What should I pack that will get me home if something goes wrong? What tool or spare part has saved your butt? Alternately, what do you haul around that you've never used?
What tools do you keep in your FJ40? (2 Viewers)
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77mustard40
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I don't carry much day to day, only what fits in the tool bag under the seat. Sorry going from memory here...
- Screwdrivers, flat and JIS
- Crescent wrench
- Combo open and box ends (10, 12, 14, 17, 19)
- Tire tool with hubcap removal
- Glove box - Winch controller, tow strap, spare fuses and lights (tail/blinkers), bottle opener, koozie, toilet paper and a trash bag.
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Much appreciated. I used to pack a spare computer in the Cherokee, but that's moot now!
AAA card
cruiserkev
3 decades in the same FJ40
I carry the same as 77mustard40 does along with a 12v test light, electrical tape, various nuts and bolts to fix things, a hub socket, a couple of vice grips, a metric & SAE socket set and some gasket making paper. Also it's a good idea to carry some gear like a first aid kit, fire extinguisher, food, water and a blanket for emergency situations. These have helped me and others on the road/trail several times over the years.
Living in the Past
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Toyota had it pretty well covered in the early sixties. Tool kit cut way back in the early 70s. Hand primer fuel pump in the mid 60s. FJ25 had the handle to turn the engine over by hand. FJ45 had the hand crank handle into the mid 60s. Battery died in the middle of no where stood a good chance of getting the cruiser started once you primed the carburetor and were able to turn engine over by hand.
AAA is a good idea but better to be on pavement when you need them.
AAA is a good idea but better to be on pavement when you need them.
Blessed as I am to have a 55 and acres of space in the back, I tend to collect tools and spares and never put them back where I got them. I carry a spare starter, power steering pump, ignition, U-joints, head gasket kit, fan belts, axle and lots of just stuff...
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The 40 is full of parts too, but i don't think the new door seals or Bimini will help in a jam. As with new badges and stickers, or the old gummed up Weber.
Time to clean up for me. The multimeter might stay.
cigarettes
Mad magazine
Lawn chair
Cell phone
And the I hope for problems
Mad magazine
Lawn chair
Cell phone
And the I hope for problems
Reel of electrical wire.
Sandpaper.
A Knife.
Large bottle of water (preferably full but anything you can carry water in is a bonus when your rad is empty).
Full fuel can.
Wd40 or similar.
Fan belt
Baby wipes (you'll be dirty but you still need to drive home).
Snickers (marathon).
Beer (give up, you're waiting for the tow truck)
Sandpaper.
A Knife.
Large bottle of water (preferably full but anything you can carry water in is a bonus when your rad is empty).
Full fuel can.
Wd40 or similar.
Fan belt
Baby wipes (you'll be dirty but you still need to drive home).
Snickers (marathon).
Beer (give up, you're waiting for the tow truck)
jim land
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Im surprise nobody bring a basic tire repair kit 
Land Shark
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Spare tire.Im surprise nobody bring a basic tire repair kit
Mark W
Yep, I really don't really care that much I guess.
"Get me home" from where?
Running around the neighborhood, hitting the trails 50 miles from home for the day, heading into the bush for a week or two or heading up the Dalton with a side trip to Circle... a whole lot of differences in what you might want to carry.
How perfect or how beat to s*** is your rig?
What are your skill levels?
How is your rig setup, modified and tweaked?
All of this factors into any answer.
Mark...
Running around the neighborhood, hitting the trails 50 miles from home for the day, heading into the bush for a week or two or heading up the Dalton with a side trip to Circle... a whole lot of differences in what you might want to carry.
How perfect or how beat to s*** is your rig?
What are your skill levels?
How is your rig setup, modified and tweaked?
All of this factors into any answer.
Mark...
pbgbottle
Forum Lifer
My tool box is jammed packed sockets deep sockets regular sockets in all three drive sizes. A million extensions. 4 of every wrench metric and standard. Hammers pliers side cutters. Large sockets electrical wire and connectors. Air die grinder for my CO2 setup. Zap straps. Rubber gloves. Large screwdriver multiple screw drivers. But the one set of tool I never leave without is the punch for cone washers and large socket and snap ring pliers for repairing a broken birf.
Bottle jack ,high lift jack. Short half of a driveshaft ,, 12volt test light . Gear oil. Tire plug kit. Hmm. Etc. I bring more tools than camping gear. lol.
Bottle jack ,high lift jack. Short half of a driveshaft ,, 12volt test light . Gear oil. Tire plug kit. Hmm. Etc. I bring more tools than camping gear. lol.
To respond to your question- get home from where?
It seems like the amount of tools and spares people drag around is directly proportional to the reliability of the truck, and destination, but also based on their own skill level in the garage. The few sudden, immobilizing failures I’ve had driving to work have been a failed clutch cylinder seal. I’m not fixing that sh** in the street. Lots of malfunctions will telegraph warning sounds or performance indicators. If you wrench on your own junk, but carry a whole toolbox with you to keep it moving from A to B, something is wrong. Jesus, it’s a Toyota, not a Jeep.
Planning for a trip in the outback, is a different story, prepare accordingly.
If your tools are rusting as fast as your truck, you’re probably driving a Toyota….
It seems like the amount of tools and spares people drag around is directly proportional to the reliability of the truck, and destination, but also based on their own skill level in the garage. The few sudden, immobilizing failures I’ve had driving to work have been a failed clutch cylinder seal. I’m not fixing that sh** in the street. Lots of malfunctions will telegraph warning sounds or performance indicators. If you wrench on your own junk, but carry a whole toolbox with you to keep it moving from A to B, something is wrong. Jesus, it’s a Toyota, not a Jeep.
Planning for a trip in the outback, is a different story, prepare accordingly.
If your tools are rusting as fast as your truck, you’re probably driving a Toyota….
3Speed40ForLife
Bias ply or die!
With the 200 mile town package.
pardion
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Typical summer stuff 300 lbs. can’t rely on others so I carry stuff people don’t always have. You can always find someone with gas. This list doesn’t include food water and booze.
pardion
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Spare tire is mounted with a a spindle, bearing hub, and locking hub.
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Truly good points. And there are suggestions in this thread that really make it clear where my current and aspirational skills lie: I could trace electrical or fix a flat or replace a fuel filter, but could I do much more? The more I wrench at home the more I'll know."Get me home" from where?
Running around the neighborhood, hitting the trails 50 miles from home for the day, heading into the bush for a week or two or heading up the Dalton with a side trip to Circle... a whole lot of differences in what you might want to carry.
How perfect or how beat to s*** is your rig?
What are your skill levels?
How is your rig setup, modified and tweaked?
All of this factors into any answer.
Mark...
So for now I won't be crawling way out into the hinterland away from roadside assistance.
Here's a similar thread from a couple of years ago
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What do you keep in your "get home kit"?
I'm big on having a tool kit with a little bit of everything I need to get home (I live in the middle of nowhere). I keep the basics like Starting Fluid, RTV, jumper wire, Leatherman multi-tool, WD-40, steel stick, small bottle of brake fluid, little piece of fuel line and some zip ties...
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