HACKS
Spares & Tools List
Trent Webster, Editor, Australia
July 2019
We’ve put together a list of the things we take when we travel. Touch wood you’ll never need half of this list…but without these items it could be a long wait for help.
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Vehicle Specific
Haynes (or factory) repair manual
Air Filter
Cabin Filter
2 x fuel filter
Oil filter
Engine oil
Coolant concentrate
Radiator & turbo hoses
Drive belts
Shock Absorber ( I don’t carry a front strut assembly- too much to change track side)
Fuel Line and inline barbs
Spare wheel nuts
Fuel cleaner – Fuel Doctor or similar
Tyre repair kit
Tank Weld (epoxy putty – make sure its fuel safe)
Trailer Specific
2 compete wheel bearing assemblies
Trailer brake springs
Wheel studs
Spare shock
Spare trailer plugs
Spare spring and hanger
Complete trailer hub
Spare wheel nuts
R clips
Mini Grease gun
Bearing grease
Splits pins
U-bolts to suit suspension
D Shackle
Pin for trailer hitch
Electrical
Cable – Battery down to accessory size
Fuses – All types for our truck and trailer
Electrical links/lugs/joiners
Electrical tape
Multimeter
Spare ends for extension lead
Spare batteries for winch remote
Cable ties – including a handful stainless steel
Miscellaneous battery terminal bits
Assorted heat shrink
Spare Anderson plugs
Solder
Gas Soldering Iron / Torch
Gas
Various gas fittings
Spare gas hose
Butane refill
Water
Spare tap fittings – screw on ones to connect your hose to.
Universal tap handle (turn on taps when handle has been removed – can get them at Bunnings)
Tank Weld (epoxy putty – make sure its water safe)
Various tank fittings and plugs
Teflon Tape
Other Stuff
Loctite
Gasket Goo
Radiator Stop Leak
Fencing Wire
Off-cut of timber to use as a jacking plate when on soft ground
Heavy Duty ratchet strap
Silicone (small squeeze tube)
Duct Tape
Masking tape
Small Tarp
Various sized hose clamps (worm drive)
Various P clips
Various high tensile bolts & nuts – all sizes to suit suspension/hold down/mounts/etc
Large square washers
Mudguard washers
Various steel splice plates
Thread repair kit – M10
Hacksaw blades
Clean Rags
Tools
Battery Tools – Drill/Grinder/Impact Wrench
Socket Set
Spanners (only take the sizes you need)
Aluminum Stillson Wrench
Multi-grips
Pliers
Cutters – side or even scissor style (Black Panthers)
Screwdrivers
Gas Torch
Pin Punch
Circlip plier
Electrical crimpers
Allen Keys
Hammer
Shifter – Adjustable spanner
Vice Grips (can double as a brake line clamp if needed)
Assorted metric taps
Screw extractor kit
Burring bit
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