Half a mile in Africa we almost destroyed our car... Ep251 

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I love randrover👍👍

Welcome. Should you travel to Namibia and need anything, give a shout. Safe travels.

Welcome in South Africa, hope it would be everything you have hoped for.

Never have that king of problem with my old 78. Lololol

Welcome to Africa!

Welcome in Africa

Thumbs up for the 75th anniversary t shirt👍👍 less said about those Grenadier caps though😁😁

Good ..

My drive shaft fell off of my FJ on that same end while driving the city streets. I too was lucky it wasn't the front end. 😆

That’s an impressive bit of field repair! Well done!

Welcome to SA guys! 🤙

Welcome to South Africa. Hopefully see you in the Drakensberg.

Welcome to Africa.

Damn that looked sinfully tasteful. I bet your brains were working extra with all those expedition cars designs. ¡¡Pura Vida!!

Merci pour cette très belle vidéo, bon courage pour la suite ! cela promet de très bons moments. Merci

Bit of a kak way to start the journey but glad you are in the helderberg basin safe and sound. Reunited with the landy and you are being looked after.

Glad to see the people of SA being so nice and trying to help. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

Excellent video, thanks for sharing you joy to step and drive on that new continent! Lots of love

Out of context! Thank you very much. 4 introducing the diesel heater a long time ago. I bought its little brother, the portable version. It's amazing ! So much power. I only use it on level 1, and it's heating excellently.

Awesome!!! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the trip.

welcome to Africa!!!!! Good to have you here!!!

Sooner or later you must meet the same people again, although still surprising you meet new people.

Welcome is RSA!!! Please, if you pass through the town George in the Garden Route also Western Cape, please let me know I would love to meet you

Can't believe it's been 3 months since you left OZ. How lucky the drivetrain issue occured prior to leaving on the trip. Merci de Melbourne

Shout if you need help with anything (shopping or lift), from your neighbor across the road , next to the dam . Regards William

One thing you'll find in Africa is that the people are very helpful and friendly. Enjoy your journey in our backyard. 😊

Things should only get better. Good luck.

Oh man, I've had drive line issues on my RIg before. Watching this brings back a flood of memories. Lucky for me I converted my rear axle to full floating axles with lock out hubs on all 4 wheels when I built it for extreme expeditions. (A 93 Isuzu Rodeo with Toyota straight axle and Marlin Crawler transmissions). Once had a rear seal let go, and ended up sticking a rubber Chysler freeze plug in the axle to stop the oil leak. Tossed the half shaft in the roof rack, wrapped in a towel inside a plastic tarp, and drove halfway across the USA on one rear drive wheel. Fixed it in front of my buddies house in Sacramento California. (His HOA was not happy!) Another time shredded the rear differential and just unlocked the rear hubs, pulled the driveshaft and drove it 1000 miles home on the front axle. (At 70 mph too!) So happy to see you reunited with the Grizz! Wondering if the driveline didn't take a lot of hits getting loaded and off loaded at the ship yards? Happy Trails Ya'll !

....I guess therefore you will make LOTS OF FRIENDS.....lots and lots.....(good filming though)

Fiardinkim! That sucks. Though as you said, at least it didnt happen at high speed. Maybe Grizzly's way of sayin 'You left me in a box for 3 months man;! lol Your new adventure is of to a crackin start.. Looking forward to you further exploring and experiencing that wonderful continent. Cheers for sharing.

Yay Grizzly and Bear are back, your enthusiasm on reunion was priceless. ❤

Welcome to 🇿🇦 and wishing you a great time here, from a Landy loving owner.

Bonjour et merci pour ces belles images. Coucou de vert Saint Denis. 77. France.

Finally you have your Grizzly & Bear back. And he did not like to be alone for three months. So, with some new parts in the rear differential you can drive safe through the Kalahari. Have fun. 👍😎🇫🇷

Great video! Look forward to seeing all the great adventures!

Now you're making me homesick. I haven't been home in 20 years!!

Africa🤘🤘

Welcome to South Africa guys!

Awesome video guys! Looking forward to following your African adventures!!!

