It's so easy to think of all the things going wrong. Good on you two for focusing on how lucky you were. Machines (even the LR's we treat like our children) can always be fixed. You were unhurt, had shelter, cell reception, and wine. Thankfully now it can be a great story. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to pop over to Patreon and send some love.
We gotta get you guys a thermal pack for that camper! I full time in my FWC as well and it makes a huge difference to keep it cool when hot, warm when cold, and dark/quiet for sleeping. Cheers guys! Happy adventuring!
Hey We did have the standard Arctic pack that comes with the FWC. We actually didn't rate it though... Recently we were offered a new custom insulation pack from a German company that specialises in pop top campers. This stuff is the real deal and is waiting for us to collect in couple weeks. We will then put it to the test in Mongolia 😊 Check out their Website, blidimax.de/
Here's a link to their Instagram they have a few videos and pictures of FWCs decked out with the Blidimax insulation. instagram.com/blidimax?igshid=qgnyalkjis6w
Its a land rover which makes adventures more adventurous, legendary unreliability. Its really courageous n commendable that guys took such a humongous journey on land rover.
Bravo pour l’esprit positif dont vous faites preuve vidéo après vidéo. Au-delà de nous régaler avec vos belles images, c’est une belle leçon de « savoir être » que vous transmettez. Vous êtes une bonne source d’inspiration. Merci et bonne continuation.
I finally watched the whole thing.............. arghhhhhh !!! But I have to say, what I prefer in this video is how positive and amazing you are and keep being through struggles like this... + WINE lol
I love this story. I had a little tow truck like that pick up my Series 109 from Santa Marta to Bogota Colombia. The wheels were off the ground when he loaded it, lol. Great story, thank you.
A positive attitude will get you through any disaster. I've been stranded on the roadside too, Christmas Eve 2015. Friends from 100 miles away rescued me so I could finish the road trip to see my dad for Christmas.
When mishaps happens (they just happen to everyone) you get a little stunned first. Then you get going with all the small steps to turn the situation around. As long as there is nobody injured - it is just a unexpected detour of your adventure. Great work keeping the positive attitude and getting going on solving the challenges.
Yes, anything with an offset from standard = high stress loads. Even wheel bearings need replacing every 15,000 - 20,000km due to excessive wear from that.
Indeed, a lot of poeple thing big is better till stuff getting broken. Only than they realize that the original is more reliable and especially if you do long trips.
I am from Afghanistan from the specific place that you both have visited. I am enjoying watching your videos from USA. I Felt so much bad about that unexpected happened occurred to your car I wish if I was there I would helped you guys with fixing your car. Keep it up god bless you guys.
Good luck with the repairs! It was just bad luck and as you say your new 130 had a dubious past plus extra stress of oversize tyres. I look forward to watching the repairs!! You will be back on the road soon - could have been worse and you are both safe!!
Glad you guys are well and kept it together through the whole ordeal.... Looking forward to see you back on the road !! As always ! Safe travels and thank you for sharing !
I had a similar thing happen to my Honda CR-V a few months back which led to the scrapping of the vehicle - I wasn't at all angry or upset though, just REALLY glad it happened at parking speeds and not at 110Km per hour on the motorway. All the best.
Land rover Is one of best off road car fantastic but you need skill aswell when you drive it off road and way you guys driving it its fabulous you are really doing hard work to explore different places 👍👍👍👍👍👍❤
Well you are in a better place than you were previously. I’m betting that the old mechanic will take care of you and your vehicle. Never underestimate an experienced old time mechanic. Best wishes.👍
Listen owning a Land Rover is having an passion for them. Most people will not understand it. It’s like a relationship ship and when you become close with a Rover it’s hard to let them go, I’ve Grown up with them and seen all of the problems with owning them. It is what gives them character, land cruisers are just like the one next to them. Land Rovers have character, also way more better looking ;)
You should check out Ronny Dahl. His 79 Series Land Cruiser has destroyed many parts on the trail, and that is a vehicle with at least $50K in aftermarket parts. All mechanical parts fail.
I was wincing watching it being dragged on and off the tow trucks - so painful. Great to see that as usual you're looking out for each other, everyone is helping look out for both of you, and you're staying focused and positive. Wine and a good book in that situation, what could be better. 'Big tyres aren't everything.' Wow, look out - the typical Aussie suburban 4WD owner might disown you ;-)
What a fantastic adventure! To be honest , it's the stuff that goes wrong that makes the adventure so right, well that's what I've found. After reading the comments I've realised two things 1-Land Rovers are used by adventurers, on actual adventures and have been since 1948 2- Toyota's are driven around the city , between accessory shops by w....kers
Wow. What a lovely thing to see so mant nice people trying to hekp you guys. I know what it feels like to have a catastrophic failure on a trip and be properly stranded. But by staying positive and not panicking things will come around. This happened for a reason like you said. I'm sure something good will come of this. Love you guys. Hanf in there...
