GIVING A TRUCK TO MY BEST MATE

Summary

The video follows a mechanic working on restoring an old Abbott tractor. He discovers issues with the gear lever and gearbox, so he removes parts to diagnose the problem. He finds a broken fork piece, replaces it, and reassembles the gearbox. He then moves on to surprising his friend Jack with a gift of a used Land Rover Discovery, driving it over quietly so Jack won't hear its sound. Jack seems happy with the surprise truck acquisition, and the mechanic gets his favorite Transit van back after lending it to Jack.

Takeaways

• 😊 The video involves working on an old Abbott tractor
• 👷‍♂️ The gear lever was loose so they took the gearbox apart to inspect it
• 😮 They found a broken fork which had caused the loose lever
• 🔧 They replaced the broken part and reassembled the gearbox
• 🚜 The tractor engine was cleaned while the gearbox was repaired
• 🚚 An old Land Rover Discovery was going to be given to Jack
• 😆 The Discovery was in poor condition with many issues
• 🎁 The Discovery was driven quietly to surprise Jack with it
• 😃 Jack seemed happy with the Discovery despite its problems
• 🚌 The narrator got his transit van back after giving the Discovery to Jack

Q & A

What issue did the narrator notice with the gear lever when power washing the engine?

The gear lever was flopping about and able to move much farther than it should, indicating it had lost connection inside the gearbox.

What does the narrator plan to do with the 165 Centurion Avery once the Abbott is repaired?

He plans to lift it up, knock the mud out of the road wheels, freshen up the paint, change the road wheels, and do a few other bits to get it ready for the customer in America.

What was the cause of the issue with the gear lever?

A fork had broken off inside the gearbox, likely designed to break first before causing further damage.

What vehicle does the narrator buy for his friend Jack?

He buys a high mileage Discovery, knowing Jack had been wanting one, in order to get his transit van back from Jack.

How does the Discovery drive?

Very poorly - it makes bad noises, feels loose and unsafe, struggles to accelerate and change gears.

What repairs does the narrator plan for the next video?

Putting the pack back in the Abbott, fixing the throttle pedal linkage, and tightening the steering.

Why does the narrator seem amused by the Discovery's condition?

He knows it's in poor shape but believes Jack will still appreciate it, since Jack had been persistent about wanting a Discovery.

What other vehicle is moved at Jack's house?

Jack's Jeep is moved and appears likely to get hit.

Who approves of the Discovery?

Jack's girlfriend Lucy says it's perfect for her nickname "Looney".

How does the Transit compare to the Discovery?

The narrator says the Transit drives infinitely better than the Discovery.

Outlines

00:00

👷 Fixing the Gearbox Issue on the Abbott

Noticed an issue with the loose gear lever while power washing the Abbott engine. Will need to lift it up, remove the pan, and hopefully identify what's gone wrong inside the gearbox so it can be fixed before putting it back in the vehicle.

05:14

🎵 Enjoying the New Land Rover Discovery, Needs Some Work

Surprised friend Jack with a gift of a high-mileage Land Rover Discovery in seemingly good condition aside from some audio and lighting quirks. Drove it carefully to Jack's house to keep the surprise.

10:16

🚌 Happy to Have My Transit Van Back

Jack is happy with his new Disco acquisition so I can have my preferred Transit van back. The Disco suits Jack and his dog Looney but has some wobbles that need addressing.

15:17

🔧 Prepping to Reinstall the Abbott's Power Pack

With the gearbox issue fixed, we will tighten the steering tillers, repair the throttle linkage, and then reinstall the power pack in the Abbott with hopes of driving it soon. We'll capture the process in an upcoming video.

Keywords

💡Land Rover

Land Rover is a British automotive brand known for producing rugged, off-road capable SUVs. The video centers around fixing and driving several classic Land Rover models like the Discovery and Defender. The narrator notes issues with Land Rovers like their tendency to have mechanical problems.

💡gearbox

The gearbox is a key component of the Land Rover that needs repair in the video. The narrator discovers issues with the gear selector and finds that an internal fork is broken, preventing smooth gear changes.

💡restoration

A core theme of the video is restoring and fixing up old Land Rovers. The narrator washes engines, repairs gearboxes, changes wheels, and repaints the vehicles to rejuvenate them.

💡off-roading

Land Rovers are known for their off-road capability. The video shows mud-covered Land Rovers that have been used for off-road driving, which the narrator plans to clean up.

💡mechanic

The narrator in the video takes on the role of a mechanic, diagnosing and repairing issues with the Land Rovers. He fixes the broken gearbox and other problems through hands-on mechanical work.

💡test drive

After fixing up the Land Rovers, the narrator test drives them to demonstrate their restored functions. However, issues like loose steering are still noticed during the test drives.

💡parts

The narrator replaces broken parts like the gearbox fork to fix issues with the Land Rovers. Spare parts and tools to service Land Rovers are used extensively.

💡maintenance

Proper maintenance like washing, repairs, and replacements are required to keep old Land Rovers functional. The video focuses on this maintenance work.

💡modifications

Some modifications like new wheels and paint are made to the Land Rovers to enhance their condition and appearance. This personalizes the vehicles.

