Tool Kit

[David53]

As I am now starting to venture out on trips in the Morrie having spent 10 years rebuilding I am assembling a suitable tool kit to take. I plan to source a nice vintage style tool roll to house it all in.

I would like suggestions as to vital tools to keep in the boot for any emergency. So far my list includes:

Spanners - 3/16, 1/2, 7/16, 9/16, 5/8
Screwdrivers - one each large and small Phillips and Straight
Multigrips
Mole Grips
Jack
Wheelbrace

Any other suggestions?

[8009STEVE]

6 pack?

[aupickup]

insulating tape for minor electrical temp repairs
fanbelt
another 1/2 spanner
pozi screwdriver
feeler gauges for points

[David53]

Thanks for the suggestions - What's a "pozi" screwdriver? Maybe that's a UK term, not familiar with it down under!

[aupickup]

cross head but i see u have that in your list

also small strip of emery paper

[8009STEVE]

small strip of emery paper

In the wife's manicure set?

[David53]

Ahh OK we call that a "Phillips Head". Thanks for the suggestions

[David53]

All good suggestions - anyone have any more?

As far as tool rolls go I have found a company here in Australia that makes some very nice ones and very affordable:

http://workshopsupport.com.au/index_files/Page615.htm

I'm sure postage to the UK would be minimal

[d_harris]

Although very similar, posi and cross/phillips heads are slightly different! They will both handle the same screws so really the difference is academic



Posi in the middle, phillips next to it

[aupickup]

ah yes but not really academic

you need the right one for the right screw or they will damage the head

[MarkyB]

Cable ties, Gaffer tape and some bits of wire.

[ani]

and a nice soft blanket to lie down on when you've finished fixing it

[Peetee]

I have all the regular tools plus;
rag
Torch/lantern
Surgical forceps
Gloves
Warning triangle
Flouro jacket (fits nicely round the boot lid - ideal when i conked out just under the trees on a glaring hot day)
Nylon seat cover (if you get really dirty - and helps keep everything together in the boot)
insulation tape
cable ties
nylon cord
jubilee clips
Emery board
Electrical connectors + fuses

[d_harris]

and a kitchen sink to wash your hands when you are done??

[LouiseM]

Surgical forceps
Gloves

Also handy should you need to deliver a baby at the side of the road

[Peetee]

Primarily used to retrieve lost nuts from fuel pump or hold throttle cable to do up the nut with two spanners. Also used it to dig out the remains of a plastic fuel filter from the rubber pipe after it became useless after filling with sludge from the tank on my newly re-commissioned car.

[mike.perry]

when I have got a couple of days spare I will go through my tool box and list the contents. Watch this space

[MikeNash]

David,
You've GOT to include a couple of spare wheel nuts. Believe me, BELIEVE me, when you have to change a wheel, one at least of the little blighters will make a break for freedom, never to be seen again! Then you'll be miles from home and have to drive off very carefuly with one wheel with only three (or less) nuts to hold it on.
I speak from experience, MikeN.

[alainmoran]

Hmm ... interesting point ... I'll stick a couple in mine just in case

I'd also go for some instant gasket, and dare I say it 'tyre weld' (the nasty foam stuff you can fill your tyre with if it goes pop - very much a LAST resort as the tyre will be basically stuffed once you are done, unless you are using inner tubes ;). Cable ties are always handy, as is a roll of gaffer tape, also a selection of jubilee clips and a tub of exhaust paste.

Cant you just tell I'm a bodgit&scarper

[Roni]

Band-aids are a useful thing for when the car bites.