Overland Spares

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Chris
you quoted "You don't have to be in Africa to get a broken wheel stud. I
was
running around on 5 studs a while back because one broke under the
correct torque when being re-tightened. I presume it had been
over-tightened before by an idiot with an air wrench, which makes it a
very unpredictable failure. How did you know that yours had been
stretched - was it obvious just from looking t them?
Having said that I had no problems on 5 out of 6 studs on one wheel"
I've nearly lost a wheel on one occasion - lost two wheel studs (well, one
broke clean off) and the other was just loose and popped out one night - as
they do - my fault entirely - didn't tighten them up enough.
Prior to this, had the same problem with brake caliper bolts - lost one of
them too...as yer do!
Renate

 

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Hi John
The easiest way to get an idea is ask the main companies for quotes
(just send and e-mail):
TBR, Footloose and Frogs Island...
You wont get one back for less than ?10K plus VAT... and that is only
doing the absolute necessary to the suspension and body to make the trip
comfortable and safer.
All the add-ons such as GPS, Wolf boxes, Cameras, etc are extra!!!
Now you can just jump into your cruiser and go and drive around the
world ( they are made to do it, unlike a LR), but if you have problems
you would spend a lot of time soul searching as to why you never spent
more time preparing the vehicle... especially as someone on this list
mentioned, their Bull-bar has saved their vehicle and life twice!!!
Cheap at the price I say...
My advice which I have followed, is do as much as you can reasonably
afford. Repairing a really bad situation, where your insurance is pretty
much null-and-void anyway, might just cost a whole lot more.
All the best
Graham.
John Byrne wrote:

 

[Guest]

Hi Guys
Thanks for the info. So do most of you who travel to far off places usually
go with a tour company or a group organised by yourselves.
What are the pros and cons of going in an organised tour or on your own in a
group.
Has anyone gone just with their own vehicle and if so what are the pros and
cons. I think Jeff did did he not.
cheers
john 92HDJ 80 1HDT
.

 

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I had a puncture not long after having a new set of tyres fitted, in trying
to change the wheel I broke two studs (overzealous tyre mechanic with an air
gun) so I called the nice man from the RAC who proceeded to break another
two before the wheel came off, but I did make it home OK on the two that
were left, albeit very slowly!
TTFN
Chas
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Hi Guys,
I don't post regularly, but do find this treat very interesting and useful.
Back in 2000 whilst still in South Africa we did a few weeks tour in Namibia
and only once needed the toolkit to make a repair. Had a Nissan double cab
3L V6 with IFS. This cured me from IFS and never again.
What I did find extremely useful was a decent tyre repair kit, electric pump
and my trusty high-lift jack. My second biggest mistake was to buy a set of
Bridgestone Dueller AT's. The tyres were fairly worn down when we did this
trip but not near replacement yet. In total we had 6 punctures, all on the
running surface. A few of the gravel roads was made up with stone chippings
and some of them had very sharp edges. With the first flat I changed the
wheel with the spare to repair when we got to the camp site. This was too
painful.
The next 5 flats I repaired with the tyre still on the car. As soon as I
noticed a flat I stopped, immediately connected the pump to try and maintain
pressure, jacked the car up using my high-lift and within a few minutes had
the hole plugged. I then waited for 20 minutes as per the instructions for
the glue to settle before cutting the leathery bit sticking out. In the mean
time the tyre was inflated to the correct pressure and within a couple of
minutes we were off again. I was quickly becomming an expert.
Since then I have used mainly BFG's, both AT and MT, without any issues.
Cheers
Dirk
KZJ71 with 2" OME and 32" BFG MT's (Gearbox now fixed)
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Dirk,
Your puncture repair sounds like the plug type, inserted with a "gun" from
the outside. I have seen the kits sold in the US but never seen them for
sale in UK shops but have of course seen them on ebay, item no 300046011525
for example.
Anyone know if they are sold here "officially" and is the repair recognised
or approved in the UK?
Malcolm Bagley
Stafford, UK
1975 FJ45 Pickup (In Work)
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The next 5 flats I repaired with the tyre still on the car. As soon as I
noticed a flat I stopped, immediately connected the pump to try and maintain
pressure, jacked the car up using my high-lift and within a few minutes had
the hole plugged. I then waited for 20 minutes as per the instructions for
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