Show stoppers

[wmd]

Hi all

I plan on slowly building a spares kit that will hopefully cover some of the major parts that can leave you stranded. in a 300tdi defender

I know there are hundreds of potential show stoppers on any vehicle .


So I am trying to make a list of parts that can be changed track side.

It might cost a bit to have it all just sitting there and the added weight but when you travel to remote places on you own it better to be prepared .

Now for all you out there with more experience what can be added to the list or taken off it?

Hoses
Belts
Wheel bearing
Uni,s
Shock ,one of each
Water pump
Alternator
Clutch master ( ?)
Vacuum pump
Thermostat

[lewy]

I am trying to do the same thing,disco just keeps eating the spares kit though.

[flagg]

Good idea for a thread. I would go for an alternative battery charging method over a spare alt. Much more useful.

If you carry a clutch master, carry a slave as well.

Don't forget all the usual wire, glue, bolts, etc.

Before you leave on your trip, change each item you has a spare with only the tools you take with you.

[newhue]

just a different spin on it. If you are going to buy all these parts and carry them for spares, why not replace all those parts before you go and travel lighter by leaving the old parts behind. If you have done your homework well before you go, chances are very small new parts will fail out past tim buck too, or at all.

Sure carry tools, glues, zip ties, fuses and those small things, but one could almost tow a trailer with spare parts. In my experience (non Land Rover) I have replaced all sorts of things and carried the old parts as spares only to never use them. The same for those just in case new parts.

[Josh_WA]

Don't forget the obligatory length of fencing wire.... so many uses when things rattle to bits.

[Sith]

Don't forget the obligatory length of fencing wire.... so many uses when things rattle to bits.

And you can turn it into a hook and pull spear grass out from around the exhaust before you turn it into a bbq

[Josh_WA]

And you can turn it into a hook and pull spear grass out from around the exhaust before you turn it into a bbq

Yeah good point.... we could almost have a uses of fencing wire thread, it would be almost endless.

[Reads90]

This is what I took in my 90 when I went around Australia.
Did not use any it apart from the wheel bearings. But would still take it all again. In fact still lives in the back of the car now.

Full Spare set of water hoses (euro style, so can be replaced with staight bits of hose, which can bought anywhere )

CV joint

Viscous fan,

Water pump,

Master Brake servo

Master brake cylinder

Slave cylinder

A couple of wheel bearing kits with gaskets

Stub axel

Prop UJ's

Spare rear prop, spare props bolts ( only spare prop as when I bought my 90 into Australia you could not get them for a 90 in Australia )

Alternator

Front axel brake hoses

Front breaded brake hoses.

Fan belts

Air filter

Brake pads (full set for all round)

Master clutch cylinder

5 Ltrs of Engine oil, ATF, EP90,Radiator coolant

WD 40

Brake fuid

[langy]

Grease.
(drop the vac pump.. you can use the brakes without vacuum)
Small vice grips (If a brake line fails)
(drop the heater hoses) Two 5/8 blanking plugs with jubilee clips (take up less space)
Spare diff,hub & TC output seals. ( TC seals are a mid level show stopper - if one of them go, you can limp for a fair distance. They are reasonably easy to replace provided you have a decent 1/2 inch socket set).
Hub spanner ( Grind the sides of a big ordinary screwdriver so it fits in the holes of the hub spanner - handy to use to tighten/release the hub nuts.)
9/16 12 point socket ( To get the brake calipers off if you need to do a hub)
handful of spare wheel nuts.

[Nero]

Uni,s

Wouldn't bother with unis unless you are planning to carry around a stinking great vice to assemble them with.