goodcoffeecode Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 After my recent clutch cable shenanigans, I thought it would be a good idea to put together a sensible breakdown kit and keep it in the car (e.g. spare clutch cable, fuses, spanners etc). So, what do you keep in yours, or is their already a recommended list somewhere please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Do a search. It has been discussed so many times here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Whatever you carry, you won't need it, but you can help others on the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodcoffeecode Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Thanks. Took a while to get to "touring kit" from "breakdown kit". No, I didn't mean to type "breakfast kit" ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadsport06 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Brake switch, clutch and throttle cables are sensible to carry. I've needed my throttle cable spare on a chip shop run and reading your issue with your clutch cable I knew that if you had a spare the breakdown guy would probably have swapped the broken one out for you on the roadside. Then a few spanners and cable ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted May 31, 2020 Leadership Team Share Posted May 31, 2020 Spread between a small 5L Lomo dry bag and a Kreiga tool roll:- 2x Hi Viz vest- Battery jump pack- Cable ties- Multi-tool- Gaffa tape - wrapped round a credit (style) card rather than taking the roll- Insulating tape- PVC disposable gloves- a couple of rags- Most of a small size 1/4" drive socket set- Short stubby combination spanners (with an extra 17mm ... you know why!)- selection of fuses- selection of screwdrivers- selection of hex keys- small cable clippers (multi-tool not so great for removing cable ties)- Stop & Go puncture repair kit (no spare wheel)- Airman Tour mini tyre inflator - tyre pressure gauge- spare sticky tabs for the interior mirror- jubilee clips- probably something else that I can't remember without looking! The key is that whatever tools you carry need to be useful, no point in carrying things you'll never use. I've also cable tied spare clutch and throttle cables to the chassis diagonal beneath the throttle bodies.If the repair gets more major you just need to be able to get to a garage and borrow what you need ... we even managed this in a back street garage in Luxembourg when an alternator decided to lose its mounting bolts!Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I carry a bicycle inner brake cable (cheese style end) and cable end clamp instead of a full throttle cable.I also carry a few bits of wire, crimp connectors and crimp tool - I had a switch fail once and was able to improvise a jump lead.I picked up a nice set of short spanners from the Stoneleigh show a few years ago. Open ended and ring. Also a 3/8" ratchet from Machine Mart where the sockets store in the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Yep MTB inner cable with a couple of solderless nipples,5A choc block connectors, poly V belt, and a small multimeter,I've now added a plug spanner and length of syphoning tube ... just in case Pat gets confused when refuelling again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Stu .... ref hi viz vests ...they should be carried in the cockpit. If you have to get out of the car on a French motorway, you should put them on before leaving the car. It is not permitted to get out of the car and look for them in the boot. Good instant fine material if a gendarme asks you to get out of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted May 31, 2020 Leadership Team Share Posted May 31, 2020 The last one I put under the driver's seat soaked up the Waxoyl quite nicely hence leaving them in the boot. If I head to France I move them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manstein Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I always have lots of the wrong items but consumables in the past have included a brake light switch and exhaust bobbins. I also find Scotsmen come in handy i.e. 3 kindly pushed me through Castle Douglas to a distant petrol station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Piers300 Posted May 31, 2020 Area Representative Share Posted May 31, 2020 For me, I have a spare clutch cable and throttle cable, with the nipple taped to the cable. Also an exhaust bobbin, plus suitable tools , all wrapped so they don’t rattle or slide around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 When touring i have an extra battery red cut off switch taped to the chassis within the engine bay ---- Just in Case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonT Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I figure parts are more useful than tools. Breakdown/local garages will have tools (although maybe not imperial in Europe?), but probably not parts. Having said that, I've usually got a few basics, including a big flathead for taking the nose cone off. As well as cables mentioned above, I've usually got rotor arm, dizzy cap, couple of spark plugs and some oil. Anything in the boot gets well wrapped