Shifty Drifty is the place to explore world travel with Mark Wallace and his friends.
"Shifty Drifty" comes from Mark's experience in Novosibirsk, Russia, where local college students told him about their favorite American slang term, "shifty drifty." They were sad to hear that it's not American slang, but Mark loved it. The phrase can mean almost anything. If you're having a good day, or just experienced something amazing, you're shifty drifty. If you're meditating on a mountaintop, you're shifty drifty. Shifty Drifty is a state of mind. Mark is a photographer, educator, and solo world traveler. In 2014, Mark left the United States to embark on a worldwide adventure and spent two years backpacking and five years riding around the world on his motorcycle.
Mark has traveled to over 50 countries in his quest to visit every corner of the world. He’s documented his journey through his photography and videos.
The remote was dead, so it couldn't communicate with the car. The cable in the door was broken, so the key didn't work. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o1HVjN7GbcU.htmlsi=s-xWPgRoNnjh5Y7h
Wow. Thank you so much I just started on this and stopped because I was destined to break something if I didn't see a demonstration. For me, i'm replacing the interior door latch cable because I snapped mine taking off the door card. Would you still go through this whole process for it or do you think the black center panel and windshield can remain in the door and worked around while suspending the windshield with duct tape to get to the actuator to replace just the cable?
Before I started watch, I thought “the first thing I’d check is the front control arm bushes.” Only because We have a D4 with 151k and very slight wheel wobble. Front control arms need replacing according to the MOT. I suspect that’s it. You might also want to check the rear prop shaft as the centre bearing bush fails and the shaft wobbles at speed. Not too difficult to replace, just about 3 hours of wrestling under the car 😂 Good luck!
So glad you finally got it sorted (after I just followed your saga). It's amazing what a road force balancer will pick up vs. a regular balancer. Thing of note is to find yourself an independent shop for work. I've worked at dealers and independents and when modified cars came in the dealer usually wants nothing to do with it.
Just a friendly FYI. When off in the sticks and you come across sheep they are grazing and usually have guardian dogs on site. These are not to be messed with. They will come after you if you are out messing with the sheep. Same goes for the horses. The dogs basically guard the camp and grazing sheep. Best to stay in the truck drive slow they will move. A little toot of the horn works well i know i used to come across them a lot while driving log truck. That being said that was an amazing video.
Hey my car-brother! ...I also got a white LR4 ;o) Give us a quick update, even if you're just chilling. Also looks like you added a few pieces to your tent! Thanks for the dreamy drone shot! Cheers!
Did you buy anything? Grab me a 10mm wrench from that huge pile next time you’re there! 😁 Come to think of it, if that pile is like every other stash of tools in the world, the 10mm is missing from there, too. 😂
This video has made me so homesick for Montana. I grew up Missoula in the 60s and 70s, but the lure of adventure took me away first. After returning to get a journalism degree, getting a paying job took me away again. The Coffee Cup was my uncle's favorite place to eat in Hamilton, and I've been there a few times myself. I'm glad you took a well-deserved vacation from RU-vid, but I'm also glad you're back.
I remember Missoula in the 70s as the “big city” north of us. My memories of driving up were of a long, long, trip on treacherous roads. But it was worth it to see the mega huge K-Mart with all the toys. Hahaha. I’ve had many meals at The Coffee Cup, fond memories.
My father built a house about two blocks east of that Kmart in 1969. He lived in that house until his death in 2017. He watched the Kmart built and he watched it razed to make room for other businesses. In our youth, my friends and I spent many a day wandering those aisles. It was in that store that I persuaded my mother to buy my first 35mm camera for me. It was a Minolta SRT-102 with a 50mm f1.7 lens. Yes, Hwy 93 was treacherous road. It wasn't a joke when people started putting bumper stickers on their cars that said, "I drive Highway 93, Pray for me."@@ShiftyDrifty
My biggest takeaway from this and the rest of your videos is how calmly you handle adversities during your travels. I hope you finally get that rear wheel fixed and continue your fantastic videos. I’ve certainly learned a lot. Thanks!
I do not think that is bearing squeak. It just doesn’t sound like that to me. Pull off the rotor and check the parking brake shoes inside (as others have suggested). I bet you’ll find a rock or some dust buildup in there.
I agree. I think it's just something annoying, not serious. I might have to drive back to Kansas so we can do round 2 of the Land Rover Do-Over Land build. Bumper, winch, rock sliders...
Hi Mark. Before ripping your hubs apart try this. Buy new brake pads for both service brake and emergency brake. Fit the complete axel set BUT, when installing them coat the surfaces that mate on the backs against the pistons with Copperslip grease. I don't know if this is called the same in the US. See if this cures the squeak before spending many hours and dollars doing bearings. With the miles you've been travelling recently the bearings would've been screaming by now if that was the problem.
I agree with you. The hub would have burst into flames by now if it was the wheel bearings (or those bearings are made of miracle metal). I still suspect the emergency brake pads inside the hub. I'll dig in soon.
I suspect that it's something else. Because the noise is not constant (it will go away for a few days) I suspect something else. I drove from Oregon to Arizona and it didn't get any worse. I think the bearings would have caught fire if they were the issue. But... I'm not a mechanic. haha
You trust your drone obstacle avoidance way more than I do. I had my DJI drone get lodged in a pine tree in Idaho, it came to rest about 70 feet off the ground when it failed to avoid a small thin branch at the top of the tree.
The Air 2s is pretty amazing. I had the original Mavic and I didn’t trust the obstacle avoidance on it at all. But this little drone is magic. And the Air3 looks even better!
Then you have had better luck with the Mavic Air 2 than I have. To be fair it was doing a side to side motion and maybe the forward sensor would have picked the branch up. We came back every weekend for a month trying to figure out out to get it out of the tree. Ended up flying fishing line over the branch with another drone, and fishing line was used to pull nylon cord over the branch. That gave us the ability to shake the branch and flip the drone out onto the ground. Glad I was in the replacement program.
