This may be a silly question but do you really need to rebuild the brakes when you fix the axle seal? If the leaking oil is causing the brake to not work fixing the leak and some brake cleaner should fix the problem or no?
@flightofthecrowswing2 күн бұрын
That's a great question. The problem is that the oil penetrates into the shoes. In our research we saw one person that used a torch (very delicately) to evaporate the oil out of the brake shoes. The shoes are inexpensive and we were using our parents money so it was faster and easier to just replace the shoes.
@jamiemc30763 күн бұрын
The very best of friends! Inspiring!
@flightofthecrowswing3 күн бұрын
Thanks Jamie!
@piedmont92912 күн бұрын
need some help!!! what seal are you putting just before the flat steel washer and nut. Can't find a part number anywhere. some help plz if you don't mind ..TYVM
@flightofthecrowswing12 күн бұрын
Honestly, I don't know the part number. It was a rubber washer and It was part of the assembly on our tractor. After rewatching the videos linked in our description from Claremont Classic Garage, neither of their tractors had that rubber washer only the steel washer then the axle nut. I do not have the manuals with me to look it up either. Internet parts search on my end has shown nothing on any diagrams I have found. If you're tractor didn't have a rubber washer Behind the steel washer when you dismantled it, I'd guess you'd be ok to put it back as it was and see how that works. I'm no expert though so I'm only suggesting what I would do in your situation.
@piedmont92912 күн бұрын
thank you for getting back with me.... much appreciated
@flightofthecrowswing12 күн бұрын
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Good luck to you sir!
@SeleneSung-x2u13 күн бұрын
Hello! We are interested in what you have posted. We have some automotive related products. Do you accept sponsored products?
@flightofthecrowswing9 күн бұрын
No. We do not
@rdamico253114 күн бұрын
Great video especially showing in detail the challenging angles. I too will be having to repair the pass. side valve cover gasket soon. I plan to remove the 2ndary air pump studs & replace them w/ regular 10 or 12 mm bolts since I can't really see and reason for the studs. Thanks again!
@flightofthecrowswing11 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching! Let us know how replacing the studs works out. I (James) think it's a great idea. Good luck on the entire project!
@jamiemc307618 күн бұрын
Brotherly teamwork at it’s finest!
@flightofthecrowswing18 күн бұрын
And it was fun!
@backroadcapers494818 күн бұрын
What a fun video and helpful information!
@flightofthecrowswing18 күн бұрын
Thanks! You shoulda been there!
@ChandlerPower02118 күн бұрын
Did you have to remove the thermostat or top of coolant levels?
@flightofthecrowswing18 күн бұрын
We had to top off the coolant as we lost a bit in the process. Did not have to remove the thermostat.
@redneckmukk874919 күн бұрын
Great Video thanks for playing in the Pit of Despair..
@flightofthecrowswing19 күн бұрын
I can cope wth torture
@ChefMainski19 күн бұрын
I would of flipped out
@flightofthecrowswing19 күн бұрын
I had a minor freakout. Knowing I couldn't fix that caused me pain. Elizabeth basically dragged me away from staring at so we could run the 45 minutes to town. We found a shop that could repair the axle and took the axle out and into town the next morning.
@ChefMainski19 күн бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswing thank god dude!
@flightofthecrowswing19 күн бұрын
It was a true adventure!
@ChefMainski19 күн бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswing that’s living right there enjoy every moment 🤞🏾❤️
@michaeljohnson100321 күн бұрын
it was truly beautiful, seeing that with naked eyes + filming it❤
@flightofthecrowswing21 күн бұрын
It was amazing wasn't it? Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment!
@kellymills414622 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@Yoshirama23 күн бұрын
"Three points of contact will keep you out of hot glue."
@jacobhaydon109126 күн бұрын
Love the video! What size of “tumbler” and what size of diameter was the hole saw you used to cut out the hole? This has been more difficult to search than I expected! Thanks to anyone who may have the answer!
@flightofthecrowswing26 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. The tumbler is a 32 ounce Ozark Trails travel mug. We did not use a hole saw, we did it the hard way and used a jig saw. We drew the hole to roughly the diameter of the mug where the flare begins at about 2/3 up on the wall of the mug.
