help


It's always nice to be able to help others as well

Leatherman tool
Phone
Recovery service

I take bugger all with me. Not even the locking wheel nut key.

Ain't sons wonderful.

Paul G
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spare parts? clutchplate maybe?

I do have two complete engines spare , so I could take one of those I suppose! And all the ancillaries off the third!

Realistically though I think I am going to have to trim back to the sort of level you can repair stuff at the roadside!

Paul, any chance you can find out from your son where he got that kit from?

Just realised the only tools from the entire build that I don't carry with me are an angry grinder, engine hoist and the electric drill!

Mike

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Originally posted by Guinness


Paul, any chance you can find out from your son where he got that kit from?


Mike

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Can of puncture repair stuff, that's it and Greenflag breakdown card.

Have a look round the car and ask yourself what you would be able to repair to a good standard, not a lot...

not a think
just 20 fags and a mobile
and plenty of petrol money !

you could put a mobile ramp in as well

nothing,apart from the aa card,mobil phone and cash card,if they cant sort my problems im shafted

unless i'm very much mistaken pauls tool kit is from halfords and is in a soft box/bag type thing so doesn't even rattle.

Zip ties and gaffer tape !

My Tool kit:
Phone
AA (or Simmilar) card
Tin of puncture repair

Tie Wraps (for things that move and shoudn't)
WD40 (for things that should move and dont)

If you build your car properly should shouldnt need many tools.

Other items:
Spare fanbelt and just the spanners needed to change it.
Some self amalgamating tape and some plastic electricians tape (Have bodged burst hoses with the two tapes).


Generally speaking for short journeys around the haome area, I carry very little. Phone is the best to get the wife out to tow me home.
AA (or simmilar) Card for longer journeys.

Had to use gaffer tape on the way home from Huntingdon the other night Geoff . Wing stay broke and wing was flopping all over the place . Happened about a mile from home just after doing a bit over the speed limit on the M11.

when i went out with avoneer what seems like years ago, in the old indy, i used a bit of the gaffer tape that was holding the bonnet down, to repair a broken wing stay.

the gaffer tape was there because i had rubber bonnet catches that i didn't trust.

i'll always carry gaffer tape now, that and footman james recovery's number in my mobile

tom

I suspect once the SVA man has said yes just the mobile phone with the breakdown number is all I will carry.

What's the point in carrying the contents of the garage with me if a nice man will deliver the caar to my garage.

Car guessing 500kg, toolkit 40kg. What's the point.

over the years and several breakdowns my tool kit has steadily grown.
at least 1 can of spare fuel, sometimes more (depending where im going)
wd40
tie wraps
large adjustable spanners
small 1/4" drive socket set (up to 13"
spare wire, chocolate blocks, electrical tape, crimps and snips.
misc screwdrivers
spare dry sump belt.
duct tape (the most important thing in there)
random collection of nuts and bolts

from your list i would ditch jump leads (you can push!) anything that hints towards wheel removal, once your happy your not loosing liquids ditch the spares - especially the brake fluid, it really needs to rest so theres no bubbles in it when it goes in

loose the rivet gun, thats what the duct tape is for
loose the socket set as the adjustable spanner will do
loose the torque wrench, guess by the roadside and torque properly later

keep the stapler for use on peters gob

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Originally posted by oioi
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small 1/4" drive socket set (up to 13"
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motorists tool kit

For £20 I'm gonna get one

Trouble with that sort of kit (for me) is that they tend to be metric-only. Most of my car is metric, apart from the x-flow engine that is all UNC & UNF!

So I'd need a set that has a range of A/F as well as metric, and the whole thing gets too big and complicated.

I just keep a small carry-bag in my boot, containing a selection of spanners that I'm likely to need (10mm & 13mm), a couple of A/F ring spanners that'll deal with most things on the engine (oil pump & fan belt), a screwdriver with a turn-around blade (slotted one end, pozi at the other), the allen key needed to disconnect the battery, a small bag of fuses, a fanbelt, and a great big washer that's just right for undoing the Dzus fasteners on the nosecone.

The whole lot takes very little space and weighs less than 1kg.

David

I used to carry a small 3/8 set of Metrinch sockets that can be used on both metric and imperial (until it was stolen by a thieving toerag ).

http://www.imperial-tool.ltd.uk/store/itc_technical_metrinch.asp

Also very good when some previous owner has used the wrong spanner and rounded the bolt/nut.

It was this one http://www.imperial-tool.ltd.uk/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=221
but there is no way I would have paid that much for it, got it on some special offer when they were first introduced.

a fuel gauge is no good if there isnt any petrol stations!

with an 80 mile range and blatting in the borders i would frequently be running out of fuel.

bigger fuel tank would help!

tyre stuff ,Wallet,Phone.

Job Done