What spare parts do you carry when wheeling or in general
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What spare parts do you carry when wheeling or in general
Haven't seen a thread like this here and was a little curious.
What spare parts do you carry on your rig whether it be only while wheeling or everyday.
So far I carry with me everyday for the simple fact that I have no other place to store it.
Driveshaft (mainly for the u-joints and the ease of swap if one breaks)
Manual Hubs
Pitman Arm (not in great shape but straight)
Alternator (I like my mud and have gone through several)
Idler Arm (not in great shape but straight)
What spare parts do you carry on your rig whether it be only while wheeling or everyday.
So far I carry with me everyday for the simple fact that I have no other place to store it.
Driveshaft (mainly for the u-joints and the ease of swap if one breaks)
Manual Hubs
Pitman Arm (not in great shape but straight)
Alternator (I like my mud and have gone through several)
Idler Arm (not in great shape but straight)
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tools aren't parts wabbit. Unless you weld your welder to the frame.
BTW. I did start a thread about good tools to have as well.
BTW. I did start a thread about good tools to have as well.
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When they say air-freight they don't mean military food drop style. lol. But I don't expect your work to require spare parts anyway.
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Spare CV, 1 each inner and outer tie rod end,
And a drilled and tapped AXLE STUB!!!
Haven't broken one since I started carrying a spare, go figure, but man those two times I had to wheel in 2WD low gear because my locker wouldn't send power to the good tire once I'd snapped my passenger side stub were no good. So now the one in the truck's got a bolt drilled in so I can pull it with a set of vice grips and a crowbar, and there's a tapped one ready to go in my toolbox.
IFS lockers...
And a drilled and tapped AXLE STUB!!!
Haven't broken one since I started carrying a spare, go figure, but man those two times I had to wheel in 2WD low gear because my locker wouldn't send power to the good tire once I'd snapped my passenger side stub were no good. So now the one in the truck's got a bolt drilled in so I can pull it with a set of vice grips and a crowbar, and there's a tapped one ready to go in my toolbox.
IFS lockers...
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Electrical crap... lots of electrical crap.
My belief is that anything else can be repaired vs replaced on the trail... so i also carry duct tape, zipties, JB weld... extra emphasis on the duct tape! A hillbilly girl's best friend, right there.
My belief is that anything else can be repaired vs replaced on the trail... so i also carry duct tape, zipties, JB weld... extra emphasis on the duct tape! A hillbilly girl's best friend, right there.
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And a drilled and tapped AXLE STUB!!!
Haven't broken one since I started carrying a spare, go figure, but man those two times I had to wheel in 2WD low gear because my locker wouldn't send power to the good tire once I'd snapped my passenger side stub were no good. So now the one in the truck's got a bolt drilled in so I can pull it with a set of vice grips and a crowbar, and there's a tapped one ready to go in my toolbox.
IFS lockers...
Haven't broken one since I started carrying a spare, go figure, but man those two times I had to wheel in 2WD low gear because my locker wouldn't send power to the good tire once I'd snapped my passenger side stub were no good. So now the one in the truck's got a bolt drilled in so I can pull it with a set of vice grips and a crowbar, and there's a tapped one ready to go in my toolbox.
IFS lockers...
Thanks for sharing the drill and tap trick! I hadn't really even thought about how that might be next to impossible. I guess I figured I'd get by with just the vise grips and crowbar.
I'd bring an extra CV if I had one. And I've thought about bringing my spare front axle, but it's pretty heavy, and I can't imagine wanting to swap one out trailside.
Other than that, I've always got enough tools to do anything mechanical or otherwise that might come up on the trail. Chains, straps, shackles, 10k lb. come-along, 10k lb. electric winch, axe, saw, shovel, snorkel, diving mask, bottle jack, hi-lift jack, atleast one thing you've never heard of*, and A WHOLE LOT MORE. My truck is so full of what I call "wilderness survival gear", I only have some room in the bed left for anything else, much less spare parts.
*I found an old 5/8 dog, I've been waiting for an opportune time to make use of it. Looks like this. It's a trade secret what it's used for(pretty obvious though really).
EDIT: I had this gut feeling that I'd heard this drilled and tapped stub shafts idea before. So I went through some of my older posts. It turns out I had, over 3 1/2 years ago. I'd nearly forgotten it entirely.
Here's the excerpt:
I plan on tryin something like what you got going on... welding it back together and filling it in a little more. I have the center on mine drilled and tapped out for a bolt for easier extraction after they break (you can see it in the second to last pic up top. How are you getting yours out?
It works really really well. And thus far, doesnt interefere with the strength. both have broken outside the drilled out area. Just drill it, and tap it. After it breaks use a steering wheel/harmonic balancer puller wedged behind the a-arm cam adjuster bracket tab and pop it out. took me about 1.5 minutes last time. easy to do on a trail too.
Anyways, thanks for reminding me.
Last edited by MudHippy; 04-12-2011 at 09:11 AM.
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Spare tire ( 33x10.50 )
305 piece socket set
misc. lithium ion makita tools ( grinder, impact, drill, and a leaf blower )
plus like 4 black boxes of other tools... the list can go on.
305 piece socket set
misc. lithium ion makita tools ( grinder, impact, drill, and a leaf blower )
plus like 4 black boxes of other tools... the list can go on.
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-upper ball joint
-belt
-plugs
-dist. cap
-longest plug wire
-drive flanges(cant afford spare manual hub)
-Slave cylinder for a 22re yota
On longer trips i have a spare diff. And i still need to pick up a spare cv and drive shaft.
I have all the tools to change said parts too
-belt
-plugs
-dist. cap
-longest plug wire
-drive flanges(cant afford spare manual hub)
-Slave cylinder for a 22re yota
On longer trips i have a spare diff. And i still need to pick up a spare cv and drive shaft.
I have all the tools to change said parts too
#16
I just finished up one of the three I've got. I used a 3/16" drill bit and a 1/4" 20 NC tap. I made the hole ~7/16" deep.
Looks like this when done correctly.
I'll probably use a shorter bolt 1/4" grade 8 bolt for pulling it. This one is for demonstration purposes.
Looks like this when done correctly.
I'll probably use a shorter bolt 1/4" grade 8 bolt for pulling it. This one is for demonstration purposes.
Last edited by MudHippy; 04-12-2011 at 11:19 AM.
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haha... that, and mustang seats.
one of my first mods was to take the sway bar off. i put it in the bed and forgot about it. it's still in the bed, and has been on all the trips i go on. also, the day i went wheeling in gw forest, i picked up some mustang seats on my way out, so they went out with me, too.
no, it's not a "spare" or even something i'm putting back on. the end links are broken, and i like it better off. i'm just lazy
wondered how long it would take for someone to realize that...
one of my first mods was to take the sway bar off. i put it in the bed and forgot about it. it's still in the bed, and has been on all the trips i go on. also, the day i went wheeling in gw forest, i picked up some mustang seats on my way out, so they went out with me, too.
no, it's not a "spare" or even something i'm putting back on. the end links are broken, and i like it better off. i'm just lazy
wondered how long it would take for someone to realize that...