@jacobhaydon109119 күн бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswingthank you for your reply!
@flightofthecrowswing19 күн бұрын
You're very welcome!
@g-man154326 күн бұрын
Great video. Remember going there several times as a kid. Back then it wasn’t designated as a national site. Did you find the engraving in the rock wall that indicates that spot as being the original surveyed 3 corners?
@flightofthecrowswing26 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching. We're so glad you enjoyed it! We did not find those engraving! Now we need to go back and look for them. Thank you for the information!
@jamiemc3076Ай бұрын
Missing you four sillies!!
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
Miss you two, too!
@ANKURBRАй бұрын
I don't have reservations but going towards Pinecrest. Where can I car camp like this?
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
It's a National Forest. You can get on their website and find their rules and regulations (ie: 21 day stay, use campsites that are already there, etc) but you are pretty much on your own to find a site. We usually just drive the forest roads until we find something suitable. Good luck on your trip.
@redneckmukk8749Ай бұрын
That was such a fun time.. Thanks for mentioning my little channel..
@jamiemc3076Ай бұрын
“Cool” eclipse! Thanks for sharing. Much better than our view from Merchants Millpond SP in NC.
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
Thanks Jamie! Merchant's Millpond is cool in its own right!
@larrygross650Ай бұрын
Good Tips! Thank you!
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
@@larrygross650 thank you!
@larrygross650Ай бұрын
Wondered if you guys would get Starlink... for a few seconds... ;-)
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
@larrygross650 yeah, gotta keep in touch ya know!
@larrygross650Ай бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswing much, much better in Baja I suspect!
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
We'll find out next time we go to Baja!
@silaslongshot941Ай бұрын
So, what do you do with all that cable length laying on the ground out to the receiver head?
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
It depends on where the Starlink dish needs to sit. At the site we are currently at, only about 12 feet of cable goes outside, that's running under our rug, and the dish is just on the edge of our outdoor rug. The rest of the cable is rolled up under the dinette. At another site, I've run it under the trailer to the back and mounted the SL on a pole on the back of the camper to keep the cable out of the way.
@EradickaytorАй бұрын
So what do you do with the cable when you move? Seems to me a better way would be to put a weather proof USB Mini or CAT6 jack on the coach (whatever your starlink uses) and plug it in on the coach wall. Personally I would have used another spot on the coach Vs drilling a hole in the side. Like the cable or satellite ports where the city water connects.
@silaslongshot941Ай бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswing Laying where ever it lays when in a campsite isn't the issue. Where do you put it when you're traveling?? Roll it up and lash it to the ladder?
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
When we move, it only takes a minute to remove the thru wall fitting, pull the line into the camper (it stores under the dinette bench) and replace the thru wall fitting to block the hole in the wall. Our Starlink is a gen 2 with some funky proprietary fittings on both ends. I'm no electrical engineer so I really didn't feel confident in changing out ends to a cat 6 or any other style.
@silaslongshot941Ай бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswing OK, I thought the through plug was a kind of permanent thing.
@phakoo23Ай бұрын
I looked all around google maps, and couldn't identify the reservoir you pictured. Care to drop a hint? Thank you :-) Great vid.
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it. All I will hint is "Bear Valley"
@phakoo23Ай бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswing (Thank you kindly!)
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure108Ай бұрын
Good advice from smart folks. Insurance? Maybe next time. I did get rear ended in San Felipe by a drunk guy. We talked with our eyes...and then shook hands and went our separate ways. Oatmeal saw herself in the lil box screen!
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
Sounds like you didn't need insurance after all. I hope Oatmeal enjoyed the video too!
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure108Ай бұрын
Mexican...MexiCAN...they are truly magic peoples.
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
Insert Spongebob meme with the rainbow over his head saying MAGIC
@backroadcapers4948Ай бұрын
WOW! That was so close to a major disaster!
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
Close! But tragedy averted due to overbuilt fenders and lots of luck!
@CabritostubeАй бұрын
"Adventure... It'll make you late to dinner" Love it, great job!
@flightofthecrowswingАй бұрын
@Cabritostube thanks for the props! it's a favorite quote from one of our favorite travel books!
