What have you broken on the trail?

[Schepp]

As the title says.
What parts you've broken out on the trail?

CV Joints?
Axles?
Spindles?
Spring plates?
Shock mounts?
Trailing arms?
Tie rods?
Etc.

Lets hear it!

This'll give a sense to those like me on what one could break on a weekend of spirited driving.

At minimum I carry a spare CV Joint.

What non-engine parts do you carry with you?

[QRP]

Spring plate
Spindle
Alternator pulley

[ORANGECRUSHer]

knock on wood I haven't technically broke anything but I have overheated my watercooled buggy and blown the engine. Now I carry hoses and clamps. Bur that's probably not relevant.

With my baja I like to keep a throttle cable and a clutch cable and distributor cap and rotor. A small air compressor. A box full of tools. I should probably have an extra axle too but I don't. I've always been carefull in the baja and mostly suffered electrical problems. So yeah lots of fuses are a must. Maybe a meter. A coil of wire and crimp connectors. Zipstrips and tape. Loose assortment of bolts including CV bolts. Spark plugs. Maybe some brake clean to clean carb jets.

And don't forget snacks and water for yourself so you don't breakdown. Maybe a moving blanket in case you need to sleep somewhere for the night. Moving blackets are handy for working on the ground as well. They're mosty synthetic so they don't get waterlogged.
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Brian H.

OrangeCrushERBerrien Warrior-2.4L Quad4-2x3 arms-1.5Fox coilovers-094-930CVs
LAZY MARY1970 Baja 2110cc-82mm CB forged crank-AA pistons/cylinders-Grant rings-1.1 vw rockers-CB serpkit-CB chromoly PRs-CB maxiflow filter pump-wix51515 filter-Dual 44IDF-cut/turned front beam-AEM wideband-Auber CHT-Donaldson Dual PowerCore filters-custom AL air boxes

[ORANGECRUSHer]

A little fold-up shovel can be handy.

I hate thinking about this because by the time you pack everything the rig is full of crap.
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Brian H.

OrangeCrushERBerrien Warrior-2.4L Quad4-2x3 arms-1.5Fox coilovers-094-930CVs
LAZY MARY1970 Baja 2110cc-82mm CB forged crank-AA pistons/cylinders-Grant rings-1.1 vw rockers-CB serpkit-CB chromoly PRs-CB maxiflow filter pump-wix51515 filter-Dual 44IDF-cut/turned front beam-AEM wideband-Auber CHT-Donaldson Dual PowerCore filters-custom AL air boxes

[Wulfthang]

I burned out most of a custom ignition system, spun the splines inside a rear hub and bent a front wheel. In the first two cases, I had just turned onto a main feeder dirt road so i was able to rescue myself with my little truck. In the last case, I limped home about ten miles with a bent front wheel. It took three days for my eyeballs to quit rolling around in my head.

[oprn]

I cracked a vertebrae in my back about 1/2 way down where the ribs end.
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Our cars get old, we get old but driving an old VW never gets old!

[BFB]

[indianpeaksjoe]

I broke people's bad mood driving around with Lou.
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Adventures in owning a 66 beetle

[Mal evolent]

the ever popular bottom ball joint
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73 Beetle Baja, Ghia front brakes, Type 3 rear brakes, 2220 ( 94 X 80 ), Weber Progressive, Bosch SVDA, '97 Mustang seats

Baja Bugs for Volkswagen Virgins: Index

[Wulfthang]

[Schepp]

Love all your guys stories. I can’t help but smile when I see your pup pics Joe.
I miss having a furry friend.
I’ve got a hobo freight case bolted to the package shelf for my tools and parts. Safe and secure.

While I do like the pertronix 3. I’m always afraid of those who’ve had theirs fail at the worst possible time. Wondering if I should just go back to points?

While I’ve not been left stranded yet. My stock transaxle is now toast. The rally race killed it. It was still drivable but it was not happy at all. Down shifts were nearly impossible even with rev match and double clutches.

