Pocket Field Repair Kit

[markbt73]

This is something I've been doing for a while now, and I thought somebody might benefit from the idea.

When I take a car someplace to run, I hate to lug along my whole big toolbox. I'm not going to need a soldering iron or an airbrush or five different screwdrivers just to keep the car up and running, so why carry them?

Instead, I made up a little repair kit that fits inside a tiny Tupperware container, about 2x2x1 inches. Inside the container are a Tamiya box wrench, an L-wrench for pinion gears, some zip ties, a couple squares of double-stick tape, a small roll of electrical tape, a spare rod end and ball joint, a couple body clips, and a couple wheel nuts. Basically anything that's likely to break/loosen/get lost on a day at the park.

This plus a Leatherman for screwdrivers and pliers is enough to do minor repairs and keep the day from getting ruined. And since it's in my pocket, I can do repairs on the spot instead of having to carry the car back to the toolbox.

[Gruntfuggly]

I take almost exactly the same stuff in a tin. I also include a small knife, a small brush and some spare crystals...

[Tamiya1/10]

I think, the repair kit will be subject to if you have your own car to go to the track or take public transit;

How long you will be there and what facilities is offered at the track.

If one has the means, bring everything encluding the kitchen sink , else you'll be kicking yourself for not bring the one tool you need because you left it at home, so do you call it a day, go home, buy or borrow if you are lucky?

I also think bring the right spare parts are important. Now the $64K questions, whick spare parts and is always the spare part you need but don't have

[ryanbored]

I have to admit I'm a sucker for lugging the contents of my model room to meets, and then leaving the Tamiya wrench on my work bench...

[Wrc action]

This is something I've been doing for a while now, and I thought somebody might benefit from the idea.

When I take a car someplace to run, I hate to lug along my whole big toolbox. I'm not going to need a soldering iron or an airbrush or five different screwdrivers just to keep the car up and running, so why carry them?

Instead, I made up a little repair kit that fits inside a tiny Tupperware container, about 2x2x1 inches. Inside the container are a Tamiya box wrench, an L-wrench for pinion gears, some zip ties, a couple squares of double-stick tape, a small roll of electrical tape, a spare rod end and ball joint, a couple body clips, and a couple wheel nuts. Basically anything that's likely to break/loosen/get lost on a day at the park.

This plus a Leatherman for screwdrivers and pliers is enough to do minor repairs and keep the day from getting ruined. And since it's in my pocket, I can do repairs on the spot instead of having to carry the car back to the toolbox.

exactly the same here for simple running its enough to strap together most things that go loose. I also carry some grease and also some cross nose pliers in order to twist and bodge stuff back into shape.

For longer runs or racing at college I prefer to take a simple box of suspension spares all preassembled into units with all the links correct so the change is off a whole unit not just the lower arm which would take much longer to replace and then reset.

same with shocks and alternative spring rates to have whole new shock sets where I can again saving time,

best wishes Ryck

[taliesin]

yup, i do the same thing with a small travel kit. i also seem to lose the drive axle pins and/or crack the wheel hexes, so they come with me as spares. also canned air and a plastic dental pick. comes in real handy for prying/blasting small stones and such from under the servo saver when the car stops turning properly.

[TA-Mark]

I've been know to do this. Although I use a backpack and put all the starting gear and fuel and skeleton tool kit in there. Take the Savage and go walk-about in the bush for a few hours. Only come back when the 2Ltr fuel bottle is empty or there's a major breakage (which has never happened).

If I'm going to a meet, I have the Falcon wagon packed. Take everything I could possibly think I could need from the R/C workshop. Lift the back door and work on them in the back as it's right beside the track.

[markbt73]

I have to admit I'm a sucker for lugging the contents of my model room to meets, and then leaving the Tamiya wrench on my work bench...

"The" wrench? You don't have scores of them, hiding in kitchen drawers and backpacks and car glove boxes? Meeting at night in secret, and plotting to stage a coup on the socket set for toolbox dominance?

[WillyChang]

tamiya tool belongs on your keychain... if you're a wrench-carrying member

i only ever carry a small tacklebox with tools & hardware anyways, its got everything i'd need

to rebuild a car and more importantly - its bits i can afford to lose (um "borrowed out").

All my good tools stay safe on the workbench.

And always have 8 fresh AAs in tacklebox.

Spares particular to any car are carried separately on raceday.

[TA-Mark]

The full set of transmitter "AA's" is a must if you're too far away from home or out of town playing in the bush.

I also take the AC peak "AA" charger with me, it's secured to the inside lid of my alloy charger/tool box. I use a 300W invertor plugged to the car (2 batteries fitted to the car) to power my 240V appliances when away from an outlet. Nothing worse than a working model with flat transmitter.

I wouldn't recommend this if you own an automatic transmission, many times I've needed to roll start the car to get home.

The invertor also comes in handy to power the laptop with the castlelink software installed (and some tunes at the venue. LOL).

[HereBeMonsters]

I always take my Leatherman, two screws and two cable ties...never failed to fix a problem with that lot.

[grizy]

Swiss Army Knife is a must.

Bottle opener, corkscrew, some even have a knife and screwdriver.

[markbt73]

Swiss Army Knife is a must.

Bottle opener, corkscrew, some even have a knife and screwdriver.

A Leatherman is basically a Swiss army knife that folds open into a pair of needle-nose pliers. Has a knife, screwdrivers, wire cutters, etc. (No corkscrew though; I enjoy a good pinot noir, but you really shouldn't drink and drive. )

[HereBeMonsters]

Most decent wines have cap closures these days anyway, only poncey ones seem to be sticking with real cork.

Although I wouldn't know, as I only drink Champagne anyway, dahling...

[acorn]

When I raced, as well as the other bits an bobs mentioned here, I always took Super Glue and fast epoxy resin.

Before anyone says anything, I was a fantastic driver, it was the others what hit me......

[taliesin]

Before anyone says anything, I was a fantastic driver, it was the others what hit me......

that's my story too, and i'm sticking with it.

just like TA-Mark says, its a drag to have a working car and flat tx batteries. when i read that post, i emitted an audible homer style "DOH" 'cause it just happened to me. two models, one radio, away from home, flat batteries. everything to fix a car, bits & bobs, tools, whatever. NO stinking batteries.