@@pablomax3045 that comment could be construed as funny? But for the fact i have owned a defender for many years which has caused many sleepless nights 😪
@@soylentgreen224 hmm a bit tongue and cheek I guess. I have owned 3 110's over the years. While I have loved them all, I would never delude myself into thinking they were well built or reliable. I am not sure I have ever taken a Defender overland where something didn't break. The amount of spare parts I would tote around with me finally convinced me to try something else. The Defender is a fantastically designed truck. It's just put together with crap parts and with almost no attention to detail. Well.... it was built in the midlands after all ;)
@@pablomax3045 ....what is well built these days? I use a defender for my work/business, I agree on your points, I am on my third defender in 11 years, thankfully my present 61 plate has been kind to my pocket over the last two years, I do have a soft spot for them I guess...but you either love them or hate them?
Sorry to see the damage guys, terrible stuff. But thankfully there’s always someone with a Toyota to help out (sorry couldn’t resist). Bad stuff happens, none of us can avoid it, but you are both so lucky really, for all the reasons you mentioned.
Going out into the shit, lesson learned...bring a floor jack with wheels, and one with a skid plate for off road. Jack that thing up, use the handle to steer, ratchet strap it to the car. I've driven good distance on the wheels of a floor jack, baja racing will teach lots of lessons. Like bringing spare parts and knowing how to replace
Wow guys we got so stressed out watching this video ! You had such crazy adventures ! Bravo de toujours rester positifs !! On se fait un petit marathon de vos vidéos en pensant à vous ! Mel & Léa
Amazing fortitude, you’ll both look back on this with a beer and smile. Been through similar situation and always pleasantly surprised how many people come out of the woodwork to help people in need.
Material breaks can be repaired....Best thing is, in all this misery is that you guys are still in one piece !. Hope you are back on the road soon....Waiting for the next video, cheers...
I appreciate that. But, a 30 year old Cruiser? They almost always have burfield leaks and seal problems but complete failure that’s tough! There’s a reason why they are so ubiquitous. The Rover is awesome, I just wouldn’t want to trust it too far from home.
Bloody Land Rovers. Great while they are going, the hard part is keeping them going. Some RUclips people create situations to keep their channels interesting. Your channel is real and you'll never have to create situations while you drive a Landy Lol. You're safe and well and that's the main thing. Keep your chins up, it's all an adventure...
"... The hard part is keeping they going..." lol... And the other "...you'll never have to create blablablah...". It seems Landies are the only car than can break, right?
So I don't know if you've come across this in your travels, since it only really came to light for us (British Army) a few months back, but there has been a lot of Swivel Housings introduced into the parts supply chain that have failed like this, our entire fleet of Defenders were taken off of the road and every one checked to see if they had the bad parts installed. If you have a good Swivel Housing, you should see a dark line going around near to wear yours failed. If there is no signs of a line, you've got the bad part. Be worth checking the other side, just in case.
Thank you so much for that info. We did actually find out about a batch of defective swivel ball housings that was around the time of our model. I have inspected the other side and will check again with the advice you have given. Thank you very much 😊
We had exceptional experience in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan from the locals fixing things after spending most of the year traveling around the mountains and desert. Such amazing people
Maybe this is failed because of the accident damage? I know the impact was on the other side but looking at the video the Land Rover was pushed sideways, that will put a lot of force on the swivel... I’ve had my own defender for 18 years with oversize tyres and a bloody great big heavy duty PTO driven winch and all is still fine...swivels housing don’t just fail unless they’ve received a serious impact! I’ll have a bet that after it’s repaired you’ll never have that problem again!
I have been using Land rovers whole my life ..honestly, I have never heard of the accident like that one nor experienced anything similar. How did it happen ?
@@henryrollins9177 Yes I can imagine that but there is likely to be some error in the quality of the material during production or especially if the equipment is upgraded with something optional.
Material and componenents are not as they used be like before. I had two Land Rovers when i was living in Tanzania. One pickup & a station wagon serie IIA. A diesel & a petrol. Never had problems, just imagine how the locals treated them. It was nice to see your avventure.
