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Half a million subscribers, and a Ford with no pinion teeth

ZIP TIES N BIAS PLIES reaches the milestone as a stranded crew cab supplies its busiest older upload.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

1979 CREW CAB FORD DIFF BUILD N 4X4IN!!!1979 CREW CAB FORD DIFF BUILD N 4X4IN!!!

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  1. 4:32The host opens the stranded Ford's front differential to inspect the damage.
  2. 5:05The pinion's teeth are gone, with severe damage also visible on the ring gear.
  3. 7:07A wrecked Ford supplies a matching-ratio differential assembly.
  4. 8:40Cutting open the old oil filter exposes shiny metal debris trapped inside.
  5. 17:08A mismatched bearing race interrupts installation and sends the host into Grande Prairie for another part.
  6. 18:49He presses on the new bearing and returns to the field before sunset.

The front differential comes apart, and the problem is unmistakable: the pinion has lost every tooth. Getting this old Ford home will take more than a quick parts swap.

ZIP TIES N BIAS PLIES posted nothing new this week, but "1979 CREW CAB FORD DIFF BUILD N 4X4IN!!!" is keeping the repair work in view. It has passed roughly 250,000 views and carries the strongest daily momentum in the catalog, ahead of the earlier crew-cab revival and "POUR ONE OUT FOR SLAVE LAKE...".

The differential job has the familiar complications of working with salvaged parts. A wrecked Ford donates a matching-ratio assembly, the old oil filter reveals a worrying quantity of shiny metal, and the replacement pinion brings another snag: the bearing race doesn't fit. "I thought they were all the same. I was wrong," the host says. That means a trip into Grande Prairie for the correct bearing before returning to the truck near sunset. Willard the dog, meanwhile, needs persuading to stay out of the oil spill.

There's a milestone beyond the workshop, too. The channel has reached half a million subscribers, adding to its audience over the week even while daily views run at a little over half their usual pace. Nearby motoring channels are having mixed weeks: High Peak Autos is viewing above its usual daily level, while ReDriven is substantially below its own.

For anyone arriving through the Ford repair, the host supplies a useful introduction to his style: "If you guys want to watch how to do a proper diff rebuild, you're probably on the wrong channel."

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Subscribers
500,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
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Here is the channel's week in subscribers and views.

subscribers
500,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
58,216,716
views per day
35,630
typical day: 65,209
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
ReDriven
495,000
As of November 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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