BROKEDOWN & STRANDED When a Simple Van Job Goes Wrong

[@UrbanVanlife]

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[@viv-i-vangoesforth]

I missed the festiuval of lights in Liverpool this year. Its an amazing spectacle and you captured its beauty well. Gotta say that everybody needs their own personal Sam. Ive had loads of advice from him helping me with Viv. Sam, you are a legend. You were right about having a plan B , Neil and saving a pot of money for van fettling and boy did that back end need fettling! Fingers crossed you get sorted and kudos to Sam for being a bloody brilliant mate. Thank you Sam for helping Neil and Emma. THIS is what being good van lifers is about. I proper love you guys and Sam and Lisa. best of luck and much respect🙏- Kenny

[@UrbanVanlife]

Sam and Lisa are both amazing people and wonderful friends we are lucky 🍀

[@viv-i-vangoesforth]

@@UrbanVanlife They are indeed and I feel privilaged to have them as friends too. 🙏-Kenny

[@Rob.1340]

Hope you’re back up and running. Amazing how one job turns into many, it’s not just you , happens to me every time I start a job on the van. Safe travels. All the best. 👍🚐🐾🐾😎

[@UrbanVanlife]

Hopefully we can source the parts today and then be on our way!!!

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Crappy system having the shoes connected to that flimsy back plate eh, guys? What a ball ache.. Those lights looked amazing btw..they'd done a brilliant job setting that all up.. 👏👏👏👏👍💜❤️💜

[@UrbanVanlife]

Yeah it’s not the best but at least we are in the best place possible to be fixed … also love the purple lights you guys have set up, looks very cosy in your house 💜

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@UrbanVanlife you're in the land of the Magician of all things Crafter my friend..if he can't fix it, it ain't a crafter..lol 😂 Spent our first night, NOT in the van last night..felt a bit weird..lol The tree lights are lovely though, yes..but don't let Karen know I said so..lolol 😉👍😂😂😂 take care guys..love to you all and not forgetting Sam n Lisa too.. ❤️💜❤️

[@UrbanVanlife]

Very true Sam’s a legend! And we won’t tell Karen about the lights! 😂😂😂

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@UrbanVanlife cheers buddy 😁👍 hope things go smoothly for the rest of the repair 😊👌

[@justkidding9751]

Your quality Neil cause your always willing to have ago at most jobs and its great not having to try booking into a repair shop and you avoid the huge labour bills that come with every job in a garage these days. Well done buddy 👍

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thanks buddy, I just like learning and don’t like having to pay out mega money when I don’t have too!

[@alexiaduffy2742]

Its stunning inside the cathedral. I got to go the light display was beautiful. Good to hear you have managed to get the parts needed to fix your van. Hope you are both well and the dogs are ok. 🙂Xx

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thank you and agree the cathedral is stunning (even without the lights) we love it in there! The boys are currently working on the van 🚐

[@Alivefrom45]

Hope you get the van sorted soon, i'm sure with Sam help you will be back on the road in no time. Well done Sam.👍

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thanks and yeah lucky we found it here and not whilst on the road!

[@woolleycodwanderers4833]

Hope you get the van fixed soon guys and it isn't too expensive 😮 looks like you are at the best place at Sam and Lisa's to undertake the replacement 😉👍 ... love to everyone 😘🤗❤👵🏾🐾🐾🐾🤠 xxxx

[@UrbanVanlife]

Aaaww thanks van fam!!! Sourced the correct parts this morning and now we await delivery and Sam and Lisa have been amazing, couldn’t ask for better friends!!! ♥️♥️

[@seeker1432]

Oh Heck. Mines done a lot of miles. Got me worried now. MOT in January i will get them checked now.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Always good to get them checked, we didn’t realise how bad ours were!

[@dashcamnorm8254]

Is the TV series your thinking of is it the Time Tunnel. The joys of motoring unfortunately maintenance always seems to fix one thing and another one appears . Hope you get it sorted all the best.