in waterproof bags since it's bound to get wet on a touring trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Stubby flat bladed screwdriver for nosecone removal. Spare fuses, spare bulbs. Spare fan belt looped around the heater inlet, spare accelerator and clutch cable draped across the back of the heater too. And an RAC card. Useful, as none of the above helped when the nearside rear shocker bolt sheared going home from work one evening last year.I checked last year if either of the 20 yr old cables fitted and working on the car looked okay - and then checked if the spares carried for that time were still free moving :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Re stubby flat blade screwdriver / nosecone removal - I just have a largish thin repair washer on my keyring. OK if you've not gone keyless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HendrixsWhiteStratReturns Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Cable ties, gaffa tape, assorted spanners, socket set, small mallet, assorted screwdrivers, mole grips, long-nosed pliers, clutch cable, throttle cable, brake light switch, throttle spring, set of plugs, set of HT leads, spare coil, insurance and recovery paperwork in a sealed bag, first aid kit, wiper blades, bulbs, wheel change kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Not forgetting the RAC and credit cards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted June 1, 2020 Area Representative Share Posted June 1, 2020 LADS top tip from Wrightpayne re repair washer for nosecone. Keep it on a bit of twisty wire twisted around the brake pipes near the pedal box. Always handy for when you just need to remove nosecone for coolant checking etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 That stubby screwdriver also undoes the headlamp ring securing screw so you can change the defunct headlamp bulb under an Austrian alpine petrol station canopy in a torrential rain storm :) As well as tightening hose clips, levering out relays, fuses, stones from horses hooves . . or was that the penknife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative paul richards Posted June 2, 2020 Area Representative Share Posted June 2, 2020 Adjustable spanners are always useful in a tool kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooty Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Decent roll of toolsFan beltClutch cableThrottle cableAerosol tyre repairTow ropeBox of spare bulbsWarning triangleJack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 rather than the tyreweld type aerosol, which I will be honest a pretty poor even when new, and useless if a few years old try thishttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Puncturesafe-Tyre-Sealant-cars-motorcycles-Double-Kit/392379654343?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item5b5ba660c7:g:v4AAAOSwIYtdUWA7&enc=AQAEAAACYIQvEcHUrT7nmUC3yY5qbPyaBN1nJEDYW8MyypsJPgXKEkKQexdrsqF2rtPx43C1sCCrsxW7JLR6TTY1BG6dc7aX%2Fj312a6Mugpyp8EZY76DqWj8gRwk2eY%2F3SLWiRBd95%2FlhCfhDBixsvKr2I6Br7a6sF6ba0cx%2Ft%2FRk4KwQW6ajsjBQdwU0TZfGYCrrvM4pBX33Kd6aOTixC%2FTyaNcbGy6%2BVKObur7p36wa4%2BrBm%2Fwor31tprO%2Bqdchg2g0kzf%2FS%2B2zbEYCvFJodjCK4PczC3OFTUDWbfhXgvkqlx2I6rKVsSPv150BI0m5cSTwXEBhzLJjs7EmC%2B9B60AIEREivE9qeZPbVBFuwMqLCsieSXuYNT0VrqWgI9pe5XWmkwzoFife6toygNK4eDCInAdrRyY8CUT65pt2RIOux30wYSYKmO4Ken7gep7diAOc2ot5KVWVF%2FAI4r%2Fm4eBq9e4qV89T%2BksszinBGlo719jBhgB46Aj5UHl4A%2BmLgwstrNaHYoiyGxvRAwFqiwkbQ3nAcfqepK1mGWiu4B3%2B34Ay3tkHwmjEkw5k4i8aFKhcioxTgkCvKT3dOJsYbWyzF1jGzJYr4EB0SwwPgkiDFrIbz0EEfFORQQWJFQZ7zxN588qJfXXrr1EdNFNAkEdNBXlTizDD6Owiuz3X2KzrF1irosOD9JTSIeY%2B2S%2BIOD39oosgX4hj9WiiwLdBCYZuGggVB1aenvqT18iGOrLBjSyDUk9SPB4rAM0WgcA%2F442dVJtQ%2Fp9nfoJIerx%2FVUDJeK6blnn6i7oBoC5AtuUoVMagEre&checksum=392379654343ff040f1e6ffd4f7e910131dfac4b59e0Used the MTB version for years we used to have demos in store with and inflacted MTB tyre and a bradall to stab it with the holes are sealed instantly with a mere psst of air loss,The high speed car version has no balance issues either, pop the valve core out add the correct dose with the syringe and reinflate.They also do quad and off road versions to which can fill some pretty large holes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 #21 .... imperial and metric of course ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonT Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Rather than aerosol tyre repair, I prefer a string kit - eg https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Emergency-Car-Van-Motorcycle-Tubeless-Tyre-Tire-Puncture-Repair-Kit-Tool-Strips/143610513317?hash=item216fda87a5:g:IbgAAOSwsnpexX4TIf you're using aersol, I think you'll still be speed limited, while this is pretty much as good as the repairs they do taking the tyre off the rim, and it doesn't leave gunk all over the wheel either. The only risk is if you don't spot the puncture soon enough and have sidewall damage - but that applies to the aerosol too.My 7 has the spare wheel anyway, which makes it far more practical than any other sports car I think I've ever owned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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