HJ60 spare parts for long trips

[DillonOnTheCoast]

I'm packing up the 60 for a drive through Latin America. What spare parts would y'all recommend carrying? The biggest concern is Mexico, where HJ60s are unheard of.

Vehicle is a central American HJ60, 12v, turbo-glide turbo, 2H, H55. It has new belts, hoses, glow plugs and water pump.

I've got the following in my parts pile:

• set of used belts
• set of used radiator hoses
• 5 spare glow plugs
• glow bar
• start relay
• glow plug relay
• brake master
• brake pads (front)
• brake cylinder rear
• clutch master
• clutch slave
• injector pump diaphragm
• thermostat
• engine mount
• fan clutch
• front brake calipers
• box of oil filters

I plan to pick up some fuel filters as well.

What would you carry with you, keeping in mind that the some of the places you'd be passing through will have limited parts availability?

Right now I'm thinking:

• set of used belts
• set of used radiator hoses
• 5 spare glow plugs
• start relay
• glow plug relay
• brake pads (front)
• oil / fuel filters

 

[Kynot62]

You might look through this list, it is everything I carry in my rig. Most of it fits in the tailgate short of some of the bigger stuff and fluids. There is also a list of the tools I carry on the site but you get to find that one.

The Wagon Way

Tony

 

[goldchaser]

If you haven't touched it for a long time a set of brushes for the alternator won't go astray. About $20 in oz.

 

[roscoFJ73]

Many of those parts will last for years.If you dont trust the part on the car,put a new one on and you wont need to take a spare with you.
Many of these parts are common to the FJ60 and FJ40 which are common in South American countries.
I would look at taking things like thick pliable wire ,epoxy cement for plugging holes,duct tape,JB Weld.

If your worried about making it through Mexico,I wouldnt go.
Any well prepared landcruiser ,especially a diesel,should eat that for breakfast.

Take a credit card and phone number of someone you trust and get them to send you a part if you are in a fix

 

[Tapage]

wheel bearings and king ping bearings .. set of tre's u joints, spring pack bushings

 

[RufusTheDufus]

I like to carry a spare set of injection lines. I had one break on my 3B once.

 

[1tontoy]

Here are some suggestions. Pardon if some have already been noted.

-clutch slave rebuild kit - I had the slave blow on my 45 troopy at a traffic light in a small town in Michoacan Mex. I found an autoparts store and they matched a chevy kit that fit. But, I think I was lucky that it broke down while passing through a town.

-brake and clutch m/c rebuild kits

-rubber fuel hose and some hose clamps - I had this happen, on the same trip, in small mountain town in the state of Oaxaca, MX. Found a hardware store and bought some length of hose.

-radiator hoses and some clamps

-spare brake hoses

-JB Weld - I've plugged a cruiser radiator with JB and it might still be holding.

-fuel, air, oil filters. Higher proportion of fuel and air than oil.

-starting fluid - as a backup to your extra set of glow plugs

-test light

-some jumper wire

In my experience, rubber parts are the first to fail...something to keep in mind.

 

[blis]

I would grab a spare birf for the front end just incase you have to do some heavy wheeling or otherwise cross nasty places on 4wd, nothing sucks like breaking a birf without having spares around (especially on unlocked axle)

 

[Tapage]

I carry complete spare slave cylinder .. that's a good call 1TonToy

 

[1tontoy]

Thanks, I'd probably carry both a rebuild kit and a complete spare. At a minimum, a rebuilt kit...In fact, I'm pretty sure the rebuild kit is still in use 4-5 years later b/c I sold the rig to another MUD member and haven't heard of any issues.

If you ever want to rent a nice house on the beach in CR, let me know.

I carry complete spare slave cylinder .. that's a good call 1TonToy

 

[Tapage]

If you ever want to rent a nice house on the beach in CR, let me know.

Hijack .. probably this year we are going to take a trip to Nicaragua ..

 

[DillonOnTheCoast]

Many of those parts will last for years.If you dont trust the part on the car,put a new one on and you wont need to take a spare with you.

Already did that with hoses, belts and water pump. I've also had the wheel bearings & u-joints / driveshaft serviced.

If your worried about making it through Mexico,I wouldnt go.

Ahhh, no, I am not worried. No problema.

Thanks for the suggestions, but hey guys, I was trying to whittle down my parts list. The way you've got me packing all my cargo space will be spares.

I'm hoping to only carry:

• Stuff to deal with a roadside breakdown. I imagine this is a pretty small list. Belts, hoses, etc.
• Parts I might want to have on hand in Mexico. For example, if my waterpump weren't new I'd carry a spare one. I suppose the master/slave cylinders qualify.

Once I get into Central/South America I'll rely on local parts & mechanics if anything starts to go wrong.

 

[roscoFJ73]

Already did that with hoses, belts and water pump. I've also had the wheel bearings & u-joints / driveshaft serviced.


Ahhh, no, I am not worried. No problema.

Thanks for the suggestions, but hey guys, I was trying to whittle down my parts list. The way you've got me packing all my cargo space will be spares.

I'm hoping to only carry:

• Stuff to deal with a roadside breakdown. I imagine this is a pretty small list. Belts, hoses, etc.
• Parts I might want to have on hand in Mexico. For example, if my waterpump weren't new I'd carry a spare one. I suppose the master/slave cylinders qualify.

Once I get into Central/South America I'll rely on local parts & mechanics if anything starts to go wrong.

I would take the hose and belt kit ,some fuses and the things I mentioned.
I think you mentioned you are going to be doing light trails and bad roads only,so breaking major components shouldnt happen,this is the sensible way for a long trip like this.
If your not 100% sure about something,do it before you leave,then its good for a 100000 miles and its one less piece floating around the back that you have to move each time you set up camp.
Most of the parts die slowly ,like brakes master and slaves.You can keep pumping them for a long time before they absolutely have to be replaced,but will certainly last long enough to get to a dealer.