Glad you guys are okay..but you know this problem is common on Defenders,that's why in my country "Yemen" we stopped using them..we mostly use Toyota LC's or Nissan Patrol's..don't get me wrong,i still Love Defenders.. Great video.. Cheers from Yemen
There is a recall on the 2.2 l Pumas for this problem, the recall does not fix the fault it just adds a bracket to stop the front axle from dropping to the ground. Illegal to run spacers on your rims here in oz just run bigger rims with the correct offset and suspension lift. I have a 2013 HCPU 130.
Big tyres and rim spacers might speed the failure up but there is a factory recall on this issue. Trouble is the recall does not fix the problem it just adds a bracket to stop the front axle from hitting the ground after it breaks.
I haven't seen the video fully but this can be common on older live axle vehicles. Toyota's do it, the 4 bolts at the bottom of the front hub birfield joint loosen from leaking grease seals in the hub and will give out. Check them, clean them spotless dry with brake cleaner and oven cleaner and locktite them back in. Don't trust mechanics to spot it, 4wds need much more closer attention than most people in garages even know to look for. This coming from experience and numerous Lamdcruisers that each did over 500,000ks
Wow! Just stumbled across y’alls channel. So sorry to see the damage! We are huge believers that everything happens for a reason (and we only say it when something bad happens 😄) it could always have been worse. You guys have a great attitude! Can’t wait to catch up with your videos.
We drove 4,500 miles from north California with 82 long bed 4x4 toyota hilux and no problems , by the way when i got in mexico the road was full of road holes. Straight axles are #1 . It never left me on side road.
I've seen guys offroading with Defenders on 35" tires doing all sorts of crazy stuff, never seen a swivel break like that! What make was it? please don't say Britpart :-D Is there a part II? Good luck on your amazing adventures :-)
My father was a track driver in Siberia 30 years ago and he told me once if you breakdown in the winter on the way you will freeze to death because there way no traffic for weeks on the road. Temperature dropped below -50 during the night so I believe that this was extem overland in the past, nowadays it's all fun trips with a bit excitement when you breakdown on the way.
lucky???? you could have nothing ,just getting by day to day pay check to pay check. you both are right ,you need to toughen up and laugh at such a simple little problem. fix it get back on the road be extremely grateful to do what others only dream of doing and be happy.
@Jay & Alfie Indeed...! Trusting a Land Rover is insane to start with... So you might be right, they will face many more mechanical problems before that weld gives up...
I guess, there is no way to get the right part in that place of the globe. The closest site where you at least can try to search for some is capital of that country, and even then with no guaranteed results at all. Thus the welded part is going in to serve well for few mighty thousands of kilometers...
I think they should have but then they can not enjoy that 2.5 tons of sleeper (which tells clearly that they are not pro campers or expert off roaders but again can not blame them since they are on honeymoon and newbie ) ! Since Toyota can not be modified in to that and not to carry around these kind of weight ! They did not at all or just poorly calculated the load that they will be carrying and have to strengthen the leaf springs according to the load and axles plus change the coil springs for tough load ! Btw ! They are almost reaching 5 tons and no Toyota even their pickups are limited to 3.5 tons because of the rims and width of tires they offer with them !
Hi, I've only just come across you, nice setup you've got there. I recently repaired a Defender that did something similar, it sheared the flange off the axle casing, glad yours didn't. Aparrently there was a batch of casings that weren't welded right, might be worth checking yours. Look round the welds between the axle casing and the flange for the swivel ball. First sign is a leak if it's cracking. Don't want to see you stuck again.
Wow, impressed. Found ya right now. Impressed how relaxed you stayed. My bro has a Landi as well, broke down at the beginning of our last trip. 2 weeks of holydays ruined. My personal choise is Nissan, never let me down...but of course doesn't have that cult status.
i was looking at the failure a good welder could probably weld it back together for a temporary repair. anyway just my 10 cents sorry about negative comments about your vehicle this could happen to any truck best of luck
There isn't a single recorded occasion of this happening to a Landcruiser. It was a LR, garbage vehicles made by idiots in the West Midlands. Look what they did to Leyland, Rover, Austin ect ect. Wake up and smell the LC.
Every time I go overlanding I carry a spare housing and when I get back I wonder whether I should have bothered. Thank you for the video, looks like next time I will be packing it again.....
Poor Bear - hate to watch these scenes as it is so much more than a car. But, you learn, you continue on and you can hopefully look back with a laugh. Always makes a good story and you meet the best people you might otherwise have missed. Good luck!
