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bluebottle



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Basic TD5 toolkit
Hi all,

Just wondering about putting together a little tool roll for my truck, what should I have in it?

I'm thinking a handful of spanners for the most common sized nuts, pliers, wire and strippers, fuses? Spare bulbs obviously.
Bear in mind my automotive mechanical skills are very basic I don't envisage removing a prop shaft by the roadside or anything, but more for things like the rear mudguard bracket deciding to shear off its mounting (as happened to me at New Year on a trip laning on Salisbury plain... Rolling Eyes )
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Loz2286



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Selection of open ended and ring spanners, two of each, 8mm, 10mm, 13mm, 15mm.
Pointed nose pliers
Multi-head screwdriver
Roll of duct tape
Roll of wire
Selection of zip ties
Selection of bulbs and fuses
Can of WD40

Mobile phone
AA membership card for everything else...... 1999 Td5 110 CSW
1961 Series 2 88 LPG
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dorsetsmith



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small multimeter as-well about things
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srod



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2.5lb lump hammer comes in handy more often than I expected.
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roel



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Netherlands 2003 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
The problem is that you always need something that you don't carry. Twisted Evil Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
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ppad



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 HT Caledonian Blue
The first winter back in a small cloudy island near the North Pole after 25 years away .... most used has been torches and plug in lights. It seems to be dark all the time. ...and boiled sweets for traffic jams.
Then screwdrivers, pliers and 3 in 1 oil, - for various friends and family who assume if you have a Land Rover you can fix their outside tap / light fitting / door hinge ...

Least used, incl on Salisbury plain, has been wheel changing gear. But it may happen and they are heavy. I just bought an extension bar and socket - plus I have bottle jack and LR supplied screw jack. Practise at home. At least 3 times. With the various torches and lights. .... Whistle Sold the much modified 110 2.8, in Oz
Brought the 90 home from Switzerland ...
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miker



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Headtorch! With decent batteries in it. The lithium AA's are ideal.

Removing a prop is as simple as removing 8 nuts, so may as well chuck a 9/16" ring spanner in.

Decent bar for the wheels, jack that actually works. Make sure none of your wheel nuts have swollen because they have stupid stainless caps on them! (Half of mine need an 1"1/8 socket to remove, 27mm doesn't fit!!)
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bluebottle



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Great suggestions so far guys - I can see the remarks of experience on here, exactly why I asked!
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bluebottle



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Right - I managed to pick up some spanners and a nice screwdriver set (with a multi-angle head, 45 & 90 degree) from Screwfix. Got some cable ties and a roll of gaffer in there too. Plus a tow rope and litre of oil and I reckon that's good for now.
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Tommo



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Litre of coolant??
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bluebottle



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So far (and I realise how massively I'm tempting fate here Rolling Eyes ) my beast has been absolutely rock-steady for temperature, even at 70mph on the motorway for 4 hours...

I might see how much space I have left under the front seats and squeeze some in.
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TOP5N



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This is handy, as i have too been thinking about the same thing
Post #538657 8th Jun 2016 9:00pm
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