Wreck repair kit?

blaster11 · 12-02-2012, 11:14 AM

So last year when I was doing the Trans Lab I ran into a guy who had helped a fellow ADV'r out after a crash. This gentleman had assembled a kit which enabled him using small blocks of wood and wire to reattach the crashed riders broken clutch perch so he could continue on his trip....a very well done field expedient repair! So my question is how many of you have a kit like this and what do you have in it, pictures appreciated. I am not talking about a general tool kit. I was thinking that safety wire pliers might be part of that kit but they are pretty bulky. I also found this tool on the Aerostitch site which would seem to have promise. http://www.aerostich.com/clamptite-tool.html

I have thought about this for over a year now and figured it was time to act.

Wreckluse · 12-02-2012, 11:21 AM

I've got the same tool.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...52&cat=1,43456

Works great and way cheaper than Aerostich. (less than 1/2 price!!)

This and hose clamps, duct tape, small vice grips and zip ties would get you out of most problems.

miguelitro · 12-02-2012, 11:43 AM

one advantage to safety wire pliers is that you can use them as a roach clip in the middle of baja DAMHIK

Mike

MitchG · 12-02-2012, 12:22 PM

One of the best field tools out there. Once you have tried it you will not leave it behind.

blaster11 · 12-02-2012, 03:15 PM

Here is the official website for the tool. http://www.clamptitetools.com/shop.html I will probably buy the stainless version which is $10.00 more expensive but I don't have to worry about it rusting. Keep the ideas coming...

New stuff to add to my kit
Hose clamps
Clamptite tool and stainless wire

BobbySands · 12-02-2012, 04:35 PM

I carry zip ties and duct tape and stainless tie wire in my kit along with needle nose pliers.

Beezer · 12-02-2012, 06:19 PM

hose clamps, safety wire, vicegrips, and....

a stick of the 2 part epoxy that comes in a small log. cures in 5 minutes to rock hard. I have cured broken side covers with that stuff... one made 4 years & was still working when I sold it. BTW, they also make some that sets under water too

blaster11 · 12-04-2012, 11:09 AM

Nobody else has a wreck repair kit with something other than the few things listed?

Tim McKittrick · 12-04-2012, 12:07 PM

In addition to the above things listed (wire/epoxy putty/etc) I include a few small pieces of annealed to dead soft aluminum, about 1"X2" and roughly 18G with the edges rounded and smoothed. These can be easily bent by hand and formed to cover a hole- and held in place with the epoxy putty and/or wire.

uraberg · 12-04-2012, 12:18 PM

QuickSteel

Re clamptite tool; I thought the point was that it replaces hoseclamps?

12-02-2012, 11:14 AM	#1
blaster11 ^OP Are you a Sheeple? Joined: May 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Oddometer: 4,677	Wreck repair kit? So last year when I was doing the Trans Lab I ran into a guy who had helped a fellow ADV'r out after a crash. This gentleman had assembled a kit which enabled him using small blocks of wood and wire to reattach the crashed riders broken clutch perch so he could continue on his trip....a very well done field expedient repair! So my question is how many of you have a kit like this and what do you have in it, pictures appreciated. I am not talking about a general tool kit. I was thinking that safety wire pliers might be part of that kit but they are pretty bulky. I also found this tool on the Aerostitch site which would seem to have promise. http://www.aerostich.com/clamptite-tool.html I have thought about this for over a year now and figured it was time to act. __________________ Bruce IBA # 46755 Adventures of Blaster and Dorito

12-02-2012, 11:21 AM	#2
Wreckluse Will work for beer Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Calgary Oddometer: 425	I've got the same tool. http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...52&cat=1,43456 Works great and way cheaper than Aerostich. (less than 1/2 price!!) This and hose clamps, duct tape, small vice grips and zip ties would get you out of most problems. __________________ Indecision is the key to flexibility. 07 950 SM R 09 450 EXC dual sport 08 DRZ 400 SM 12 GasGas 250 Pro

12-02-2012, 12:22 PM	#4
MitchG Iron Collector Joined: Apr 2012 Location: Fort Simpson, NT Oddometer: 225	One of the best field tools out there. Once you have tried it you will not leave it behind. __________________ Life is short, don't waste it....now get out there!

12-02-2012, 03:15 PM	#5
blaster11 ^OP Are you a Sheeple? Joined: May 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Oddometer: 4,677	Here is the official website for the tool. http://www.clamptitetools.com/shop.html I will probably buy the stainless version which is $10.00 more expensive but I don't have to worry about it rusting. Keep the ideas coming... New stuff to add to my kit Hose clamps Clamptite tool and stainless wire __________________ Bruce IBA # 46755 Adventures of Blaster and Dorito

12-02-2012, 04:35 PM	#6
BobbySands JockeyfullofBourbon Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Your man of The Da Vinci Code. Oddometer: 5,636	I carry zip ties and duct tape and stainless tie wire in my kit along with needle nose pliers. __________________ "So what makes this protest different is that you're set to die, Bobby?" --May well come to that. "You start a hunger strike to protest for what you believe in. You don't start already determined to die or am I missing somethin' here?" -- It's in their hands. Our message is clear. They're seeing our determination.

12-02-2012, 06:19 PM	#7
Beezer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Anchorage, formerly Spenard (hub of the universe) Oddometer: 4,419	hose clamps, safety wire, vicegrips, and.... a stick of the 2 part epoxy that comes in a small log. cures in 5 minutes to rock hard. I have cured broken side covers with that stuff... one made 4 years & was still working when I sold it. BTW, they also make some that sets under water too

12-04-2012, 11:09 AM	#8
blaster11 ^OP Are you a Sheeple? Joined: May 2008 Location: Southern Maryland Oddometer: 4,677	Nobody else has a wreck repair kit with something other than the few things listed? __________________ Bruce IBA # 46755 Adventures of Blaster and Dorito

12-04-2012, 12:07 PM	#9
Tim McKittrick Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Wasilla Alaska Oddometer: 1,446	In addition to the above things listed (wire/epoxy putty/etc) I include a few small pieces of annealed to dead soft aluminum, about 1"X2" and roughly 18G with the edges rounded and smoothed. These can be easily bent by hand and formed to cover a hole- and held in place with the epoxy putty and/or wire.

12-04-2012, 12:18 PM	#10
uraberg whosaberg? Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Durham, NC Oddometer: 566	QuickSteel Re clamptite tool; I thought the point was that it replaces hoseclamps?

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