@jamiemc30762 ай бұрын
First theft? Have you forgotten your unfortunate experience at First Landing? Love how you guys always look on the bright side!
@flightofthecrowswing2 ай бұрын
Not forgotten, in the video we said it's the first since we started full time 3-4 years ago. We didn't count first landing, or that time in our driveway the night before a trip....
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure1082 ай бұрын
NOT THE CAMPFIRE IN A CAN!!! ...Slicky boy creepith.
@flightofthecrowswing2 ай бұрын
If we'd known it was going to disappear we would've just given it to you!
@johnegiggy2 ай бұрын
Beautiful place. I can't find it anywhere on the maps. How do you get there?
@flightofthecrowswing2 ай бұрын
Like we usually find places. We just randomly drive forest roads until we find a campsite we like.
@johnegiggy2 ай бұрын
I totally enjoy that. We just went out this last weekend. I hope to run into this area. It looks beautiful@@flightofthecrowswing
@BigBoxDodge20202 ай бұрын
It would have been better if you adjusted the brake shoes up to where they were rubbing when you put the drum on it. Makes it a lot easier for fine tuning The final brake adjustment.
@flightofthecrowswing2 ай бұрын
That's good advice. I just don't work on drum brakes a lot, so I didn't even think about doing that. Thanks
@BigBoxDodge20202 ай бұрын
@flightofthecrowswing No problem, I have 2 9N's and 1 8N and a 640 Ford tractors. There is always something to fix.
@SCfanIam1003 ай бұрын
Maybe you should have repacked that wheel bearing with grease before you re-assembled it. It didn't seem to have any grease on it.
@flightofthecrowswing3 ай бұрын
In this application, the bearing is lubricated by the differential oil.
@SCfanIam1003 ай бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswing Oh ok - my bad -sorry.
@jimmuller69623 ай бұрын
Just did my plugs yesterday and found oil in the front plug hole. I guess this is my next fix. Is there a reason you don’t just leave the plugs in until the valve cover is off? It would keep the crud out.
@flightofthecrowswing3 ай бұрын
Ooh.Good luck. As for the plug, I never thought of it, never tried it. I don't see why it wouldn't work to leave it in. If you try it let me know how it works for you.
@jimmuller69623 ай бұрын
Confirmed today that the plugs don’t need to come out! Thanks again for posting this video. Just knowing where all the bolts are that have to come out saves a BUNCH of time. Start to finish in about 2 hours, including an oil change.
@flightofthecrowswing3 ай бұрын
Awesome! Great job. Thanks for the spark plug info. I'll definitely leave them in next time around!
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure1083 ай бұрын
hahahaha @ driving in moo la hay with a trailer...we saw this more than once...ground guide and all. Amazing how much we had very similar experiences @ Death Wind Bay. Another great film, Thanks!
@Rachel-zc8ur3 ай бұрын
thank you for making this. I was looking for a full video of my pickup and you did the exact pick up. I got the same felpro part too. I'm going in this weekend. Wish me luck!
@flightofthecrowswing3 ай бұрын
Good luck! Let us know how it turns out!
@mkramme4 ай бұрын
Great video, we need to start using a windicator, but I will wait for the 4000 model! I love your style of camping.
@flightofthecrowswing4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure1084 ай бұрын
Another great film...always good to run your content thru our flat screen color movie projector or typewriter TV doohickey. A wise needle fish once said, "Better to be in a pile than a claw foot." Also, how much are you two asking for the Windicator 3000...or 4000 I assume by now?...and don't try to low ball me...wait...I am such a bad haggler. Thanks for sharing.
@flightofthecrowswing4 ай бұрын
Thanks Bubba! Since we're friends and all we can make you a deal on the 4000 series Windicator that will blow you away!
@brianwilliams31464 ай бұрын
What brand of teardrop trailer is that? It looks like a nice one.
@flightofthecrowswing4 ай бұрын
We built that in our garage. It took my wife and I about a year of working on weekends to build. It is one of a kind.
@robertgall12754 ай бұрын
Hello, I couldnt help but notice your shirt in the thumbnail. Are you Stanford alumni? I only ask because my daughter is a freshman there right now.