Seeing you guys reunited with G&B made me smile. Sorry to see you're having mechanical trouble but better to have it now than when you're out in the middle of nowhere eh? It's a good thing you don't drive a Toyota or you would never get a chance to meet all of these cool mechanics on your travels....lol! Looking forward to this leg of your adventure! Cheers!

So impressed with your mechanical skills Leigh. Jack would be so proud of his grandson ❤❤❤

It's always in 4wd, defenders are permanent 4wd ... You mean you're driving with the centre diff locked. 👍

Hi Leigh and Stephy - Pity I only see this now - we would have loved to meet up with you and take you to Afrika Burn with us... If you need Landy related advice regarding good mechanics/workshops and parts - get in touch. We drive a 2008 Defender and have local knowledge...

That view from table mountain was priceless. 😄 Have a good start in Africa guys!!

Ha. Lee. At least you can drive in the front. Yes, CVs do wear out.

You guys are "couple goals!!!!" Hope y'all have a safe time on your next adventure!

Spotted you guys on the 30th of March in the Landy on the n1 north passing Canal Walk mall. I snapped you 🙂

Welcome to South Africa!

So great to see Grizzly n Bear again. And a very great and entertaining video again. Of course not ideal with the Landrover, but if nothing would broke i would assume that there is another brand under the chassis. :D. So now it proofed again to be a proper Defender! :D

Good to see guys back.. Safe travel ahead ❤

What a feeling to see your Overland rig again!❤

The exact same thing happend to my 2009 110. Unfortunately my rear diff was completely wrecked as a consequence. I spoke to Nigel at XS 4x4 and David Ashcroft and they both independently said I was very unlucky for that pinion bolt to shear, their best guess at the time was it over torqued from factory. Good luck with the repair and the African Adventure!!

Welcome to Cape Town 😘 You’ll find a lot of Defenders here as it’s one of the only vehicles that doesn’t rust in our harsh ocean climate. Hope to see you around. 🙌

wow .. we really enjoy your videos ..happy to see you again thanks guys

Welcome to Africa! Enjoy!🤙

As they say. Not Landrover but moneyrover . Always something. But very nice to see you guys having fun. Wish you all the best.

Hi couple! I’m so happy with your backing to the road! Hope you have a safe and amazing journey on this new chapter!!! I won my Sunday!😍😜👏🏼🙌🏼✨🤙🏼 and hope to see you in South America onde day… 😍🙌🏼✨

CapeTown! Look up Mushanga by the band Toto. Always glad to see you two exploring and connecting with people. The Lord bless and keep you!

Was soooo looking forward to you guys visiting our amazing country one day and here you are! Looking forward to the next video!

Bloody hell mate, an interesting start to it all. I just went and threw my circlip pliers back into the pile of tools-I-should-probably-take-with.

British 4x4 Acrotech and lp4a are places to buy defender parts here in South Africa

SO GOOD to see you back on the road AND on the continent that stole my heart, as much as I love Aus too. If you need or want any contacts in Zimbabwe when you get there, let me know. Sorry about the rear diff situation. That is a setback, and as you say. It showed up in an extraordinary way without any real warning!! Look forward to the next episode when we see it all fixed up. God Bless and safe travels on the dark continent. H

Nice introduction to the epic journey ahead guys. Hope to see you again soon! 😊 H&Chloe x

-- have a great time guys -- keep sharing -- best of luck --

Enjoy Africa and hope to see you on the road

So excited to explore Africa through your channel. I can tell it ll be wonderful 🎉🎉 🤞🤞 Not a good start though 😢

Courage ,l'aventure continue !

Nice to have you here, hope you are exposed to our hospitality with some good braaing and lots of biltong.

im so happy you guys are back with GnB!!!Save travel!!!

Jeez I was sweating watching you climb that mountain 😂 welcome to SA. You know you have a place to stay when you up north. All the best and safe travels

Off to a great start 🛠️🛠️🛠️🛠️🛠️🛠️🛠️🛠️🔧🔧🔧🔧🔩🔩🔩🔩⚙️⚙️⚙️⚙️⚙️⚙️ 👍 You two never disappoint 🤗🤗🤗🤗 And a new adventure starts 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Bring it on 👏👏👏

My home town ! EPic enjoy yout stay and safe travels.