Well I’ve had 9 over the years my break downs were my own fault off roading pushing to hard .apart from that maintain them well they will last a lifetime.
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As a Landy owner I agree lol
This is sooooo true !
A Defender TD5 owner here. I approve of this message!
Damn right. haha it breaks so easily. I wonder why people keep buying them.
Your wife is a keeper man; love your vlogs; cheers from KSA
It's so easy to think of all the things going wrong. Good on you two for focusing on how lucky you were. Machines (even the LR's we treat like our children) can always be fixed. You were unhurt, had shelter, cell reception, and wine. Thankfully now it can be a great story. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to pop over to Patreon and send some love.
Exactly, as soon as we went inside the camper we changed our mind and just looked at all the positives.
We gotta get you guys a thermal pack for that camper! I full time in my FWC as well and it makes a huge difference to keep it cool when hot, warm when cold, and dark/quiet for sleeping. Cheers guys! Happy adventuring!
Hey
We did have the standard Arctic pack that comes with the FWC.
We actually didn't rate it though...
Recently we were offered a new custom insulation pack from a German company that specialises in pop top campers.
This stuff is the real deal and is waiting for us to collect in couple weeks.
We will then put it to the test in Mongolia 😊
Check out their Website,
blidimax.de/
Here's a link to their Instagram they have a few videos and pictures of FWCs decked out with the Blidimax insulation.
instagram.com/blidimax?igshid=qgnyalkjis6w
Amazing spirit you guys have when faced with challenges, inspirational to say the least. all the best guys
Thank you Josh
You guys are the best!!!
Problems happen with any vehicle, but you’ve got the attitude to get you through!
Love your videos👍💕 keep them coming please.
Thank you very much. You also have a great attitude. Videos won't be stopping anytime soon. :)
I had a 1965 88 Land Rover. It ran great most of the time. We called it the "worlds fastest tractor."
Its a land rover which makes adventures more adventurous, legendary unreliability. Its really courageous n commendable that guys took such a humongous journey on land rover.
Old saw from africa: "A Land Rover brings you everywhere - and leaves you there."
:-)))))))))))
Ding Dong
And the Landcruiser will recover you back....
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Bravo pour l’esprit positif dont vous faites preuve vidéo après vidéo. Au-delà de nous régaler avec vos belles images, c’est une belle leçon de « savoir être » que vous transmettez. Vous êtes une bonne source d’inspiration. Merci et bonne continuation.
I finally watched the whole thing.............. arghhhhhh !!! But I have to say, what I prefer in this video is how positive and amazing you are and keep being through struggles like this... + WINE lol
I love this story. I had a little tow truck like that pick up my Series 109 from Santa Marta to Bogota Colombia. The wheels were off the ground when he loaded it, lol. Great story, thank you.
Good recovery, things happen but you’re both safe, onwards and upwards.
A positive attitude will get you through any disaster. I've been stranded on the roadside too, Christmas Eve 2015. Friends from 100 miles away rescued me so I could finish the road trip to see my dad for Christmas.
You could be proud and talk about this story for the rest of your life to your child. Really enjoy your story. Cheers!!!
Proud that they bought an inferior vehicle to the LC? Oh yeah good talking point.
When mishaps happens (they just happen to everyone) you get a little stunned first. Then you get going with all the small steps to turn the situation around. As long as there is nobody injured - it is just a unexpected detour of your adventure. Great work keeping the positive attitude and getting going on solving the challenges.
Thank you. After all we were happy because we got to explore Kyrgyzstan more.
Wheel spacers put crazy loads on your axles, love your videos
Yes, anything with an offset from standard = high stress loads. Even wheel bearings need replacing every 15,000 - 20,000km due to excessive wear from that.
Indeed, a lot of poeple thing big is better till stuff getting broken. Only than they realize that the original is more reliable and especially if you do long trips.
I am from Afghanistan from the specific place that you both have visited. I am enjoying watching your videos from USA. I Felt so much bad about that unexpected happened occurred to your car I wish if I was there I would helped you guys with fixing your car. Keep it up god bless you guys.
It’s not an adventure until something goes wrong. You guys had an epic adventure.
Haha, the famous Clay Croft quote : ) (Or Yvon Chouinard )
Good luck with the repairs! It was just bad luck and as you say your new 130 had a dubious past plus extra stress of oversize tyres. I look forward to watching the repairs!! You will be back on the road soon - could have been worse and you are both safe!!