[@UrbanVanlife]

It does seem we have a list of constant repairs at the moment 😂😂😂

[@drewselfridge2790]

Well done Sam 👏, it pays to have good friends. Wife's car went in as loosing coolant and bill over £2000 not including 2 new tyres that are needed as I could not see where the leak was coming from so new thermostat and housing, water pump, cracked expansion tank and new hoses. Advise that air con pump needs replaced as not working. Thankfully it was not a cylinder head gasket. Thankfully this was found before you went on your travels. All the best Drew & Linda 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thanks guys, honestly can’t thank Sam and Lisa for all they have done to help us these last few days! Genuinely awesome friends, we are lucky to have the friends we have in life 🥰

[@Garyandfiona]

Think we have all had one of those half hour jobs that turn into a nightmare 👍, be good and be safe guy's 👌👍

[@UrbanVanlife]

Oh yer like most of the jobs we all do never seem to go how we imagin lol

[@campervanchris4171]

Annnnnd this is what it’s all about having a van life family he’s a legend 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@UrbanVanlife]

True gentleman is Sam!!!

[@campervanchris4171]

@ they say heroes don’t wear capes 🤣

[@DaveandChez.]

You lads like a bit of in and out action with the drill dont ya haha. Hope you get all sorted guys . Better tell Sam to stock up on those biscuits .

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thank you 🤩 and we also come with snacks and biscuits … this is not a biscuit free van 😂😂😂

[@PK_Blinder]

Sam looks gutted at the end... 😲 I reckon Lisa has just filled up the biscuit barrel with his favourite chocolate Hobnobs... 😉🤣

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Neil's eaten them all 3 packets gone 😂

[@UrbanVanlife]

Emma here …. I’m watching you Samuel 😂😂

[@fruitbat8424]

On a positive note Neil , you can never have enough tea 😉 good luck with finding the right halfshafts 👍

[@UrbanVanlife]

Tea is life!!!!

[@CalMUK91]

You're adding to Sams stress there... poor lad already has a list haha

[@UrbanVanlife]

Aaaww he secretly loves it and he was the one who made it disintegrate in his bare hands 😂😂 All jokes aside the man’s a legend!!!

[@Antonymorris1.6]

Oh no the joys of motoring. But vws last a while .lights was ace

[@UrbanVanlife]

The cathedral lights were something else we really enjoyed it! And fingers crossed once the parts arrive we will be back at it!

[@RobboAndTheculv]

Love the lights at the cathedral been a couple of times, not bad hot chocolate either 😊

[@UrbanVanlife]

The cafe in the cathedral does some great food also!

[@timstradling7764]

Ooh err! Just in time!! Don’t hold Sam up too much, he’s on his countdown to departure preparations😅 Saying goes ‘with friends like you, who nee………… forget I said that😂

[@UrbanVanlife]

Hopefully we can source the parts today and be out of Sam’s hair quickly!!

Hi neil and Emma 🤔 just us 2 saying 😀 hopefully you have fixed .den and Sue 👍 🇬🇧 🚌

[@UrbanVanlife]

Working on it as we speak, thanks to both xx

[@Hybridsteel]

Hop you get this sorted soon my friend this is not good for december time.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Currently sourcing parts as I type!

[@Airlessmean]

The spiral thing the word your lookingnfor is kaleidoscope 😂

[@UrbanVanlife]

That’s the one 😂😂 thanks 🤩

[@goldwingutube]

Started off a wonderful weekend to end like that. Hope you get sorted guys.

[@UrbanVanlife]

It’s one of those things and when we have taken a moment to look at it after the initial shock of it we are lucky to have found it instead of it causing an accident

[@charliegould5865]

I’d say that brake backplate was completely “cattle trucked” and that splines not far behind it! Good luck getting the parts.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Just sourced the correct parts this morning 😊

[@ahogpropertysolutions2979]

we went to the cathedral last friday for the light show, was great, kids loved the beanbags!

[@UrbanVanlife]

It’s an amazing building normally but it was lovely to see it all lit up and the beanbags were a great touch!

