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  1. 22nd March 2012, 06:18 PM #1
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    TD5 Tool kit - suggestions

    Hi any of you seasoned travellers care to advise me on a basic TD5 toolkit?

    I'm planning a bit of a trip into Vic High Country later in the year and should probably take a bit more than a globe kit and breaker bar for the wheel nuts that I currently carry.

    I'm looking at useful spanners / sockets / screwdriver type stuff. I'm not going to be performing any major repair work, as I'm not a mechanic and carry a NRMA card for those situations,( plus I'll have my ageing parents with me) but I do have some mechanical understanding.
    My Landys regularly serviced so I'm not expecting anything to go bang just yet.

    Thanks in advance, MrBear
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    HI

    Have a look in the Trips Tracks and Schedules section there is a lot of good info.

    It depends on how much you want to carry and what you might be doing ?
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    A pair of pliers with adjustable jaw/pivot width - I've used this more than anything else in my toolbox as it fits all of those pesky hose clips once you can get it into a suitable position - it constantly lives in the back of the car, such is it's perceived value!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmoset View Post
    A pair of pliers with adjustable jaw/pivot width - I've used this more than anything else in my toolbox as it fits all of those pesky hose clips once you can get it into a suitable position - it constantly lives in the back of the car, such is it's perceived value!
    haha x 2

    just replacing the radiator hoses in my td5 defender and it is frustratingly hard to get hold of those hose clips with just a regular pair of pliers...
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    A basic socket, screwdriver and Torx set(the solid ones not the security ones)

    Pliers, long nose and normal, locking ones as well.

    Always carry a spare top radiator hose and fan belt.

    Also have the small coolent hose that sits under the exhaust manifold replaced before your trip, because of where it is, it is very hard to see and get at(lots of heat) and it is an odd size (75mm long with 3/4 one end and 1/2 inch the other)

    Plug kit for flats are a good idea, spare air filter and fuel filter.

    This what I used to carry when I had my D2.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benz View Post
    haha x 2

    just replacing the radiator hoses in my td5 defender and it is frustratingly hard to get hold of those hose clips with just a regular pair of pliers...
    I carry a set of locking hose clip pliers in the back of my td5 D2. Once you use them you'll never, ever attempt the job with regular or even expanding jaw pliers.

    I got mine at burson's but they are pretty well identical to these:
    OTC Tools 4502 - 2pc Stinger Hose Clamp Pliers Set | eBay

    The rest of the tool kit is:

    - Viscous Fan spanners
    - 1/4" Drive torque wrench
    - 1/4" drive metric/imperial socket set
    - 1/2" ratchet and wobble extension
    - 13mm, 14mm, 15mm 1/2" drive sockets
    - set of torx
    - 5mm hex drive sockets in 1/4" and 1/2"
    - 6-19mm combination spanner set
    - propshaft nut driver
    - needle nose pliers
    - screwdrivers
    - hammer

    The final essential bit of kit is a Nanocom Evolution.

    It's not quite as compact as I'd like but it doesn't take up too much room in the storage bins.
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