Old aborigen proverb”get a land rover if you want to go to adventure in the middle of the outback, but get a Toyota if you want to come back”
Glad you guys are well and kept it together through the whole ordeal.... Looking forward to see you back on the road !! As always ! Safe travels and thank you for sharing !
Land Rover proudly turning drivers into Land Cruiser lovers since 1951! =)
felt in love with Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ73/1HZ engine!
Loved the video. Thank you for staying positive. Will have to binge watch all the episodes
This is epic, guys. Following.
I had a similar thing happen to my Honda CR-V a few months back which led to the scrapping of the vehicle - I wasn't at all angry or upset though, just REALLY glad it happened at parking speeds and not at 110Km per hour on the motorway. All the best.
Land rover Is one of best off road car fantastic but you need skill aswell when you drive it off road and way you guys driving it its fabulous you are really doing hard work to explore different places 👍👍👍👍👍👍❤
Raja you are
Keep it up guys
Raja volo cars are good aswell on off road
Hi guys, it's just amazing how you stay it try to stay positive! That's all what life is about! One love guy's and all luck you you!
I am happy that this story ended well !!!
You can always count on me! Happy journey))))
Well you are in a better place than you were previously. I’m betting that the old mechanic will take care of you and your vehicle. Never underestimate an experienced old time mechanic. Best wishes.👍
Listen owning a Land Rover is having an passion for them. Most people will not understand it. It’s like a relationship ship and when you become close with a Rover it’s hard to let them go, I’ve Grown up with them and seen all of the problems with owning them. It is what gives them character, land cruisers are just like the one next to them. Land Rovers have character, also way more better looking ;)
Ha thanks you for your nice comment. 😉
Staying positive you are a part of the solution....well done guys. I love this Video.
You should check out Ronny Dahl. His 79 Series Land Cruiser has destroyed many parts on the trail, and that is a vehicle with at least $50K in aftermarket parts. All mechanical parts fail.
I was wincing watching it being dragged on and off the tow trucks - so painful. Great to see that as usual you're looking out for each other, everyone is helping look out for both of you, and you're staying focused and positive. Wine and a good book in that situation, what could be better. 'Big tyres aren't everything.' Wow, look out - the typical Aussie suburban 4WD owner might disown you ;-)
What a fantastic adventure! To be honest , it's the stuff that goes wrong that makes the adventure so right, well that's what I've found.
After reading the comments I've realised two things
1-Land Rovers are used by adventurers, on actual adventures and have been since 1948
2- Toyota's are driven around the city , between accessory shops by w....kers
Big shoutout to the Older Gentleman that offer to help on the Rover
Wow. What a lovely thing to see so mant nice people trying to hekp you guys. I know what it feels like to have a catastrophic failure on a trip and be properly stranded. But by staying positive and not panicking things will come around. This happened for a reason like you said. I'm sure something good will come of this. Love you guys. Hanf in there...
The old straight front axles were indestructible but gave a stiff ride.
Basic maintenance... still need to do basic maintenance
Good video, happy it’s all over now. Maybe the Colorado isn’t so bad after all haha. Love Mum xx
Guys try not to worry 💛 components fail due to many reasons! Try fitting genuine parts when you can✌️ great Vlog enjoy these moments....take care😁
genuine parts LR parts are what caused the failure ;)
@@pablomax3045 that comment could be construed as funny? But for the fact i have owned a defender for many years which has caused many sleepless nights 😪
@@soylentgreen224 hmm a bit tongue and cheek I guess.
I have owned 3 110's over the years. While I have loved them all, I would never delude myself into thinking they were well built or reliable. I am not sure I have ever taken a Defender overland where something didn't break. The amount of spare parts I would tote around with me finally convinced me to try something else.
The Defender is a fantastically designed truck. It's just put together with crap parts and with almost no attention to detail. Well.... it was built in the midlands after all ;)
@@pablomax3045 ....what is well built these days? I use a defender for my work/business, I agree on your points, I am on my third defender in 11 years, thankfully my present 61 plate has been kind to my pocket over the last two years, I do have a soft spot for them I guess...but you either love them or hate them?
Soylent Green Toyota Land Cruiser 200?
The best part is that you kept yourself composed
Land Rover, in Saudi Arabia it's average lifespan is two years-period.
Then drive properly don’t wreck them
Paul Dashwood Dont worry. They use them only for mallcrawling there. For offroading, they use Landcruisers and Patrols.
@@tylerdavidson2400 Truth!!
Paul Dashwood
It’s because they’re made from 100% scrap...
