Another Caravan question

clivvy · 23-06-2010, 08:38

HI chaps, got another (silly) question.

when we bought our caravan, and got it home, turned out it needed a lot of work so its been ongoing for well over a year now. one major issue was the breaks dont seem to work, as we found out when uncoupling on our road which is a gentle slope.

anyway, pulling up the handbrake quite simply didnt stop the caravan from rolling. my question is this, on a normal wokring van, how much should i have to pull up the handbrake to engage it? to me, I should only have to pull it up a bit, other wise how the hell do people manouvre a van down driveways, gentle slopes etc? its impossible to do if applying the handbreak means jamming it right up practically 90 degrees!

any tips? i plan to look at the break system very soon...

23-06-2010, 08:38	#1
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	Another Caravan question HI chaps, got another (silly) question. when we bought our caravan, and got it home, turned out it needed a lot of work so its been ongoing for well over a year now. one major issue was the breaks dont seem to work, as we found out when uncoupling on our road which is a gentle slope. anyway, pulling up the handbrake quite simply didnt stop the caravan from rolling. my question is this, on a normal wokring van, how much should i have to pull up the handbrake to engage it? to me, I should only have to pull it up a bit, other wise how the hell do people manouvre a van down driveways, gentle slopes etc? its impossible to do if applying the handbreak means jamming it right up practically 90 degrees! any tips? i plan to look at the break system very soon...