Thread: Essential D3 D4 RRS travelling spares

Of course, the spares are no good without a tool kit.

So, along with the requisite spares, are the nuts and bolts on a D3/D4 (or most relevantly to me, a MY12 D4 TDV6) metric, imperial or the dreaded bit of both?

All metric, and from what I've seen, mostly 10mm at that... :-)

Hi all

I'm also particularly interested in what tools I should carry. Have had my 2013 D4 for a bit less than two months. I don't do off roading or desert trips but travel a lot in the country each weekend (about 530 kms each weekend) and on dirt roads. Far enough that I'm not near any service place.

OK I have fencing wire, duck tape, electrical wire and multimeter in my kit but I need to replace those Toledo brand screwdrivers for sure. I just have some open end and ring spanners from when I had my Audi 80 and Commodore VK. I'll be going to the Mudgee Small Farms field day next Friday and Tool King is always there with tables of tools at good prices. But what to get??

Ring spanners ? - what range of sizes ?
Socket sets ? - what range of sizes ?
Posidrive screw drivers, flat head ones ?

Anyone got a good list that is useful. Oh BTW, I'm not a mechanic, so I'm only going to be fixing simple stuff. Even if I don't know how to fix something myself having the tools that fit might mean someone else in my group can fix it.

Mike

Hi All,
I notice no-one has mentioned an air bag/strut for D3.
I was thinking about throwing one in.

Thoughts?

Ralph

Originally Posted by Ralph1Malph

Hi All,
I notice no-one has mentioned an air bag/strut for D3.
I was thinking about throwing one in.

Thoughts?

Ralph

It’s the carrying of such items that often causes the failures you’re trying to avoid

It has to end somewhere, otherwise people would be transporting a spare engine, diff centre, transmission etc.

If a strut fails it’s as simple as having one shipped to the nearest town. It’s highly unlikely you’ll replace it on the track.

If one is prepared to swap out a strut then carrying a handful of the internal bump-stops to use as spacers would be a viable temporary fix to be used on either the front or rear.

I haven't heard of many airbag failures while remote - main issue is punctures from sticks.

I'd take some airline and a few quick connects - I had a line burst in the bush (OK, I wasn't being very kind to the car at the time) which I could thankfully get home with but will now have some air line and connectors next time I go too far from home.

Originally Posted by iannicki

Graeme, is it easy to work out which are the fuses to remove? Should I have a poke around first before asking or will it not be clear which fuses are in the gun sights?

thanks, Ian

Sorry, I missed this post.

The 20A engine bay suspension fuse to prevent lowering and the passenger compartment 5A suspension fuse to stop the annoying reminder messages.