I love landy
Sorry to see the damage guys, terrible stuff. But thankfully there’s always someone with a Toyota to help out (sorry couldn’t resist). Bad stuff happens, none of us can avoid it, but you are both so lucky really, for all the reasons you mentioned.
Crap guys, best of luck fixing it. I've never seen that happen before. Shouldn't be too hard a fix. Check the half shaft is ok still
Going out into the shit, lesson learned...bring a floor jack with wheels, and one with a skid plate for off road. Jack that thing up, use the handle to steer, ratchet strap it to the car. I've driven good distance on the wheels of a floor jack, baja racing will teach lots of lessons. Like bringing spare parts and knowing how to replace
Well said, I carry a trolly jack in my lannie. Easy job for jacking it with.
Wow guys we got so stressed out watching this video ! You had such crazy adventures ! Bravo de toujours rester positifs !! On se fait un petit marathon de vos vidéos en pensant à vous !
Mel & Léa
Amazing fortitude, you’ll both look back on this with a beer and smile. Been through similar situation and always pleasantly surprised how many people come out of the woodwork to help people in need.
Material breaks can be repaired....Best thing is, in all this misery is that you guys are still in one piece !.
Hope you are back on the road soon....Waiting for the next video, cheers...
Thank you, the incident wasn't violent. the hard part was to think "what if...''
1:45: Please don't stand near a loaded towing cable or strap.
Or step over it like she did. Madness.
Yeah that'd bum out the Instagram crowd 😂
He'll learn....the hard way.
I did some crazy recoveries in Alaska but I can't remember one that hairy. More to do with the recovery vehicle. Great job!
Love myt 33 year old G class.. have never broke down on me ..ultra strong axles
That Defender is soooo cool but that is why Toyota and not Rover! Thanks for sharing your experience.
Flyanb I mean that defender is probably about 30 years old so comparing it to a newer car isn’t a fair comparison
I appreciate that. But, a 30 year old Cruiser? They almost always have burfield leaks and seal problems but complete failure that’s tough! There’s a reason why they are so ubiquitous. The Rover is awesome, I just wouldn’t want to trust it too far from home.
Bloody Land Rovers. Great while they are going, the hard part is keeping them going. Some RUclips people create situations to keep their channels interesting. Your channel is real and you'll never have to create situations while you drive a Landy Lol. You're safe and well and that's the main thing. Keep your chins up, it's all an adventure...
@DAVID FORBES Thanks, I think Lol...
"... The hard part is keeping they going..." lol... And the other "...you'll never have to create blablablah...". It seems Landies are the only car than can break, right?
@@ViDiaz Tongue in cheek mate. Don't get too serious...
Sorry for the incident on the middle of the road, God be with you happy couple, hope you have done, see you soon
She said I can't believe it well I can. :-). This was definitely a job for the Land Cruiser.
agreed.
I enjoy your positive attitude. Inspirational to say the least.
So I don't know if you've come across this in your travels, since it only really came to light for us (British Army) a few months back, but there has been a lot of Swivel Housings introduced into the parts supply chain that have failed like this, our entire fleet of Defenders were taken off of the road and every one checked to see if they had the bad parts installed. If you have a good Swivel Housing, you should see a dark line going around near to wear yours failed. If there is no signs of a line, you've got the bad part. Be worth checking the other side, just in case.
Hi
This is very interesting information! Do you have some further information or maybe some pictures of what to look for?
Best regards
Daniel
@@champ6702 I can see if we still have the safety bulletin in the workshop, if not, I'll try to throw something together.
Thank you so much for that info. We did actually find out about a batch of defective swivel ball housings that was around the time of our model.
I have inspected the other side and will check again with the advice you have given.
Thank you very much 😊
P5YcHoM4N Thank you very much, that would be awesome:)
@@champ6702 the one on the left is the good part, I highlighted the line to look for, the right is the bad part. jbush.co.uk/sven/20190606_150956.jpg
We had exceptional experience in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan from the locals fixing things after spending most of the year traveling around the mountains and desert. Such amazing people
Wow. Even with spacers and the weight that was a pretty spectacular failure for not a very big hit.
Land Rovers are trash
Crazy times!!! all in all you got it under control quick which is amazing, nicely done. get some good rest guys :-)
Thank's guys. yes the car was away from the middle of the road quite quickly. So that was good.
Maybe this is failed because of the accident damage? I know the impact was on the other side but looking at the video the Land Rover was pushed sideways, that will put a lot of force on the swivel...
I’ve had my own defender for 18 years with oversize tyres and a bloody great big heavy duty PTO driven winch and all is still fine...swivels housing don’t just fail unless they’ve received a serious impact!