[@sccobyste]

We did the truma upgrade about a year ago and as it’s good for adjusting the temp etc in the van would be good to have an internet capable one

[@UrbanVanlife]

It’s a good bit of kit to be fair, especially as we can warm the van up before we get in 😆😆

[@sccobyste]

@ how can you do that if it’s only Bluetooth or is yours internet capable or Wi-Fi

[@sccobyste]

@ I am really intrigued now as mine might be Wi-Fi capable and never used it all this time

[@wayne3790]

Oh no!!! I’m so so sorry Emma & Neil!!! Feel absolutely gutted for you both!! Really hope you’re able to source the correct half shafts & they are reasonably priced 🙏🤞 I’m sure you’re planning too, but I’d definitely change the oil in the diff as it could be contaminated from the wear of the splines. Best couple on KZbin!!! Thank you so much for a brilliant video as always, just feel absolutely gutted for you both!! I guess on a positive note, if it was going to let you down it couldn’t have happened in a better place. Top man Sam ❤️ All the best to you both and your beautiful fur babies ❤️❤️🙏🤞

[@UrbanVanlife]

We had already bought the diff oil as we were going to change it out after this job anyway as we know it hasn’t been done so yes you are correct!!! Just sourced the correct parts and now we wait for delivery, thanks for the lovely comment!

[@wayne3790]

@ Thank you very much Emma. That’s brilliant news!! Really hope the parts arrive quickly for you 🙏🤞 Fair play, i thought you both would knowing how thorough you are with maintenance. Can’t wait for the next video. I always thoroughly enjoy your videos. Take care all of you ❤️🙏🤞

[@stevewaslin7171]

Everyone needs a Sam in their life

[@UrbanVanlife]

True that!

[@RoaminRob]

My back plates were actually worse than yours 😂 we only went to replace discs and pads in Spain and had to drive back without a handbrake we couldn't get anyone to sort it without wants about £2000 😮 getting the caliper sliders out back home was probably the hardest job 😂

[@UrbanVanlife]

£2000 wow, we would have been the same as you!

[@karlhorgan4998]

Oh no!!😱...I`d be sick as a small hospital..... As a mechanic I feel your pain, I hope that with Sam`s help you can locate the correct half shafts and bearings...Btw the light show was spectacular. Best of luck Karl & Martina in Cork

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thank you, literally just sourced the parts and now we wait!

[@docbarham2431]

Well done Sam! 👏

[@UrbanVanlife]

Super Sam!!!

[@Experimental-DW]

Not good this guys, feel your pain, really hope by the next vid you’re on your merry way, 🤞🏻

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thank you it was an unexpected surprise that’s for sure!

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good see you great vlog out see you get van done keep up the great vlogs thanks lee

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thanks Lee

[@bulldogaudits]

Sam to the rescue. Good old Sam he is the main man. You are so lucky he found that OMG 🤬👍

[@UrbanVanlife]

He’s a true gentleman and legend!

[@daz.r1994]

Hope you get it sorted soon.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Parts have just been ordered … now we wait!!

[@daz.r1994]

@@UrbanVanlife Mint i hope they get the parts to you super fast.

[@LiamWragg-e9s]

Good look hope you get everything you need

[@UrbanVanlife]

Hopefully we can source the parts today, thank you 🤩

[@steveb9989]

Surprised Sam didn't put you straight that the handbrake shoes do not "basically attach to that medieval design" ..... the handbrake wouldn't work too well if that was the case.😅 The back plate is there simply to protect the brake components. Also, if the replacements aren't genuine VW, you will be doing the same job again in a few years as aftermarket ones are 💩 and paper thin. Try TPS for the half shafts, they should be able to give you a quote based on the registration/VIN number of the van... or hopefully the part number for the ones hou need if their price is a bit too eye watering.. Good luck. 👍.

[@les.6343]

Hope you can get it sorted asap do you think all that rusting was because you drove through all that sea water to get to that island ??

