Carrying spare parts in your Landy

Following on from 110s comments in the WTF thread. What is your opinion of carrying spare parts/wheels etc in your vehicle.

Do you think this encourages Landys to attention seek and break down just because they can.

Or do you carry nothing then they know that breaking down is not an option

I carry a couple of bits, spare wheels (obviously) spare inner tube, a UJ and a pair of wheel bearings, I also carry fluids for everything, socket set, spanners, trolley jack, and various other tooly bits like hammers, screwdrivers and box spanner (for Bearings)

cable ties, gaffa tape, various screws, elec connectors, bit o choc bloc, ptfe tape and a couple of lengths of flex I can strip down or use collectively as a get me home electrical bodge, one piece long enough to go from the battery to the fuel solenoid should the worst come to the worst.

Winter I also carry a spade, sleeping bag and camp stove, mess tin, and water, coffee, mug, and some ready meals

timtheenchanteruk said:

I carry a couple of bits, spare wheels (obviously) spare inner tube, a UJ and a pair of wheel bearings, I also carry fluids for everything, socket set, spanners, trolley jack, and various other tooly bits like hammers, screwdrivers and box spanner (for Bearings)

cable ties, gaffa tape, various screws, elec connectors, bit o choc bloc, ptfe tape and a couple of lengths of flex I can strip down or use collectively as a get me home electrical bodge, one piece long enough to go from the battery to the fuel solenoid should the worst come to the worst.

Winter I also carry a spade, sleeping bag and camp stove, mess tin, and water, coffee, mug, and some ready meals

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That would be No 1 then

Summer;

Spare wheel, jack, torch, tools, blanket, water, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, wellies, hi viz gear.

Winter:

As above plus;

Box containing 2 x sleeping bags, food, stove, water, coffee, spare phone and other bits n pieces.

Shovel

Sand

spare wheel, jack, basic tools, spare bulbs, bot of engine oil and water and a spare alternator belt, brew kit

suew said:

That would be No 1 then

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No thats number 2, and enough bits to bodge minor breaks till I get home (or the bodge breaks)...

The last bits for incase I break down in the middle of winter and need to wait 4/5 hrs for a flatbed

I'm not going to admit whats in mine But the list is growing

Really need to take all this stuff! Ill take a socket set if im going more than 60 miles.

Id rather get recovered home and repair in the comfort of my driveway.

Laning/Offroad is a different story however

Factory option - spare wheel & jack. Do have a multi tool and multi driver in glovebox.

So no real option for me then...unless I'm sort of option 3?

Tool box with everything but a hammer,

Jerry Can,
20ltr water container,
Various tapes and velcro,
Haynes manual,
old alternator (because I havent taken it to the tip yet)

24hr Army rations from a mate and a Bush Knife.

Spare wheel, standard jack, bottle jack, Halfrauds special tool kit, tyre compressor, wheel bearings, torque wrench, breaker bar, 12v inspection lamp and rechargeable L.E.D. inspection lamp, head torch.

Then standard LandRover tool kit

Hammer,
WD40,
Duct tape.



ooo forgot me three foot length of 3mm copper wire

Wheel-change kit, jump leads, rope, oils, water, couple of useful tools, torch, glow sticks, towel (always know where your towel is, especially if your Land Rover leaks ), night-out gear and an RAC* card.

More if I'm away for the weekend.

Plus winter kit (shovel, brush, thermos, blanket etc.) in winter.

*You may wish to use an alternative breakdown service

Mmm, well it seems mine is a little excessive

suew said:

Mmm, well it seems mine is a little excessive

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No such thing.

You can almost guarantee what you really need is the one tool/spare/socket size you don't have or has gone awalkabout

ancillary belts x 2
wheel bearing x 2
spare wheel x 1
bleed nipple x 1
hub spanner
fuses
grease
antifreeze
spanners

Only duct tape is needed!

brettguise said:

Only duct tape is needed!

