Reply With QuoteExcellent idea, I recommend a ratchet and socket for every car you have in the house, the factory ones are a joke.
Master
SupporterOriginally Posted by V8Ian
Actually got a Ryobi rattle gun that is rated at 140Nm for this very purpose. Later ones are higher torque than the recommended. Suppose check out cash convertors or such for an older gun!
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SupporterExcellent idea, I recommend a ratchet and socket for every car you have in the house, the factory ones are a joke.
Master
SupporterA good idea is to get some short lengths of various size alloy tubing (most slip inside each other ) and some hose clamps. These are good for repair of blown hoses.
Master
SupporterHi Astrid14,
I think the following items would make sense:
Tyre pressure gauge
Temporary repair kit for tread-area punctures in tubeless tyres ("plugs" and tools for inserting them).
If you don't know about these, or how to use them, it would be a good idea to find out.
In any case, it's a good idea to HAVE them with you, so that someone else can help you even if you can't do it yourself.
Such a kit is pretty cheap (probably less than $25)
12-volt air compressor for re-inflating tyres after reducing tyre pressures to traverse soft sand (or other conditions requiring that).
You DON'T want to drive at highway speed on tyres that have been deflated to cope with other conditions.
Andrew
Master
SupporterHi Astrid14,
I should also mention that you should make sure that you know where your jack is located, and that it works properly.
It's difficult to change a wheel otherwise!
Andrew
Super ModeratorI was going to suggest this. I do it with copper, but frankly whatever works. Nothing like being able to cut and shut a leaking hose and if you get your sizes right they all slide inside each other, so it's a chunk of metal and an assortment of worm drive hose clamps. In addition, a roll of silicone self-amalgamating tape for those pesky coolant leaks you don't have a pipe and clamps for. Additionally :
A golf tee or two can be handy for plugging holes. I keep some > 700mm cable ties for when the kids are being a pain to allow me to tie them to a stump (the threat is usually enough). 5 minute epoxy, superglue, loctite (or nail polish). Fuses, a decent multi-meter, gas soldering iron, heatshrink, a hot air gun, side cutters, crimps a crimping tool, a small selection of resistors, diodes, one of each lamp in the vehicle, a spare brake switch, 4 or 5 meters of various cable sizes, stainless steel wire, stainless steel cable ties, a small 400g propylene cylinder and blow-torch, a small butane torch/cigarette lighter....
Ok, maybe I get a bit carried away, but most of it fits in a small tool bag under the drivers side middle row seat.
Oh, cotton buds and toothpicks. Both invaluable.
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