💡enthusiast

The overall theme is catered towards Land Rover enthusiasts who appreciate working on and restoring these iconic vehicles themselves.

Highlights

Noticed the gear lever was flopping about indicating an issue with the gearbox

Found the gear selector fork had snapped off causing the flopping and loss of gear engagement

Plan to lift the tractor with a Foden to clean the mud out of the road wheels

Will prime and paint the tractor and change the road wheels before shipping to customer in America

Removed the broken gear selector fork and replaced it with a new part

Got a surprise Land Rover Discovery for friend Jack as a replacement for the Transit van

Discovery has 199,000 miles on it but amenities like electric seats

Drove the Discovery to Jack's house to surprise him with it

Jack seemed happy with the Discovery, called it a bit beaten up but not bad

Discovery makes lots of noises and doesn't feel necessarily safe to drive

Transit drives much better than the Discovery, not sure why Jack would choose a Land Rover

Plan to fix throttle pedal and tighten steering on tractor before putting engine back in

Hopefully can then drive the tractor for the first time after repairs

Gave Discovery to Jack as a good friend and to get my Transit van back

Men have shown up, will check out issue with throttle pedal next

Transcripts

right so today I'm back on with the

Abbott hole thing I've washed the engine

off and I noticed something yesterday

which didn't seem quite right when I was

power washing I noticed that the gear

lever was flopping

about so this one here is when you put

it into say uh first gear second gear

third gear reverse neutral whatever and

it should click each little P it should

never get that far I've never ever seen

one go to that direction so it feels

like lost connection to whatever it

should be turned in the

box which is great I can see that

there's a spline there's a spline shaft

that the camera won't focus on cuz it's

been and I can see that it isn't

slipping on the spline so it means the

fults inside the gearbox so I'm going to

lift it up take this pan off and

hopefully I can can see what's what's

actually gone wrong but I'm glad I

noticed that because that have been

absolutely pointless putting it in the

vehicle like

that cuz I can't see as any of the gears

would work usually you can feel like a

click so that's excellent so I think the

first thing we're going to do is get the

pack frame wherever it is over there and

lifting equipment and put that on the

reason I want to get the Abit done is

because I need to get this 165 Centurion

Avery or off all the mud knocked out the

road wheels I'll probably lift it up

with a foden put it in gear drive it get

all the mud out and then once the

45 has been primered we're going to take

that out put this in and give this a

freshen up on the paint and change the

road wheels and do a few other bits to

it and then this is ready for the

customer in America who's desperate to

have a play with it so hopefully we can

get that all finished and shipped out to

him very very very

soon all got a jacked til and the bolts

out no idea what we're going to find in

here I'm going to need two

hands

okay

yeah so that shouldn't be

there everything's looking a little

bit that's not doing anything we need to

take this it'sit a bit

further o yeah that moved that that

moved now we need

to get on

yes is it going to let us come all the

way out yes it is oh what a babe oh we

can fix that I think we could it's got

quite horrendously bent and it's

obviously just yeah that's looks like

all it's done is just snap that fork off

to be fair I don't think it'll be bent

because that's got slightly bent but

that we can bend that back up that's

just the stop on the all that is the

kick down piston and the gears are on

this one here get but fingers out the

way so the ladies can see I'm

sorry I reckon that'll well back on and

it won't be that bent because that

stronger than this piece that's designed

to let go first isn't it yeah let's see

where it looks like it would have

been it's like quite hard

steel I reckon it would have been

something like that

yeah

t

Ted Ted

tasty a

no right so we went to the stores um I

simply just put a new bit in there

that's not got a broken off

finger definitely wasn't other that did

it I'm going to put this back together

and then put the things back on and the

sump back on it's bad Workman always

blads his tools bloody rubbish

tools right well I think that'll do yeah

it's all bit is it yeah so right if you

set the shafts line up because obviously

we set the dotted all of them didn't

we and I'll leave you to that and I'm

going to clean up the engine bay in that

one and there's a drain there so make

sure you drop all the bits in

there

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[ __ ] bitman help

I think it needs to go to you pull the

whole slice you're no I'm clean so I

can't help just what you

try we're not doing it want me you want

me to need to go your way

Adam G

in Oh What A B here we

are Su gearbox sump is all back

on everything's re operational again

there so we've got Gears

always disconnect those when you pull

them out makes things a lot better A lot

better where's the offending item gone

oh there it

is yeah

so you leave that connected it doesn't

like

it have that back in

tomorrow not going to do anymore

today cuz we got a little surprise well

Joe's got a little surprise for uh

Jack oh I think I can hear it

coming reckon he might like

it here are

you what the hell look at these

seats

it's in mint condition it has done a

mere

199,000 mil and look this switch here

that's coming out the dashboard you turn

that on and then and then you come to

the back and someone's took the lights

out of their

bathroom Med them on the back a piece of

[ __ ]

