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Thread: A essential Tool Kit for a Defender PUMA for remote touring?

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    There will be 5 of us in the
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    With 5 of you in a Defender you will be lucky to be able to carry a spare tooth brush, Have you considered towing a trailer to carry the extra gear?
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    i suggest making sure you can connect and disconnect fuel lines and heater hoses as needed, my 2012 Puma has the new pushlock hose fittings and i purchased a set of the release thingys.
    Also good idea to ensure you can change the intercooler hoses i think thse are prone to troubles and spare hoses might be a good idea.
    i needed circlip pliers last breakdown to pull enable the axles to be disconnected. I managed with a small screw driver but i will add circlip pliers to my kit.
    Extra care is an essential tool and money saver if needed.

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    ask digger. he'll have a good list of spares...

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    ...I can feel the burn 2 states away
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    Hard to be sufficiently equipped to be self-reliant and to 'keep it light' at the same time. I've lost count of the number of times I have got strangers out of trouble where they would have otherwise been stranded due to their lack of preparedness.
    re- Wheel bearings, I carry a pre-greased pair of bearings in a pot of wheel bearing grease. Your vehicle will have the staked nut and spacer which seems to be just a form of manufacturing shortcut, best to ditch these and install the earlier paired nuts and lock tabs so they can be serviced as required (don't forget to remove the spacer tube from between the bearings if you do this).
    I also carry one rear and one front brake pad- they always wear unevenly and if you find one has gone near metal-to-metal you can slip it out and insert the spare. I keep the least-worn of a worn-out set for this.
    The silicone repair tape obviates the need to carry a set of hoses, it will get you out of trouble until you get to somewhere the hose can be replaced (disclaimer- I have not used this stuff on coolant hoses, only on the turbo hoses).
    I also carry a litre of gearbox oil and a litre of HD90 that will serve to top up the diffs or transfer in a pinch, say if a seal starts leaking.
    Do you have equipment to repair a tyre if you get more flats than you have spares? I carry at least two tubes as well as patches, valves and a R&R Beadbreaker kit.

    Nanocom: Yes you absolutely need some kind of code reader / resetter for remote touring in one of these vehicles. Limp mode across the Simpson anyone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by POD View Post

    Nanocom: Yes you absolutely need some kind of code reader / resetter for remote touring in one of these vehicles. Limp mode across the Simpson anyone?

    Yep. I had to limp out of the Simpson last year in the D4 when the CSO valve seized. It did teach me how little power you really need to get over the dunes. Nothing i took would have helped me with that issue. Ended up being flat bedded back to Brisbane with RACQ, whose service was excellent.

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    Rubber Mallet - that’s all you will need in your tool set. I did the Madigan July 2018 and needed the mallet to belt the aircon fan now and then to start it. 2012 Puma went like a charm.

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    Bush mallet:
    -Mitch
    'El Burro' 2012 Defender 90.

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    If you have tools in a tool roll you can store items like this inside the front bumper. It is not that difficult to put a plate at the back to seal it up. This can be held in place by removable screws in the top and bottom of the bumper. At least they will be easily accessible when needed. You can fit a storage pan beneath the inspection plate under the centre cubby box or tray. This can be made to size and it will fill the empty space between the gearbox and the inspection plate. Tom Sheppard did this in the 90. He hinged the cubby box so that it tilted upwards to give access to the storage space fitted underneath it. You might get space for 5 tooth brushes now!!

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