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Right at the last count I had six different kinds of tape (including duct)

various tools inc box and socket type hub nut spanners
spare wheel
small trolley jack
hi-lift jack
collapsible axle stand
thermostat
throttle pot
wheel bearings
full set of track rods and extra track rod ends
wiper blades
hoses and amalgamation/hose repair tape
gaffer tape, heat shrink, electrical tape
coolant and fuel temp sensor
radweld
instant gasket
thread lock
super glue
chemical metal
copper grease
grease gun and spare cartridge
cable ties
fuses
electrical connectors
jump leads and extension cable
usually a spare battery but it's currently being kept warm in my hallway
voltage tester
water
pot noodles
gas cooker
water heater
various oils, car cleaner, brake cleaner, wd40 etc
straight bar
road grit, oil absorbent matting, mini shovel
various recovery straps, shackles, snatch blocks etc
waffle boards
jate rings
dragon torch
rechargeable Maglite
brake pads
brake pad clips
indicator and sidelight unit
some bulbs
nuts, bolts, screws, spire nuts
did have steering drop arm but now just drop arm repair kit
spare set of number plates
spare wing mirror
exhaust repair clamps and exhaust repair bandage


I'm pretty sure there is more onboard but I'm buggered if I can remember what else I have in the tardis.

Do some of you have a spare car following you as you clearly don't have any room left in the landy for anything other than spares

I have a spare wheel - but took the jack out and the wheel wrench as I could no more get the spare wheel off the back to change it by the side of a road than I could fly to the moon - so that's an AA job - but come back to the adage - one puncture in 29 years

I have lots of things to keep me warm and a torch and a book and a pkt of fruit and nuts and a red bull in the cubby in the event of needing to wait for the recovery services

Only time i've ever broken down where i could have done with a spare is when the belt went (dont know what belt - and certainly couldnt have repaired it if i had a spare anyway ) but AA took me to my landy garage and got it sorted there .

If Im out and about daily driving - I coudnt fix it anyway , with or without spares so its an AA job . And if Im laning - the guys Im out with have tools and stuff and Ive never had a problem then anyway ....but Ive seen them work out very ingenious ways to get down from remote locations up mountains to a point where AA could recover them ...so I have great faith in their ability to sort something .

Just think where do you draw the line with spares - think its useful if you can do your own roadside repairs but whilst I know I could remove a prop shaft to get me home i - ( as I know how ) you know what i'd rather be recovered any day

suew said:

Right at the last count I had six different kinds of tape (including duct)

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SIX :jaw:



What are you some kinda bondage freak?




Duct tape and insulation tape is all you need

ratty said:

various tools inc box and socket type hub nut spanners
spare wheel
small trolley jack
hi-lift jack
collapsible axle stand
thermostat
throttle pot
wheel bearings
full set of track rods and extra track rod ends
wiper blades
hoses and amalgamation/hose repair tape
gaffer tape, heat shrink, electrical tape
coolant and fuel temp sensor
radweld
instant gasket
thread lock
super glue
chemical metal
copper grease
grease gun and spare cartridge
cable ties
fuses
electrical connectors
jump leads and extension cable
usually a spare battery but it's currently being kept warm in my hallway
voltage tester
water
pot noodles
gas cooker
water heater
various oils, car cleaner, brake cleaner, wd40 etc
straight bar
road grit, oil absorbent matting, mini shovel
various recovery straps, shackles, snatch blocks etc
waffle boards
jate rings
dragon torch
rechargeable Maglite
brake pads
brake pad clips
indicator and sidelight unit
some bulbs
nuts, bolts, screws, spire nuts
did have steering drop arm but now just drop arm repair kit
spare set of number plates
spare wing mirror
exhaust repair clamps and exhaust repair bandage


I'm pretty sure there is more onboard but I'm buggered if I can remember what else I have in the tardis.

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Yer just showin orft now