[@UrbanVanlife]

Hi ya, no we think it is because they are 11 years old and when they have taken them out they have been out previous and someone put silicon in there for some ungodly reason

[@lessimon9056]

A great vlog, guys. But sad news, over your van, your ( home) hope you get some luck and have your home on the road soon les

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thanks Les! Just sourced the parts so one step closer!

[@Ian-ev5tg]

Just nip to any motor factors. I just googled it and every single one had them in stock. It’s also about a 20 min job. Hardly stranded.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Every single motor factors has crafter half shafts . And I think it’s a little bit longer than 20 min mate . Jack van up Take wheel off Take rear breaks off caliper Take caliper hanger off Back off hand break Take off break disk Remove inner pads for hand break Remove 4 bolts holding shaft in Then remove shaft Clean every thing Then replace new drive shaft and put back together X2 and your saying 20 min 🤔

[@fredadunne5382]

After watching this, I have the courage to head to the kitchen and assemble the new tri-level medicine corral! It came in a very flat box. Hmmmmm.

[@UrbanVanlife]

You can do it 😊😊😊😂

[@fredadunne5382]

@ I did it!!!! Three levels that lets me put AM, PM and twice a day meds on different tiers. But truly the oddest pack of square parts. How do you make a circle from a square? Instructions of only art had slots marked to connect the squares. The solution came when I discovered another pack buried under packing paper at the bottom of the kit And, yep, one was a lazy Susan bottom and the other was a top circle that connected all of slotted squares together. I have to give a shoutout to the genius engineer who designed the kit. Not so much to the packing designer.

[@TheTenof12]

💟 uummm , sending hugs

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thank you

[@backontwowheels9469]

Wasn’t that spiral used on an old Dr Who introduction?

[@UrbanVanlife]

Tales of the unexpected we think 🧐

[@backontwowheels9469]

@@UrbanVanlife looks like we are both wrong, but it does look familiar. Maybe it was a bad dream after a dodgy 13th pint

[@stuartmcintyre1190]

Better finding it on Sam's drive than having them fail when you're in Europe...........still a massive expensive ballache but a time to be thankful for small mercies I guess 😬😬

[@UrbanVanlife]

We were definitely in the best place to find it and we genuinely appreciate all his help as if we had been anywhere else it would have been recovery, accommodation and garages!!!! So the expense was minimum in comparison!

[@jeffshaw4553]

Ohhhhh nooooooo 😢😢😭😭what a bugger we had similar issue with Chrysler grand voyager we had couple years ago the same issue the back plates had rotted away and same thing with the hand brake for it wasn’t working too well on mot cost us £350 for new set plus new hand brake cable calipers was leaking so had to have new caliper and other bits glad to say we don’t have it anymore but was ideal when kids was smaller with car seats but they all older and driving now so don’t need massive car any more 😀good luck guys hopefully it’s sorted now we got a lump sun put aside for our motor home incase we have an issue while away in her and always take a credit card away incase it’s big dollar 🤣

[@UrbanVanlife]

Yeah motors no matter what shape or size like to test us and put us through our paces, exactly why it’s always advisable to have a pot of money put to one side for emergencies and breakages!

[@dougmackie4833]

Always the same one job leads to another but I’m sure you’ll overcome as usual Neil

[@UrbanVanlife]

Just awaiting parts 🙏

[@CalMUK91]

Also isn't Sam a spark? Does well considering hes a spark. Most sparks can't even handle a dustpan and brush.

[@UrbanVanlife]

He is but he’s also an engineer so he’s top class and one in a million ☺️☺️

[@SlimTortoise]

What do you think has done that damage to the half shaft? It looks like you have tired a rope to a wall or house and tried to pull it over sometime in the past and the wall/house has resisted and stayed up right so you have given up and drove back home.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Don’t really understand all the house stuff there but looks like someone had it out prior to us getting the van due to what came out of it either that or ware and tare 🙃

[@SlimTortoise]

@@UrbanVanlife No worries.

[@rafo6577]

More like, Thanks Mercedes.