what what's under there nothing what

what's under there

nothing yeah you can see it's mint in

every single way oh it doesn't feel like

the back axle's connected to it doesn't

sound like the back axle's

Connected for for a disco the rear

chassis doesn't actually look like it's

falling off is it an es with those seats

yeah it's the top top spe look electric

seats shall we see if they work

I oh yes

actually a very good be fair you don't

see many disc yeah this is the most

looking S I ever did

see look the BF Keys yeah decent ones

actually on the front anyway nothing to

see there I'm quite happy cuz it doesn't

say one life live it anywhere cuz if it

said that we' have had to have drove

over it with something it might be

coming

soon right let's go where we going

gramby Let's Go full Colorado

this is Posh in he has heated seats

wonder if they work thanful that one's

not even lit up it is is it it is the

lights fell back I like

this it's got parking sensors we test

them

out probably shouldn't break it going to

give it to jck we probably shouldn't

break it let's drive it really carefully

oh no

that made a good noise yeah listen to

the back axle a minute I can

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it soon be design I'll drive it it's

really smooth

drive you hear

it right for a 190,000 m car I think

he's going to really like this he's been

on about buying a disco and I was like

don't buy a disco that junk and it's

like well I had one before in a really

long liked it it was a load of junk we

got three engines in it and he kept

parking it up falling out with it then

we pull it out and there was mot it and

then it break down again bed his brother

brother's manner of discovery which made

him like discoverers again but the rats

gotone into the uh wiring and that

stopped working so then he's been using

my Transit van which is my favorite car

so I've only really bought this to give

it to Jack so I can have my van back so

we're going to

go making some queer noises doesn't feel

necessarily safe is it ever going to

change gear it's typical TD5 in it all

they do is Rev yeah uh it has actually

got fuel in it I don't know if that

works there a lot of reving but not a

lot I'm pretty sure no fuel it's got a C

of fuel in it well yeah but at least

it's well we don't even know if that

worked it has finally gone up again

indic case it's working brakes I

remember when these things used to feel

really good they they feel now they feel

horrific it feels really loose and

dangerous this does but apparently in v

short it has got a legitimate on it oh

yeah like every Land Rover yeah uh doy

drug deal going on up there yeah that

mous or listen to it that is flat to the

floor

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35

40 we're going to jump the bridge

we going to jump the bridge who knows

the brakes work well

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thisit people they look happy we

definitely wasn't ring

stupid would upset

her have to get over it oh my God the

seat heater works do it yeah mine I

can't be I'll be honest mine doesn't

feel very warm you feel the back a I'm

pretty sure this thing's in four-wheel

steer look at the steering wheel we're

going straight and it's

tyod wants adjusting that's [ __ ] what

do you expect for 190,000 M well I was

expecting better actually here we go to

60 about I don't think this thing's even

capable of 60 it doesn't it goes better

than that other heap of [ __ ] he was

better than in progress yeah we are

getting very close now to Jack's house

we're going to have to drive this very

quietly because if he s hears the sound

of a TD5 his little ears will prick up

you'll know exactly what's coming we

want to surpris him to be fair I don't

think he'll hear the engine of the sound

of the back axle bushes knacking so part

this yeah this

yeah coming you don't need to whisper

we're inside the car no want to DARE is

right these people are going to ruin the

video we wait for them to go don't film

children Adam don't make c contact

they'll think we're petophiles you are a

petophile damn

it

how you

doing I know you said your morning

you this

offet the last cou days where I've got

from are you doing

here what do you think yeah I like it

bit beating up but

yeah electric seats

don't do that put it down electric do

work let's go for a drive hang on I Lucy

yeah you better tell Lucy and then uh

I'm headed over to Ms anyway in like

next two well 5 minutes so yeah I could

grab the transit go at the same time

that's a good idea are you just going

yourself yeah yeah yeah all well no Lucy

is coming with so all right you can both

try it out all

right on my band

back I better give Jack all these things

back

you won't notice

that Jack with this new

acquisition me back in my favorite

Transit he's left it with absolutely no

diesel in the cheap

skate oh and it drives infinitely better

this m it's a much better thing who

would have lamb run when he'd have

Transit

it's not bad really wobbles a lot yeah

those bushes want do it I like it very

good what do you think

loose it's got the Seal of approv from

loose oh Looney oh Looney is perfect for

Looney as well is it look

at oh we can get rid of that right away

what's that Jack quick get it off just

delet I was going to take that off with

the hammer but I thought well that's not

put that on someone else's

car oh it's mov is he

moving what's he up to I don't know he's

moved Jack's Jeep which looks like it's

going to get

hit be a reason com he's got her own

C to get need

get

come to me in a

minute time

today I think Jack's pretty happy with

his truck In fairness he's been a good

friend good mate of mine and uh I know

if I he says he's going to buy a car he

will never buy a car and then my Transit

will be scrap so we had to do that

tomorrow we're going to get the pack

back in but before we do we have got men

so we're going to see but the throttle

pedal inside has come off so we've got

to uh there's a little there's a little

um ball joint it's hard to see but

inside there that this connects to so

we're going to mend that while we're in

there cuz then when we put the pack in

everything should be good oh we'll also

the steering tillers are a bit SE so

we'll do a quick video on thring them up

sorting the throttle linkage and then

we'll be putting the pack back in and

hopefully driving it for the first

time thanks for watching see you

again

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