Hello,
Was just curious what spare parts you carry with you in your Beetle for the event of a break down. I am currently making up a spares box and am currently throwing in the following items:
- fan belt.
- fuel hose and hose clamps.
- fuel filter.
- 2 x spark plugs
- light bulbs.
What other items should be included, ie clutch cables etc
Cheers
1965 VW Beetle
set of points.
"Obey your Dreams"!
62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!
None, I'm an optomist (sounds like I check eyes!)😎
Spark plug, test light and a stocking + globes
1969 1500
What I carry in my bug:
Fan belt
Spare tyre
Spare fuses - I bought a couple of packets and put them in the ashtray. I've helped other VW drivers in the past by giving them ceramic fuses.
Wheel bolts x4 - I have had wheel bolts back out before and they were caught in the hubcap. The threads were mangled but purely by chance I happened to have four extra wheel bolts in the car to swap them with. I make sure to do them up tight now!
Bottle of oil - just in case. I keep a 5 litre bottle in there, often whatever is left over after an oil change.
Cable ties, electrical tape and duct tape - handy for fixing your car and a thousand other uses. For example, in the past I have had a fan belt snap whilst driving. As it went, the fan belt ripped big holes in the heater tubes from the fan housing to the heat exchangers. I taped these up with duct tape, replaced the fan belt and was on my way again in about five minutes.
Tools I carry:
600mm breaker bar with socket for wheel bolts, it lies flat across the fuel tank and takes up almost no space. Much better than a little wheel brace.
Set of combination spanners and usually a 3/8" drive socket set.
A #2 philips head screwdriver and a medium sized flathead.
Side cutters and needle-nose pliers.
Factory jack, although when I'm going to motorsport events and intending to change tyres, I bring a hydraulic trolley jack.
Thanks guys
1965 VW Beetle
John Muir's idiot book has a good section on tools.
Worth a read.
RACQ Card plus spare, tire lever and jack for general driving (very little)
at the track is a different matter.....
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
