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Old 05-25-2012, 07:40 PM   #1
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Need suggestions on spare parts- HELP!

I hope this is the right forum for my question.

I'm in the process of shipping my Airstream to Australia. Thanks to one of the forum members, I discovered I can put some spare parts in the trailer for shipping. I never would have thought of that on my own.

So my question is: What would you all suggest? Handy to have, crucial to have, I want to hear it all. Keeping in mind that I can't just pop down to the nearest dealer and pick up some Airstream parts.

Thank you!
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A couple of windows, a water pump, dump valves, loaded brake backing plates, roof vent covers, light bulbs and lenses, auto changover regulator for the LP, coupler guts, shocks, nuts and bolts in inch sizes (not metric), rivets, Parrbond, Vulkem, Sikaflex.
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Old 05-25-2012, 08:08 PM   #3
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That's pretty tough to say without knowing the trailer, but if it's an average sort of trailer from those years, I'd be looking at Vintage Trailer Supply and going through the whole site to see what you might need, especially the hard to get stuff like window seals and gaskets.

Lots of big ticket items to consider too, like water heater, refrigerator, furnace, etc. I won't even mention axles, but I guess I just did.

We shipped a car to a Pacific island once and we absolutely filled it up with important stuff.

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Old 05-25-2012, 08:16 PM   #4
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A couple of windows, a water pump, dump valves, loaded brake backing plates, roof vent covers, light bulbs and lenses, auto changover regulator for the LP, coupler guts, shocks, nuts and bolts in inch sizes (not metric), rivets, Parrbond, Vulkem, Sikaflex.
Excellent! Thank you so much. I suppose I also need a riveting tool with the rivets. And I suppose there's no getting around the fact that I need spare panoramic windows - they'd be impossible to replace here.
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Old 05-25-2012, 08:21 PM   #5
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That's pretty tough to say without knowing the trailer, but if it's an average sort of trailer from those years, I'd be looking at Vintage Trailer Supply and going through the whole site to see what you might need, especially the hard to get stuff like window seals and gaskets.

Lots of big ticket items to consider too, like water heater, refrigerator, furnace, etc. I won't even mention axles, but I guess I just did.

We shipped a car to a Pacific island once and we absolutely filled it up with important stuff.

cheers,
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The big ticket items I can replace quite easily, it's the small stuff (like nuts and bolts in inch sizes) that I can't get here. Excellent suggestion about Vintage Trailer Supply, thanks!
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The big ticket items I can replace quite easily, it's the small stuff (like nuts and bolts in inch sizes) that I can't get here. Excellent suggestion about Vintage Trailer Supply, thanks!
And if you get Olympic rivets, you might as well get a shaver for them, too.
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Old 05-25-2012, 10:05 PM   #7
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How about a big piece of aluminum? All those rivets are no good unless you have a piece of aluminum to cover the hole or tear in the skin. Then you need tin snips to cut it.
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Old 05-25-2012, 10:25 PM   #8
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How about a big piece of aluminum? All those rivets are no good unless you have a piece of aluminum to cover the hole or tear in the skin. Then you need tin snips to cut it.
Interesting...so what grade of aluminum would I need for the Argosy? I may be able to source that here. We don't have much manufacturing, but mining and metals we definitely do have.
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Old 05-25-2012, 11:01 PM   #9
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Interesting...so what grade of aluminum would I need for the Argosy? I may be able to source that here. We don't have much manufacturing, but mining and metals we definitely do have.
Nevermind, I answered my own question here by searching the forums. As I suspected, Alclad is definitely available here.
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I hope this is the right forum for my question.

I'm in the process of shipping my Airstream to Australia. Thanks to one of the forum members, I discovered I can put some spare parts in the trailer for shipping. I never would have thought of that on my own.

So my question is: What would you all suggest? Handy to have, crucial to have, I want to hear it all. Keeping in mind that I can't just pop down to the nearest dealer and pick up some Airstream parts.

Thank you!
Gaskets for the windows and door.

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Old 05-26-2012, 07:46 AM   #11
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Axles are very airstream-specific. They are not interchangeable with other kinds. I would definitely include those, as they do need to be replaced periodically! Axles and panoramic windows would be at the top of my list!
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Old 05-26-2012, 08:20 AM   #12
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Gaskets for the windows and door, that's good,thanks! I'm having new axles fitted before it ships, and down the road new Duratorques are available here.
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