Daf truck brake discs! One snapped bolt away from a nightmare 🤦🏼‍♂️, bus faults! Poor man’s gym! 

I love you man. You make me want to work on stuff again. So thankyou. Im a enginnerr also but suffer from deep depression but i do get good days when i want to do everything and get every tool out and get that satisfaction on fixing things. Thanks for the videos feels like im there with you struggiling !

You are a good dad Chris, you really love your kids. You make time to do stuff for them and spend time with them.

Mobile HGV mechanic, What a hard graft, Respect Chris! 👍

Broken bolts are not good. I watched a video by diesel pump uk, he used an impact torx after drilling through bolt. Ive used this twice myself and it works!.

Chris you legend

He’lol regret turning the tranny into the bat mobile when it breaks down on the motorway at 3am and nobody can see his hazards 🫣

It's ok them reflectors lighting up when he's with the vehicle but reflectors are meant to illuminate when a vehicles headlights shine on them when it's parked up in the dark From the vehicle inspectors rules. (a) Reflector: (i) colour or position not in accordance with the requirements

Chris I sent you the extension lead via Partic. I ordered it from e bay and had it delivered to them as that's your second home . You were struggling with the welder the other week . Might make one job less of a struggle. Keep it up , bloody good show 😆

Chris you must have the DEEPEST pockets in your county lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍Buy a new bus f.g.s

I've sat here smiling the whole way through your video. Lovely… 'cushty'. Just how real people have to fix things. 😁

Your right Chris, illegal as the reflectors won't reflect 😂

it is nice to chris and josh taking an interest in there children giving them confidance it is so emotional seeing the kids all so happy and the little baby,joe helping you today chris and your son on the boxing equipment you built he knows what he is doing awwwwww i wish all dads were like you and josh chris and all them kids are a credit to you all,when you said to joe you do not have to do anything now and he answered no you dont and you get all the money chris lol i realy enjoyed watching that the banter is great whooopie whoopie out

Rear lights illegal!! Where’s rear reflectors!! Can’t be seen as lights are darkened! Coppers will stop and make him remove film! PG9!! Don’t give cops ammunition to fire on! Then will check every thing!! Not worth hassle

ace .

Sometimes if i haven't got an extractor set I just drill a hole then tap a torx bit into it, works most the time, can't beat an oxyacetylene torch though for getting things moving again.

The best yet Chris, if you ever need a proper job doing get Joe lol bloody good show 😅

Woop woop

Just brilliant. Living the dream despite the nightmare jobs. Great crew around you also.

In all the years I’ve been around boats and worked around shipping I’ve never seen anyone turn a mooring buoy into part of a boxing gym! 😂😂😂. Brilliant mate and it’s things like this which make this channel ⚓️⚓️⚓️

I may be showing my age now ,but the bolts where a pre production idea ,it was meant to be a large circlip ,but they stuck with the bolts..A bit you probably do not know about is the L shaped spacers that fit between the disc and hub ,there are 2 different types ,1 for the rear hubs and 1 for the front so 1 is smooth and 1 is ribbed ,from what we get taught if you fit the smooth one on the wrong hub it can cause a overheat situation ,I honestly can't remember which is which ,we just fit the ribbed to all axles and no overheat issues...Designers do not care as long as it lasts out of warranty lol...A tip for future is an impact screwdriver ,so as you hammer it ,you shock it as well as rotating it ..I have found after many many years on these hubs when the bolt shears ,the stub extractor that hammer on the stud with the spiral that grips work well...As a rule we would change the exciter ring and the sensor if it doesn't move

Strugglers Gym - you should trademark that! Bloody good job again.

You know the old saying put us in a room with car designers and we would be the only ones who walk back out of the room woop!! woop!!!

It's not Gripping as you heated it up then put water on it so you turned it hard as nails heat it up and let it cool down slowly

use left hand drill bits to remove broken bolts and use a 1st tap taper not a plug tap to help recut the thread easier well done Chris keeping the struggle going

Why is oil light flashing on the struggle bus😂. . .Does the service counter/plan need resetting? Usually, it won't do routine regen on dpf if that's flashing as thinks oil is dililuted and needs changing. I'd be tempted to reset if oil has been changed fairly recently or fire some new oil in and reset😝

Great Vid Chris. Good tip for those bolts is to smash them first with a hammer and a punch of sorts to brake the rust off. hammer socket and then 3/8 breaker bar and prevents the snapping. then wizz them off with the 3/8 and job good

need a air hammer and a impact driver to get them bolts out in ten minuets. and i only ever fit genuine daf discs ive had them type come loose.

