Is my wheel going to fall off (bad Camber and clicking noise)

[notchboy]

[Abscate]

I dont hate anyone on the Samba - except for Xevin - who brought me cold coffee in the morning.

...ok, and skills, because he won't work for free..

and...

(account terminated by Management)

Seriously, Im not into the video thing at all, if I want an experience, I will go live it rather than watch a video. If people want to watch videos for pay, Im fine with it - your choice. We don't let clickbait into the Fora I moderate just to keep our management load down, but EB is free to run Samba as he wants.

Gotta go - meals being served in FC...
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[Xevin]

[TDCTDI]

Nah, I don't hate Ben. While his posts & videos are an incessant catalog of "look at me" & "fund my lifestyle", he obviously has done a wonderful job of enchanting a large number of followers living vicariously through his exploits. I continue posting "how to" responses to his thinly disguised "send me money" posts in the hopes that some of those followers might glean some knowledge even if he is only going to have someone else fix it.

At 17, I lived out of my '72 highroof for three years & never once asked for money from anyone & sure as hell didn't have the resources of The Samba to keep my van running, & used John Muirs "How to keep your VW alive for the complete idiot" & my own enginuity to keep it mobile.

My biggest fear is that Bens' series will become the "Idiots guide" for sponges, leaches, & parasites the world over to descend upon what's left of the VW community.
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[wcfvw69]

I think Ben's harmless and do get a kick out of his video's. He is living a life that many people fantasize about as they sit in their cubicles at work 9 hours a day in a job they hate. Many people have the "dream" to travel around the world, exploring without the stress and responsibilities of daily life. Only a small percentage of them would actually have the balls to do it in a well worn old VW bus, especially with such meager funds.

A lot of us on this site can jump in our mechanically refreshed buses and do the same thing with enough money to get there and back with plenty of reserves. Personally, it's not something I would want to do, even in my younger years. I'm fine watching his and other peoples video's of the good days and bad while traveling.

While I watch Ben's video's, I don't feel compelled to send him money to continue on with his travels. However, if Ben was in town and needed help working on his bus, I'd be glad to offer my garage, tools and my time to help him out.

As far as folks bagging on him for his lifestyle and or donations to fund it, you have a choice. Contribute to his exploits or not. There's enough negativity, hate and discord in life these days. Sometimes I wish folks would practice the old saying of "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all".
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[TDCTDI]

WTF-ever! If you've lost enough self respect to ask for handouts every time you post a video, you sure as hell better have a thick enough hide on your ass to endure the occasional "get-a-Fn-job-you loser".
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[TomWesty]

So the logic is if you produce entertainment content you must be ready to endure jackasses? As you say WTF-ever.
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[Abscate]

[notchboy]

[TomWesty]

[Xevin]

I don't mind Ben getting a few quid by offering videos end merchandise to support his dream. Don't even mind that silly couple with the coffe table book. Those coffee table book people only suck because they felt society jaded them and yet contributed nothing to society. Ben is honest in his pursuit of good times. I can get with that.

I only get on Ben for mechanical stuff and not replying to mechanical type post he can assist with. He claims to leave that info to more knowledgeable folks. But he has loads of experience. He knows twice what I know. Yet when I truly know a topic I try to help because so many have tried to help me. I work 50 hours a week, take care of two homes, married, explore different countries, and bus around. So his time working on content excuse doesn't work for me. I've met Ben twice and I do think Ben is a nice guy and his lady is fantastic. Maybe it's a millennial thing I can't understand.
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[wcfvw69]

[notchboy]

To be fair I think the whole idea of asking for $ comes off as rude to a whole lot of us. Abscate included as well as I.

TomWesty - when you have the jar out you don't ask, you let it happen organically. The gofundme fenom is definitely a younger generation idea I think we older guys that grew up on True Grit and Big Red 1 can't just pallet fully.

Remember when Rap, long hair heavy metal types, skateboarding, Punk, mullet wearing - Oakley blade having yuts were the end of the world?

We turned out fine. Well some of us did.
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[captincanuck]

[Abscate]

The breakdown of the movie analogy is that this is a forum of expertise and talent, not where people come to choose entertainment.

If panhandling remains acceptable here, you will lose some very good people because of this.
On our Volvo forum we can get our cars programmed over the Zinter et from Eastern Europe at 1/10 the dealer cost. That skill level doesn't want to come to his forum for cat videos
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[notchboy]

[HastaAlaska]

I'm back from La Paz and the mechanics.

Had the bad CV replaced with the one I bought previously and also replaced 2 more as they looked like they had a little wear, not much but a little. You know how it is, once they are out you might as well do them all. I kept one as it was in near perfect condition.

Here's a photo of the bad one that was causing the clicking - not so bad after all - not great but I have had worse.

Replaced all 4 boots too, might as well.

For your interest and comparison with your local shops. The total cost was:

Labor: 800 Pesos ($40)
3 CVs, 4 boot - 2290 pesos ( $115)
- all parts made in Mexico.

As for the other BS that has stirred up since I've been offline. I'm not adding fuel to this tired conversation, but I will say thank you to those of you who were kind enough to offer a counter argument to the panhandler comments.

EDIT: Forgot to say thanks for your help and advice with this thread. So, as always - thank you!
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[notchboy]

Yeah it was getting deep with all that serious thinking going on. Need to open the window and let some fresh air in

I tell you what though its that kind of opinion sharing I really dig about this site. The diversity of opinion to me is a great thing and is fun to sare. Convincing someone of your opinion is the tricky part and poses it own kind of entertainment. In the end I know we could all sit around a fire and drink (fill in your flavor here)
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