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30-03-2017, 16:45 | #16 |
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Yorkshire, J33 M62
Vehicle: 2000 Terrano lwb 2.7TDI
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Bloody 'ell thats a big crack, don't show it to zippy656
I sometimes move my caravan a bit even though it is in storage, just so a different part of the tyres are making contact with the floor, its supposed to help the tyres |
30-03-2017, 16:48 | #17 |
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Location: Sevenoaks, Kent
Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring
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Ouch.... bet you are glad you have not towed it very far yet...
Just a side note, about the hub caps. I am not sure if caravan wheels are all alike, but when I fitted hub caps to our old van, it would wait a random amount of time, and then Frisbee them at some poor unsuspecting person... The first one, I thought was fluke as it over took me on the M40 smashing into the central barrier, the second was very scary as it took the magnetic blue light off of a fire chiefs car that was heading in the other direction on a back road!!! I tentatively fitted the third, but used cable ties just in case, and sure enough it came off, but at least stayed attached to the wheel. When I looked closely, the edge that the hub caps clips into is not flat, and has a slight slope that naturally pushes the clips out as time goes by... Not sure how true this is, but when I asked at the caravan place about it, they told me that the earlier vans were designed like that on purpose as hub caps caused the brakes to over heat, so they did not want people fitting them, I still think a warning would have been nice, and safer.. |
30-03-2017, 16:53 | #18 | |
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Poor guy over the road is not at all mechanically minded, and the look on his face when I stood in the road behind the caravan, and said, "Come on Walkies" and the caravan started to come to me... He had no idea they did things like motor movers.. |
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30-03-2017, 17:47 | #19 |
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Wales
Vehicle: 1997 LandCruiser Colorado
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still a fair few repairs to do on it yet, need to take the windows off and the awning runner so i can reseal and waterproof it all
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30-03-2017, 23:03 | #20 |
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30-03-2017, 23:22 | #21 |
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Bexhill on Sea
Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs
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Agreed it will deform like f**k, due to the grab of the body sealant they use, if you have access to a "hot knife" it will make it doable, I used a long blade but bar-steward of a job and as not ever going to get into awnings anyway a bit of deformation was no an issue, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
31-03-2017, 06:43 | #22 | |
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You also need new tape seal and sealer, Lots of cleaner too Takes about 4 hours for me to fit a new awning rail, |
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