Gday Chris, another struggling episode my English brother😊

Chris those discs aren’t wrong I’ve fitted that style in the past, it’s like a newer updated design to get away from those silly little clips. even trp sell them too👍🏼

Fs mate. Child labour is against the law 😹😹 or is he the Strugglers Apprentice 🤔

That boy is way too smart for his own good... you're a good father.

Chris one man's trash is another man's treasure 👍🏻

Hello Chris, i agree, those Daf disc bolts are awful! What i do, is after removing hub/disc assembly, i cut the disc in five equal places, without scoring the hub, using a 12" disc cutter. With a big hammer, i knock the disc off the hub in five pieces, leaving the rusty waisted bolts protruding from the spokes of the hub. Then heat each spoke, sometimes red hot, with the oxy gas & using grips loosen the bolts- i hav'ent broken one yet. I always fit genuine Daf discs 'cos they don't come loose. Keep up the good work!

Another quality video, nearly spat my Stella all over the screen a few times..

Top job hope your well mate 👍👍👍

impact guns i think put to much stress on bolts ect. i would of thought you of used your wd40 and let it soak in for 5 mins then no snapped chinese bolt

Geet up criss charva lovely timing just about to have our tea ❤ Keep on struggling me owld mukka !

Russian dolls are full of them selves. 😁

Chris does your passenger side seat belt on your van do the same and locks up? If it doesn’t can you swap them over and use the passengers side one on your side and put your one on the passengers side. I don’t know if they are handed or not. Might be worth a try. Just means who ever is in the passengers seat would have the problem😂

Chris you need a set of square extractors, they don't spread out the broken bolt. I've also have had luck with the fine spiral type, the shoulder bottoms out against bolt and assists in removal. Have tried all just need to be calm lol and it will work out lol

Need to use square type extractor as for spiral extractor I've found that the short one that bottoms out on broken bolt works fairly decent last choice drill and retap gd luck

Nice going Al. Is Al on RU-vid?

Good vid pal especially at the end xxx

You can buy. The full set up. For that Peugeot van.ive done it with mine.but mind a belingo.

Nothing worse than a broken stud but fairplay you got it out, If you hammer a nut over the square of the tap you could use a spanner or a ratchet on it or better still their is a socket set by Lisle that fit the square end of the taps.

theres an upgrade now with just bolts rather than them shitty clips

So with the thing in that state or worse as some are, after all the time taken to get all the broken bolts out (you were lucky with just one), clean everything up, fit all the wedges and bolts and the get the thing on the axle you find the disc runs out by some ridiculous amount which will shake the driver's teeth out every time he brakes. Fit a new hub and disc with the bearings already in it & lob the old lot away. If you were charging main dealer rates the cost probably works out the same with the time saved.

Excellent video Chris..... As for snapped bolts...... Imagine working on a 1936 Austin Seven and spapping a manifold stud that goes into an ally block..... Well that was me last week, take a look on my channel for the video.

Class as usual; when will we see you in the Ring with the other so called you tubers 🥊🥊? 😂🤠

In Ontario you are fined 240.00 dollars and 2 demerit points for no seatbelt

1:48 that’s left spring is definitely snapped my boy

Hi Chris , I see someone is now recording in 4k 👍🏻👍🏻 I think the manufacturers realise there is more in servicing and parts than the initial cost of the vehicle ... I think we come from a time when parts used to be cleaned and machined and refitted. That one bolt .....I think we could all write a book about how things are going well until it shears !!! My worst was an exhaust mount ....arghhhhh! I don't think that 13mm ring spanner will ever be found again I threw it that hard into a field 🤣🤣 What a decent young man Joe is ...dressed for the country , happy getting his hands dirty and listens !! Unique in these days of snap chat ! *I think you've got Josh out the shit enough to not pay to the £20!* Strugglers Gym open for business! The yellow thing is a buoy to protect the hull as you come into dock or are moored.....probably off a canal boat .. Whoop whoop 😁!! Be safe , be kind G 🦉🦉🙏

Chris you remind me of my grandad he would make us all sorts of stuff your such a good dad.