@flightofthecrowswing4 ай бұрын
I am not an alumni, however our daughter is currently working on her PhD at Stanford. Good luck to your daughter, fellow Stanford parent!
@robertgall12754 ай бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswing Thanks, and good luck to you!
@jeremymarsh13774 ай бұрын
Got to watch out for the moccasins. They are poisonous and usually found close to water and in fallen trees.
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure1084 ай бұрын
Another great example of excellence! Thanks for sharing and for the shoutout! Did Elizabeth catch the same exact fish twice?
@flightofthecrowswing4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! And, no she caught twin brothers. You can't tell from the video, but the stripes were mirror images to each other.
@1MillionMileRoadTrip4 ай бұрын
Did you ever have fear or anxiety gate guarding?
@flightofthecrowswing4 ай бұрын
No, not really. There hasn't been anything to fear. The rig workers have all been friendly, the truck drivers are usually friendly. Even the few locals that have driven up to the gate only to be turned away have been friendly.
@backroadcapers49485 ай бұрын
It's always funny how video doesn't show how tough a problem is... one shot showed how big a bump up that was. At :31 you show an axle..... ?
@flightofthecrowswing5 ай бұрын
It was a big enough bump to make me want to fill it in with rocks. The road reminded us of the silt in Bobby's Hole and we were afraid the rocks would just slide out from under the tires. And yes at :31 that's an axle. Its a cliffhanger. You didn't notice it in the first episode? All sorts of shenanigans yet to come!
@backroadcapers49484 ай бұрын
LOL nope missed because I was so busy in the premeier chatter - I saw how big the bump was in that one clip, just saying video always makes off-roading seem less... can't wait for next episode @@flightofthecrowswing
@flightofthecrowswing4 ай бұрын
We'll try not to distract you with chatting....
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure1085 ай бұрын
We love that Oatmeal is in the intro! This place looks great! What a reaction from Oatmeal when those Coyote spoke up! Now you are civil engineers! Fixin thee road for everyone!
@flightofthecrowswing5 ай бұрын
Oatmeal was one of the highlights of the trip! We are more like uncivil engineers than anything.....
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure1085 ай бұрын
Just finished these 3 motion pitchers...I would compare them with the first three Star Wars films starting in 1977. Oatmeal and I had to google where this location is...we love it. We Otter try that booze drink...Genius.
@flightofthecrowswing5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you consider us as The New Hope and not the Phantom Menace! I remember those otter ciders as being pretty good, but the cider we bought in Mexico was better!
@BywaysnoHighways5 ай бұрын
Look forward to the balance of the trip! I enjoyed our run down there, the wife tells a different story! The February winds blew us out of there!
@flightofthecrowswing5 ай бұрын
Those winds are pretty strong! We spent a lot of time trying to find enough of a wind block that we could cook out of the open kitchen in the teardrop. We both had a blast though and are looking forward to a return trip.
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure1085 ай бұрын
!!!
@DebCapers5 ай бұрын
Yeah!
@mrjohnnyjohnson5 ай бұрын
thank you for posting this video, I now have the confidence to replace my valve cover gasket. Did you consider changing the valve cover gasket on the other side ?
@flightofthecrowswing5 ай бұрын
Glad you found it helpful. I toyed with the idea very briefly. I went with the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality in the end. It's not currently leaking, and breaking that seal for nothing seemed like just added work with no additional benefit.
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure1085 ай бұрын
Oh joy...a new motion pitcher from FOTCW! ...fun movie...I bet James was VERY excited to see all of the huge tires on the monster trucks!
@flightofthecrowswing5 ай бұрын
You are awesome! You know I love me some tires! BTW, Elizabeth is editing videos of our Baja trip. Is it okay to use some footage of you and Oatmeal? We can let you preview it for your approval. Nothing unflattering, you going out spear fishing and oatmeal chasing the ball. Cheers my friends!
@bubbalovesoatmealadventure1085 ай бұрын
@@flightofthecrowswing Attention hounds like us would be honored to have a cameo in your action adventure comedy western series! No preview required...thanks.
@flightofthecrowswing5 ай бұрын
Awesome. Thank you. And now we know what genre to list our videos in...🤣