I’ll have a bet that after it’s repaired you’ll never have that problem again!
couldn't agree more, something else happened to that swivel head for it to fail like that.
Thankful God kept you safe!
I have been using Land rovers whole my life ..honestly, I have never heard of the accident like that one nor experienced anything similar. How did it happen ?
Swivel usually doesn't come off that way, it must been broken for a long while.
Tiny metal fracture growing and eventually bursting...a big pothole probably.
@@henryrollins9177 Yes I can imagine that but there is likely to be some error in the quality of the material during production or especially if the equipment is upgraded with something optional.
@@PavleBalenovic Wheel spacers + oversize tires maybe?
@@henryrollins9177 Exactly.
Material and componenents are not as they used be like before. I had two Land Rovers when i was living in Tanzania. One pickup & a station wagon serie IIA. A diesel & a petrol. Never had problems, just imagine how the locals treated them. It was nice to see your avventure.
That is very bad luck ... But as you said, it was good luck at the same time because it could have been really worst !
Glad everyone is okay !
Loving the positive vibs!!! Kudo to you both and the old man too!
Glad you guys are okay..but you know this problem is common on Defenders,that's why in my country "Yemen" we stopped using them..we mostly use Toyota LC's or Nissan Patrol's..don't get me wrong,i still Love Defenders..
Great video..
Cheers from Yemen
Wesam Mansour snapping swivel balls is not common on any Land Rover in any country
There is a recall on the 2.2 l Pumas for this problem, the recall does not fix the fault it just adds a bracket to stop the front axle from dropping to the ground. Illegal to run spacers on your rims here in oz just run bigger rims with the correct offset and suspension lift. I have a 2013 HCPU 130.
Big tyres and rim spacers might speed the failure up but there is a factory recall on this issue. Trouble is the recall does not fix the problem it just adds a bracket to stop the front axle from hitting the ground after it breaks.
Luck there was a Toyota around to sort you out 🤙
That was a Mercedes? 12:41
..that was a good man who decided to help at the time..get some life, instead of talking trash..
So ironic haha
@@unholierhawk its 1:36
@Jett Jo johnson Maybe in USA, but few people buy American outside of America for a good reason...
Great Experience for you i can see the emotions with autohome guys are awesome keep trailing happy for you.. :)
I haven't seen the video fully but this can be common on older live axle vehicles. Toyota's do it, the 4 bolts at the bottom of the front hub birfield joint loosen from leaking grease seals in the hub and will give out.
Check them, clean them spotless dry with brake cleaner and oven cleaner and locktite them back in.
Don't trust mechanics to spot it, 4wds need much more closer attention than most people in garages even know to look for.
This coming from experience and numerous Lamdcruisers that each did over 500,000ks
Wow! Just stumbled across y’alls channel. So sorry to see the damage! We are huge believers that everything happens for a reason (and we only say it when something bad happens 😄) it could always have been worse. You guys have a great attitude! Can’t wait to catch up with your videos.
Welcome on the channel :) Steph has tattooed on her back " everything happens for a reason"
What's your Gvm? You maybe over weight and adding too much stress too your vehicles components.
you guys are gold, real real real real LEGENDS!!!!!
Horrible to see your pride and joy creaking and groaning like that but it can take it, it’s a Land Rover. Greetings from Solihull!
We drove 4,500 miles from north California with 82 long bed 4x4 toyota hilux and no problems , by the way when i got in mexico the road was full of road holes. Straight axles are #1 . It never left me on side road.
People: "I'm going travelling in a Land Rover"
Narrator: "They weren't"
Very lucky to have such a healthy mindset! You guys rock 😀💙🔝💪
I've seen guys offroading with Defenders on 35" tires doing all sorts of crazy stuff, never seen a swivel break like that! What make was it? please don't say Britpart :-D
Is there a part II? Good luck on your amazing adventures :-)
Exactly what im wondering.
Could be ****part, I saw a few stickers in Newman's store that did the work, but I think Britpart don't make swivel joints do they?
Watch Ryder Yes they do :-) Even teflon coated ones!
@@ButchE30M3S14 Oh dear. I wouldn't want a critical part on my lannie that was BritPart.
Watch Ryder Exactly! Only the less critical stuff can be britpart lol
My father was a track driver in Siberia 30 years ago and he told me once if you breakdown in the winter on the way you will freeze to death because there way no traffic for weeks on the road. Temperature dropped below -50 during the night so I believe that this was extem overland in the past, nowadays it's all fun trips with a bit excitement when you breakdown on the way.
