Thread: touring spare parts

minimal parts

mobile phone and a spot style messanger. (Type & Send)
Credit card
laptop and the manuals for your vehicle
an extra week of time as part of your back up plan.
The tools to do the work you know how to do and are confident of doing in the worse of conditions

do all your vehicle prep and servicing, make sure you have a part supplier that knows the details of your vehicle.

Done,

it takes 4 days to get an engine from one side of australia to the that place just a bit beyond the middle of nowhere and at most 2 days to recover your vehicle from anywhere to somewhere you can co-ord logistics and repair.

Tie yourself onto someone who knows how to initiate a logistics plan for you and can get all the elements pointed and rolling to the same point place and time and you're set

I had a think when setting up a tdci 110 and decided on the following...
The tool box lives in the drawer and is used on all the maintanance.
I add any extra tools that are needed, last addition was sirclip pliers.
Other than spaners, pliers etc. a hacksaw and vice grips are a must.
I carry engine and diff oils and will add brake fluid for the next trip.
I have a tube of grease plus a hand oil pump transfer pump.
A box of rubber gloves, tarp, rags, hand cleaner.
Special tools are a tyre debeader(levers to follow) and a wheel bearing socket and tyre plugs.
I have 20lts of water for if I do radiator hoses seperate to the drinking water.
There is also a selection of nuts and bolts, some electrical wire and bike tube rubber.
There is the usual tapes, loctite, silastic, tank putty, 2 part epoxy, cable ties, short piece of fuel hose etc..
I use icecream containers for storage and these become bolt bins when working out bush.
There is also a multi meter, test light and Nanocom.
I also carry my RAVE and laptop either for myself or a workshop that may need it.

Parts...
I don't carry the bulky radiator and intercooler hoses but do carry rescue(self almalging) tape.
Repair the hose and I can order it by phone(mobile is Satilite) to get it to my next destination.
1 set of wheel bearings including washers and locking tab(I've converted from the stupid 1 nut) and a seal.
1 drive flange.
Serpintine belt and I'm thinking of adding the idler pullies as on the TD5 they where where the failures started.
Fuel, air and oil filters.


This should do most jobs to allow the vehicle to get to a postal destination for parts.
Brake lines can be crimped off with vice grips and taped shut and tied into position.
For a broken axle it can be removed and the tail shaft dropped and then use it as a 2wd.
Exhaust can be held by wrapping wire around it and 25mm ratchets should hold most other things.
I've removed the locking nuts from the wheels and the Tvan is on the same rims and tyres.
I carry 3 spares, 1 on a Rididij bar, 1 on the van and on trips 1 on the roof rack.
The van has its own kit with a set of bearings and shocker rubbers( common fault) and spare hatch P clip.


A friend also caries a drill and rivets in his camper which I'd consider on bigger expeditions.
The list could be endless and like Dave said now parts are able to be shipped almost anywhere why overload the vehicle with heavy bulky items.
The main thing is finding a supplier(or 2) who can be contacted from almost anywhere.
This is why I prefer to deal with people over the phone, the Internet doesn't work where there is no mobile coverage unless you go for Sattalite data.