What's in your toolbox?

Post by **blkmav** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 4:46 pm

Building up a toobox for the truck and need to know what the must have tools are.

Post by **TUFFRANGIE** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:03 pm

Basic Crap:

Hammer
Pliers
Big Shifter
Multi Grips
Breaker bar
17mm, 14, 12 and 10mm spanners/sockets at the minimum
Screwdrivers
Duct Tape
Cable Ties
Spare Nuts & Bolts
Fuses, wire etc..
CRC

More Specific stuff not entirely necessary:

Hub Spanner
Circlip Pliers
Circuit Tester
Hacksaw/cutting device
Wire Crimpers
Sparg Plug Tool

Heaps more too depending on where you are going etc..

Post by **Big Red Toy** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:05 pm

Tools

Post by **Cheezy4x4** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:17 pm

8mm allen key socket
circlip pliers
pliers
large screwdriver
hub socket
2 small screwdrivers
14mm socket and ratchet
22mm socket and short extension
H/T bearing grease (most of the time)
lots of rags
Long and short CV's.
:shock:

Post by **Doggy** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 6:46 pm

moths....and dust

Post by **revin** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 6:53 pm

Just dont buy those cheap tools ,sockets,spanners,screw drivers there sh*t spend the bit extra and get decent quality tools then you know you have the tools to fix.

I also have whats above plus
hand cleaner soap
WD-40
soft hammer
tyre repair kit
odd nuts & bolts
wheel chocks
wire brush (actually these are cheap type small and compact)
Oil filter strap

Post by **-Mick-** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 6:56 pm

I always carry some light chain or good rope too

Anticipating the day a mount breaks or something substantial gets ripped off

Post by **RaginRover** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:04 pm

In addition to things mentioned
Hose clamps
couple of heater hoses
tube of silicon and gun
30cm of copper pipe that fits inside radiator hoses
work shirt and shorts (something that can get dirty)
canvas sheet to lie on
spare fluids - drex III, car oil, premix cooland (only a little bit of each)

Post by **customhilux** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:15 pm

lots of V drinks,

keeps me on the edge.

Post by **DIRTY ROCK STAR** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:01 pm

i dont wanna sound like a peasant but if i took everything you guys listed i would need a bloody support crew with a pantec cruising along behind??

you guys must have some massive tool boxes? im picturing .. garbage trucks.... full of useful crap.

Post by **Big Red Toy** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:22 pm

yeah the idea is to go prepared
A tip for buy tools, if it has CHROME VANDIUM stamped into it then your pretty much buying a good tool.
i carry:
Socket set
Deep drive sockets
Various breaker bars & ratchet handles
Hammer or 2
Screwdrivers
Pliers
Pointy nose pliers
shifter
hose clamps
bits of hoses
metal putty (good for fixing leaking tanks)
Plenty of water
Tie wire for holding bits together
cable ties
spare fuel filters
and more....

Post by **De-lux** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 4:50 am

mine:

snatch strap
hammer
rope (strong)
axe
shovel
oil / coolant / brake fluid
campbells chunks soup
bottle opener
torch
lighter
metho
1/2 a bottle of rum
3 winfied red's
12mm spanner
shifter

Post by **blkmav** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:06 am

This is all good stuff. Thanks guys.

Post by **muppet_man67** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:11 pm

my tool box has lots of rap music, a subwoofer, neon lights, brylcream and drugs to dope vulnerable girls. Did I miss anything?

Post by **mickrangie** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 4:22 pm

mine

I drive a rangie so could be different for others

snatch straps
A BIG FARKING bangbang
normal bangbang
axe head (broke the handle long time ago stuck some where)
shovel
oil / coolant / brake fluid / ATF
repco tool kit (100 pcs)
torch & spare batts
shifter (all different sizes)
master key (bolt cutters)
spare rangie
cordless drill n bits
hub tool
circlip plyers and clips
misc parts
first aid kit
cable ties
PVC tape
100mh tape
huge cable ties (reusable type)
goo

more gets put in depending where i go but you get the idea..
Mick

Post by **MissDrew** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 4:57 pm

I carry 2 things,

Pack of condoms and a couple of tubes of KY

Post by **LOCKEE** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:05 pm

Guts,

is that so it doesn't hurt you. :oops:

Post by **MissDrew** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:18 pm

Ya it really hurts my rooster if I don`t lube it up 1st, don`t care if it hurts the person on the end of it but

Post by **-Scott-** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:19 pm

The original question was about tools, and responses appear to be including spares and recovery gear. "Tools" mean different things to different people...

Whenever you work on your car work from the car's tool kit. If it's missing something you need, then think about it!

I just spent the afternoon replacing gearbox and tcase oils - gearbox needs 27mm spanner for drain and filler, tcase needs 24mm

- and the drain plug is right next to the torsion bar, so you can't get a socket on it.

I haven't tried the diffs yet.

Guts, try a little spit - it's got me outta trouble! :lol:

Scott

Post by **antt** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:43 pm

i carry

hammer (used frequently for guard clearancing)
wd-40
allen key to suit hub
circlip pliers
various spanners
various screwdrivers
rope
jumper cables
and the two most important

duct tape
zip ties

Post by **Mr X** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:51 pm

Join Telstra, spend 10 years amassing your dream tool kit, then forget to hand it in when you quit....

Now I'm not sure an $800 multimeter that doubles as a heart defibrilator is required to check light globes, but who am I to judge???!!!!

Post by **DAZZ** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:28 pm

My tool box is a Hilux 4by with hand tools, generator welder, electrical an air cond gear.

Everything I could posibly need....... :rofl:

Post by **bogged** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:11 am

Depends on the trip, who else is going, and what tools they are taking.

Work it out with ya mates that you take screwdrivers and socket set, someoen else take spanners and hammer etc, other takes lubes etc.. Saves on room.

Post by **MissDrew** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:06 pm

bogged wrote:other takes lubes etc.. Saves on room.

So bogged are you bringing the lube or am I

Post by **muppet_man67** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:20 pm

you bring the lube and ill bring the rubber!.....spare rubber bushes that is

Post by **muppet_man67** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:20 pm

you bring the lube and ill bring the rubber!.....spare rubber bushes that is

Post by **bad_religion_au** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:41 pm

NJ SWB wrote:The original question was about tools, and responses appear to be including spares and recovery gear. "Tools" mean different things to different people...

Whenever you work on your car work from the car's tool kit. If it's missing something you need, then think about it!

I just spent the afternoon replacing gearbox and tcase oils - gearbox needs 27mm spanner for drain and filler, tcase needs 24mm - and the drain plug is right next to the torsion bar, so you can't get a socket on it. I haven't tried the diffs yet.

Guts, try a little spit - it's got me outta trouble!

Scott

my only tool kit is the car kit, but i must admit, that it's the best way, cause you learn what you use and don't use.

spare nuts and bolts, now why didn't i read that yesterday, try to get the nuts and bolts in the thread size as your standard nuts and bolts, i learnt the hard way yesterday that toyota fuel filter nuts fit the manifold bolt...

Post by **bogged** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:33 pm

Guts wrote:
bogged wrote:other takes lubes etc.. Saves on room.
So bogged are you bringing the lube or am I

Same as last time, you bring the wacking implement, I'll bring the camera

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