Welcome to Africa again. Look forward to see you up in Namibia. Will introduce you to a new braaibroodtjie recipe you will like.

Congrats on making it to Africa. Your Landie was just letting you know she was lonely.

Hey guys :) It's so good to see you on the road with G&G again :) wish you a beautiful and safe adventure in africa ! Miss you

I'm so glad you've come to explore our corner of earth :) For any mechanical assistance in Cape Town I highly recommend Twin Landy in Tokai. For bodywork Hillstar panel beaters in Ottery. Enjoy the lazy madness of Africa!

Land Rovers certainly make for interesting content. Glad everything arrived safely and looking forward to your African adventures.👍

Landrovers are impressive, they find so many ways to fall apart or just brake something. We went to a offroad trophy and Defender drivers managed to destroy a couple of axles, a diff and a transfer case. While Toyotas had issues like a broken alternator :D.

wishing you both good luck

Same thing happened to us .Had to wait over a week in Durban for our Jeep and camper trailer to arrive for our 10 months in Southern Africa.

Great vid! That's Africa for you, happy to see you see you handled it in a 'smile because tomorrow is going to be worse' manner 😂 Enjoy the trip!

Damn you guys are still traveling. Wow

If you strap a vehicle by the body instead of strapping down by the axle or wheels the rocking movement can cause issues. I do not remember how you strapped it down. I hope that is all resolved and you are on your way. Stay safe and healthy.

Welcome to our continent GrizzlyNBear!

Thank you guys for visiting my beautiful country ❤️ Welcome and enjoy our delicious food. From Dudu South Africa

Looks like a great adventure so far with the unexpected Good luck guys

Safe travel to both of you leigh and stephy 🤘🏻 godspeed

Man the Toyota mob must be loving this video😂

Oh yeah, you are back in the land of Braai Welcome back guys. ❤

Wow you guys are in our country, would have loved to see you... But am in the Kruger National Park currently... Not sure when will you be coming up north... Safe travels S.A is a beautiful County... Hopefully we meet up onthe road...

Hi, this is the first time I've ever seen your channel. Just a quick note, I think that you have misunderstood whomever explained to you the vibrant colours of the houses in the Bo Kaap. Not the end of the world, but those houses have been painted in those lovely colours since long before '94. Hope you enjoyed your time in my city as much as you seemed to, although I'm guessing that the two of you are the kind who can enjoy themselves pretty much anywhere - ie good, happy people. Safe travels.

Im so excited to hear you in SA. Looking and hoping to see you around. Travel safe and have fun. Also did India Venster as my first walk up and round table mountain. Not easy but awesome. Turned into a run down Platterklip. PS. Better and even better hikes and walks around SA than that hehe. Regards, Paul

Maybe the car was rocking back and forwards with the wheel chocked in the container?

As we know we work in the maritime industry, the jerking movement of the ship riding the swells and waves this could put big time wickedness on the diff bolt the snap ! Now I have a couple of questions brother : Was the defender leave on full 4WD diff lock and on first gear to leave the gears and wheels fully lock when was traveling on the shipping container? Hand brake hard on ? This jerking and vibrations of the ship navigating hard for such a long period of time this motion could make this bolt on the diff snap for sure as the defenders wen don’t leave on full locking battle gear 4x4 have a massive play and the motion of the seas would put so much pressure and tension by pushing the car back and forwards to the drive shaft, until something will give up lucky this time was just the bolt the suffered next time wen u ship the Landie leave it on fully lock 4x4 and nothing will happen promise

Can't believe we (Livia the Landy) missed you guys in South Africa. We have recently moved to the USA, so was not aware of your SA trip :-(

Hello guys,number one fan from Kenya...can't wait to see u in Kenya..always enjoying the trips

Heureux de vous revoir malgrès la casse de l'arbre de transmission ;) Bonne route à vous :)

Welcome to Africa, take the road less traveled....KwaZulu-Natal

Welcome to South Africa .Enjoy your travel