[@UrbanVanlife]

Yer true story that cos every part dose have a merc logo on it lol

[@rafo6577]

@UrbanVanlife That shape Crafter is a Mercedes sprinter 906. The previous model was too. made in the same factory as the Sprinter, only a few parts, including the engine and the paint colour are VW. Hope you managed to get the shafts. 👍

[@UrbanVanlife]

Yer they should arrive tomoror .

[@pogg01]

Keep your chin up mate

[@UrbanVanlife]

Will do thanks 🙏

[@Mymail-z1x]

Were you sitting in a nice hotel for the last couple of weeks?

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thanks for the question and to answer, no we haven’t been in a nice hotel, we where still exactly where we have been for the past 6 months, but I’ll run through what I can remember as we have always been transparent here, but I’m sure I’ll miss some things out. We have been to multiple places over the past few weeks Liverpool, Southport, Crosby, Wigan, Preston, Lincolnshire to name a few. But also came down with bad colds and coughs, and after spending a night in a car park where a couple of other vans had beef with each other, we booked into a campsite for a few nights in Southport to top up batteries (both in van and ourselves), get washing done and rest etc, and whilst on the campsite got invites to a hog roast and we even entered into their Christmas festivities and won their charity raffle which the prize was a donation to our charity of choice, so it went to a local animal rescue centre, which I think they posted on their socials, we also waited for deliveries to the Morrisons in Southport as they have Amazon lockers, while there and we also did a live stream from our van at the campsite for our Facebook group to win a power bank, as the giveaway before that was for our KZbin channel and we like everyone to be able to get a chance to win something. Then from there we headed over to Lincolnshire to see our friends who have a seasonal pitch on a campsite over there for a couple of days where we broke down on the day we where due to leave, but Neil managed to fix the low pressure diesel pump that was causing the issue, again this was on instagram not here, from there then we returned back to Liverpool to collect another power bank from our unit to post out to another competition winner from our Facebook group , all of this was on our Facebook and instagram which we know not everyone on here sees, oh and we also found a lovely little park up in the countryside for £5 per night that we hadn’t been to before but will definitely use again as it was quiet and out of the way, then we popped in to see a couple of family members for a catch up and a cupper before heading to Cumbria to see our friends and get what we thought would be a simple job done then having this issue with the van. Think I have covered most places we have been may have missed one or two out as we have been waiting for a fair few deliveries as we have added little things here and there to the van in this time to help with electric issues and other things.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Great video as always. How's the NFL 📺

[@UrbanVanlife]

😂😂😂

[@denisecafferky2248]

Bloody hell 😢

[@UrbanVanlife]

Vans break unfortunately, but we where in the best place ♥️

[@neillh]

I think that you was very lucky it did fell off , because just imagine what would have happened if it didn't

[@UrbanVanlife]

It’s just good it’s been caught before something worse happened we have to be thankful for that!

[@CaptaonPeterQuinn2]

you cant work if your freezing, so yea, got to have enough hot drinks. so, i missed the opening of Fenwicks Christmas Window for years before covid and then they started streaming it, cause most people were home, and decided to continue this trend, cause the crowds to see it are massive. man, hope you find a good shaft.

[@emmaurbanvanlife120]

Very true hot drinks always help! And for Neil tea is life 😂

[@bryzot7242]

Hate to break this news but its cheaper to buy tea & biscuits yourself instead of sabotaging the van to eat someone else's..shameful 😂

[@UrbanVanlife]

We always bring snacks with us …. If we didn’t there would be a lot more drama trust me 😂😂😂

[@tonydean1262]

Hopefully it's the last thing this year Glad you were parked up and found it

[@UrbanVanlife]

Thank you so are we, better than it happening whilst driving

[@charliegibbo]

ouch

[@UrbanVanlife]

At least we have spotted it before it became an accident whilst driving

[@deadpool8340]

At least it happened while you were parked up,not doing 70 down the motorway !!

[@UrbanVanlife]

Yeah we are lucky it got caught

[@Talesofhakuna]

Lucky it didn't come off while driving, would have been a different vlog altogether

[@UrbanVanlife]

Very true!