We get the whole hub assembly now exchange. The worst design ever them disc bolts

there is some good extractors out there best one ive used is macs rbrt extractors expensive but safed the day a good few times

Great video chris. Aidens find must be worth 4 fosters. See you on the next one.

What a great way to recycle other ppls unwanted things

Another good vid Chris keep up the good struggle mate

Fan int roof to draw all the hot air out when he's tupping a ewe 😂😂😂😂

Looks like your needing a trip to tool shop...great vids

good stuff chris nice to see joe getting stuck in hgv mechanic of the future woop woop.

Hi Chris for drilling out broken studs try left hand drill bits

I thought he was settin that up to grow a mobile crop 😂😂😂

Nice 1 Chris, again you make me smile. Your Lad was well pleased with his gym. You made his day, keep up the struggle and keep smiling. Say hello to Josh and see you on the next one, woop woop.

Get some copper grease on the threads so they come out easy next time.

Prior preparation prevents piss poor performance 🙄😬😋

Time for some cobalt drill bits and hss tap and die set??

Woop woop! 😂👍🏻

Quality yet again chris 👏 👌 👍

Top Video Chris !👍👍👍👏👏👏👏❤❤it

love the vids keep it up

You Never fail to get me in my emotions bro ! Your such an inspirational dad . Seeing you do that gym then to see the boys reaction ! It was priceless!! Your raising kids to live in reality mate and it’s great to see . ❤

Brilliant 👏 them disc's stupid idea you was lucky just one snapped and you must have good eyesight sharpening them bits with a grinder.

Excellent video ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍

Dearly wagon xx

Get some snap-on extractors.👍

Awesome video Chris good job letting the young lad help out. Little Birdie doing the supervisor job again. Lovely little baby girl. 💕👏🤣🇨🇦.

Afternoon Chris…….whoop whoop…….👍💪🇮🇲

Will you be respraying that little campervan Chris? 😅

You need to spray those F....n seat belts with silicone spray. 😁

I remember when I worked in the garage when I was sharpening drills the other mechanic said is it a darts match to night

Love this channel😍

What horn has al got on his van? Sounds good

You're an awesome dad Chris.

Daft daf brake disc clip thingies . proper job

Keep it up mate love your vids

Right discs Chris! Just new and improved 😁😁😁also with Daf and Volvo discs I’ve always cut the disc in 3 with a 9” welt the disc with a sledge breaks off like a terrys choccy orange. Relives the pressure of the bolts. Spray them, heat them all come out every time 👍😁

Finders keepers

"RUST", nature's threadless. 😮. Keep smiling Chris and Co. Thanks for sharing

Love the gym!

🤘😎🤘 Brilliant 👍

Hi chris,I agree he's definitely going to get pulled for those darker brake lights especially in the daytime😂the 1 bolt struggle is real🙈😬but luckily you had your trusty wd40😂good job Joe and works harder than his dad😂gotta say jolly good chaps there in partic 🤟all you do for josh and he wants £20 for the bag🤔🤔😡🤣🤣🤣🤣great vlog Chris as always🙂👍

This is rapidly becoming my favourite youtube channel greetings from Belgium

Awesome video thanks struggler 🛠️ hope you had a great weekend 🍺🍺🍺🍺🤫🇬🇧🛠️🔧

Great video Chris couldn't agree more those clips are a poor idea

Joe is ace

Was working on one of your Struggle busses yesterday & today - they're a nightmare & 1 snapped bolt away from disaster too.... bloomin hell stuff is tight on 'em. I struggled. New front leaf spring & over-fettling the rear spring bushes/links blah blah.. nightmare. Plus welding the usual rusty wheelarches.. They're a bit of a ballache tbh, them Ivecos... :-(

Chris give the bolts a good Smack with a good hammer and punch first before trying to undoing them daft bolts

Ace watching you mate cheers ny day up 😁there is an outfit in Manchester that specialises in them annoying bolts think it's same set up on cf,xf daffs

Chris, many thanks for another brilliant video - 1.48 minutes looks like the nearside spring is broken as well