Benco is currently building me a Pro Street with all the goodies inside.

Oprn, ouchies. Was that an immediate I’m fucked or did you wait for a while before getting checked out?

Twisted stub axle?! How did the cv joint not explode first?!

BFB, any pics?

[oprn]

[DesertSasquatchXploration]

[Wulfthang]

I run a Mallory Dual point distributor on my Rat Road Trail Rail engine, a Ford V6 2.8. The second set of points is mounted but blocked open so there's no wear. That's my spare points.

The points no longer carry a heavy load. All they do is tell the Crane Cams ignition system when to turn on and off. The CDI booster of that system fires a massive spark out of the Mallory Super Coil. It handles all of the load but I wired it with a switch so that if the electronics fail, I can switch it over to standard points condenser ignition.

[Schepp]

DesertSasquatchXploration,

Thanks fort the great tips and ideas. I've looked at your pics closely of your tool kit setup. Its quite impressive. In fact I've browsed nearly all of your pics to gather ideas. You're quite clever.

I actually have an old 009 that was on it when I bought the car along with the old coil. Just need another bracket and some free-time to time it as a backup.

I would like to make an oil caddy at some point along with a mount for a spare axle.

I've learned over the years that a lot of breakdowns are prevented with routine maintenance of the vehicle in use.
While working on of our family's cars its easy to scan the underside and beyond of potential problems. Also to monitor conditions of all the components.
As I work through the break-in period of this new build I'm constantly double checking and changing things around.

While I do like the center mount intake that CB sells. Its flawed in the fact it has no provisions for factory throttle cable routing. Having been using their heavy duty universal throttle cable system. I'm not a fan of how its attached to the carb linkage. Its an inevitable failure point. I need to figure out another solution.

[petrol punk]

Cracked a CB thin line oil sump and popped a tire running a trail with stock suspension and 165's.
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36hp '56 European DeLuxe oval
'70 bug 1835cc

[ORANGECRUSHer]

I would bet a lot of the things people happen to bring with them are just the random spares they've aquired that might help in certain situations. Not neccessary to have exact replacements when you've got something perfectly good enough to get you out of the woods. Especially when you consider it may spend most of it's life getting beat to death in a tool box before you find a use for it.

Squatch when you were referring to a 3/4-16 are you implying that you have a place to screw an oil filter down in your box or whatever to keep the inside clean until you need it?? That's a good idea. Did you see that somewhere or just think of it yourself?
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Brian H.

OrangeCrushERBerrien Warrior-2.4L Quad4-2x3 arms-1.5Fox coilovers-094-930CVs
LAZY MARY1970 Baja 2110cc-82mm CB forged crank-AA pistons/cylinders-Grant rings-1.1 vw rockers-CB serpkit-CB chromoly PRs-CB maxiflow filter pump-wix51515 filter-Dual 44IDF-cut/turned front beam-AEM wideband-Auber CHT-Donaldson Dual PowerCore filters-custom AL air boxes

[PhillipM]

Everything

[DesertSasquatchXploration]

The oil filter idea came to me on the sh!ter. For the distributor just buy an extra clamp and weld it to something the cage I guess now it wont get smashed in a box. The fuel pump is just a section of steel strap with two holes I drilled thru holes bad move I would tap it and use studs. I only carry two extra quarts it would be smart to have three. I keep a jacket to throw over everything when in town. I keep a three digit cheap lock on the tool box it can be defeated easily but keeps honest people honest at car shows and tools from flying all over if I crash.

You have to keep an eye on the oil they will rub a hole in the bottom in just one season happened twice i put on a couple layers of duct tape. Buys you more time

[Schepp]

Thanks for the pics!
With my aluminum side hatches and a heavy rear tint its hard to tell what is in the back. I'm always worried about leaving anything visible inside. Even though 95% of the general public has no use for our spare parts. Thieves see parts and think $.
Out of sight out of mind.
I'd like to think I live in a safe area, but I had my converter stolen 2yrs ago out in front of my house.