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re: Emergency Truck Kit
Posted on 6/6/13 at 5:03 am to CptRusty
Posted on 6/6/13 at 5:03 am to CptRusty
It'd take half a day to type everything I have in mine.
The key is lots of universal stuff like channel locks and crescent wrenches if space is an issue.
One of those 150 piece tool sets is nice to have but I would put emphasis on channel locks. One of the most useful tools there is if you have good ones and know how to use them.
Have the right size socket to take the front axle nut off.
Kroil.
Plenty screwdrivers
Tie wire
The key is lots of universal stuff like channel locks and crescent wrenches if space is an issue.
One of those 150 piece tool sets is nice to have but I would put emphasis on channel locks. One of the most useful tools there is if you have good ones and know how to use them.
Have the right size socket to take the front axle nut off.
Kroil.
Plenty screwdrivers
Tie wire
Posted on 6/6/13 at 7:14 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
The only things I can think of in addition to BPs list that i have in my tool box are a shovel and a bow saw.
Posted on 6/6/13 at 10:23 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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One of those 150 piece tool sets is nice to have but I would put emphasis on channel locks. One of the most useful tools there is if you have good ones and know how to use them.
Totally agree. condense to multi use tools. And channel locks and vise grips will save your arse more times than not. I have not bought one of these yet but they look interesting:
You will also not hear me say this often but, in this case buy cheap tools. You will not use them often and durability will not be a big deal. Harbor freight is your friend.
One other tool if this is an old Chevy make sure you have a socket that will fit the universal belt tensioning pulley and a short cheater bar to be able to slide over the wrench.
and make sure you still have the factory tool or a substitute to lower your spare if needed.
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Tie wire
cant believe I left this out. I once stopped after buying a Chevy 4x4 with a rebuilt engine when it lost acceleration despite the pedal being on the floor and discovered that the throttle cable was jumping off the throttle body. I repaired with a piece of wire from a retread I found on the road after walking nearly a half mile. That repair was still in place the day I sold the truck 4 years later
ETA: fix your damn title this has the potential to be a good thread but you earned an anchor.
This post was edited on 6/6/13 at 10:52 am
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