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S.O.S. Stuck at Cape York with Two Kids

Matt P

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Posting this on behalf of CK Barr from the Australia Facebook group. Details here 👉https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14GA15TBpwk/?

Double cardan joint in the front axle failed. If anyone is able to help I think he’d appreciate it. He’s got two kids with him.

Needs parts sent to Bamaga in Australia. This could also be a good time to deploy the flying spanners service surely? Or perhaps Justin can help. We’re a bit remote ourselves at the moment and so I thought I’d put this in here and let the community do what we can to help collectively. 💪
 

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Posting this on behalf of CK Barr from the Australia Facebook group. Details here 👉https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14GA15TBpwk/?

Double cardan joint in the front axle failed. If anyone is able to help I think he’d appreciate it. He’s got two kids with him.

Needs parts sent to Bamaga in Australia. This could also be a good time to deploy the flying spanners service surely? Or perhaps Justin can help. We’re a bit remote ourselves at the moment and so I thought I’d put this in here and let the community do what we can to help collectively. 💪
I contacted Alex Collo at Purnell Adventure Sydney. Alex is sending the info to a contact at INEOS ANZ, so hopefully this will mean help.

Is there a contact mobile number and name? Or is it CK Barr? A mobile number will be helpful, as mobiles should work at Bamaga. At least those using Telstra.
 
For our foreign friends this guy is just short of the northernmost tip of the Australian mainland in a very remote community. He is 3400km (2110 miles) from Sydney and closer to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea than the nearest Australian city (Cairns). A tough recovery due to the logistics.

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Remove the rest of the double cardan joint. Bolt the stub back in to the hub to hold the bearing together refit the swivel housing after removing the axle and plug the hole remove the front drive shaft lock the cdl and drive it. Check for oil spillage every so often.
 
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