Quote Originally Posted by camel_landy View Post
As for essentials, I carried the usual stuff that you'd expect (bearings, hoses, fluids, belts, rockers, seals, etc...). I also carried assorted bits & bobs (wire, metal strips, nuts, bolts, riv-nuts, etc..), basically enough to get you out of the poop. Extra water & fuel (compared to Europe), top notch first aid kit (in a bright orange Peli case) and a sat-phone (for when it all goes pear-shaped).

I usually carry enough bits to do a service. However, I try to get to a specialist LR place or main dealer & try to do it there. That way, I can buy the parts rather than breaking into my spares. (Sound familiar Big-Jon )

I gave my truck a full overhaul before going but these are the bits of note that took a good pounding!!!

1 - Rear pads!!!
2 - Bearings.
3 - Bushes (Replaced panhard & trailing arm-chassis ones while travelling).
4 - Wheel rims!!! (Broke 3x 130 rims - Tyres OK).

M
Same here
I gave my 90 a full MOT before it left the Uk. Did not need one but . did it because of two reasons
I knew it would then pass the roadworthy in Aus and second was that it would tell me what was wrong with the truck. But i also got a mechanic that Jules uses to look over the car . He found a few things that were wrong and changed them. Need to fibnd a good Land Rover person to check it. As most garages will only do what you tell them to do, and not anything else.