I have never seen a landy swivel housing fail like that before
I met a lot of nice people breaking down and fixing my bike with them I still keep in touch with a guy from Australia. . Good times
8 feet of snow...vehicle covered in icicles..."Good thing this didn't happen in winter".
Know that feeling, you guys did the best out of it.... Unbelievable!
Wish you all the best, stay safe.
lucky???? you could have nothing ,just getting by day to day pay check to pay check. you both are right ,you need to toughen up and laugh at such a simple little problem. fix it get back on the road be extremely grateful to do what others only dream of doing and be happy.
Splendid! now i can learn french while I enjoy good television
I wouldn't trust my life on that welding repair...but anyway kudos to the old mechanic..!
@Jay & Alfie Indeed...! Trusting a Land Rover is insane to start with... So you might be right, they will face many more mechanical problems before that weld gives up...
I guess, there is no way to get the right part in that place of the globe. The closest site where you at least can try to search for some is capital of that country, and even then with no guaranteed results at all. Thus the welded part is going in to serve well for few mighty thousands of kilometers...
God bless you guys the best video.
you should have used a toyota landcruiser.
I think they should have but then they can not enjoy that 2.5 tons of sleeper (which tells clearly that they are not pro campers or expert off roaders but again can not blame them since they are on honeymoon and newbie ) !
Since Toyota can not be modified in to that and not to carry around these kind of weight !
They did not at all or just poorly calculated the load that they will be carrying and have to strengthen the leaf springs according to the load and axles plus change the coil springs for tough load !
Btw ! They are almost reaching 5 tons and no Toyota even their pickups are limited to 3.5 tons because of the rims and width of tires they offer with them !
@@mattprior8442 you probably need to look at lc70 series with diesel engine
Hi, I've only just come across you, nice setup you've got there. I recently repaired a Defender that did something similar, it sheared the flange off the axle casing, glad yours didn't. Aparrently there was a batch of casings that weren't welded right, might be worth checking yours. Look round the welds between the axle casing and the flange for the swivel ball. First sign is a leak if it's cracking. Don't want to see you stuck again.
Time to switch to a Toyota?! What size tires are those, 35s?
They also have some axle housing failure issues unfortunately
No more than 33"...but those axles are prone to failure with oversize tires...
You both are enjoying the mishaps of life and I assure you you are lucky to be having those mishaps
Enjoy life like you are enjoying I'm jealous
"It's not an adventure until something goes wrong" - Yvon Chouinard
B.S
He is LEGEND in the mountains.....and ohh so correct! .
Wow, impressed. Found ya right now. Impressed how relaxed you stayed. My bro has a Landi as well, broke down at the beginning of our last trip. 2 weeks of holydays ruined. My personal choise is Nissan, never let me down...but of course doesn't have that cult status.
i was looking at the failure a good welder could probably weld it back together for a temporary repair. anyway just my 10 cents sorry about negative comments about your vehicle this could happen to any truck best of luck
There isn't a single recorded occasion of this happening to a Landcruiser. It was a LR, garbage vehicles made by idiots in the West Midlands. Look what they did to Leyland, Rover, Austin ect ect. Wake up and smell the LC.
Every time I go overlanding I carry a spare housing and when I get back I wonder whether I should have bothered. Thank you for the video, looks like next time I will be packing it again.....
i dont bother cause i have a toyota hahaha
How the hell did you manage to do that on paved road? Are Land Rovers that unreliable? Holy crap man...
Poor Bear - hate to watch these scenes as it is so much more than a car. But, you learn, you continue on and you can hopefully look back with a laugh. Always makes a good story and you meet the best people you might otherwise have missed. Good luck!
Owned a landrover all I did was put money into it, I now have a 4dr Rubicon much better.
That didn't seem like a bad pothole I drive over worse in a car and never had damaged. Love how positive you guys are being.
Damn Land Rovers. I've never spent more time on the side of the road, in a parking lot or, in my own damn driveway, than when I owned a Rover.
I've noticed they won't reply to people giving advice to scrap the LR and go LC.
Well I’ve had 9 over the years my break downs were my own fault off roading pushing to hard .apart from that maintain them well they will last a lifetime.
buy a cruiser and just change the oil every now and then and itl last a lifetime. no special bumblefuckery required.
@@northzero2390 perhaps because they spend more time out enjoying life than listening to negative armchair warriors.
Super patience required to be an overlander. Your team is superb 👌.