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Subject Topic: Noise when towing with a stabliser bar
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Personjim oldham
31/5/2024 at 9:05am
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Susan, the previous posts are nearly seven years old.

See if Google offers any queries.


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Yes I'm aware they are, and I have tried Google to no avail as stated


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Best bet would be to contact Bulldog I reckon.

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PersonPaul_B
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Susan also look for Scott stabilisers,
I used to strip my home made Scott copy down by removing the bolt through the centre of the pads and cleaning the pads with brake cleaner or replacing them, they collect quite a bit of dust. Then tighten the bolt so it takes about 60lbs to move the blade, the bathroom scales come in handy.

The Haynes Caravan Manual used to have instructions on how to clean them. Alternately new pads from towsure

https://towsure.com/products/bd50087-bulldog-lc3-3-friction-discs-200q-400q-stabil........


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Hi, undo large nut and bolt on stabiliser 19mm spanners needed remove parts keeping them in in order, you should have locking nuts, washer stabiliser arm with circular plate attached rub this lightly with emery paper to remove any rust or signs of corrosion and clean with brake cleaner available from motor spares shop. Give The 2 Friction discs a light rub on emery paper by having emery on a flat surface holding the discs by the edge do both side and clean with brake cleaner. Rub both sides of the metal pivot plate with emery and clean. Then reassemble in reverse order and set up by fitting stabiliser to the car and putting it on tension as if on caravan and with luggage scale positioned 5cm from caravan end of stabiliser adjust the locking nut so that arm moves sideways at pulling weight of 65 pounds. Bathroom scales can be used but no so easily by pushing the arm sideways with scale at the end of bar and reading off weight when it moves. I had to do mine at least once a year and after a long trip found it always got noisy by the time I got home. Also make sure that the nylon shoe on the caravan can turn and smear a little grease in the shoe on on its underside. Sounds more difficult than it is and once you have done it will only take a few minutes next time done mine on site sometimes



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Quote: Originally posted by Paul_B on 31/5/2024
Susan also look for Scott stabilisers,
I used to strip my home made Scott copy down by removing the bolt through the centre of the pads and cleaning the pads with brake cleaner or replacing them, they collect quite a bit of dust. Then tighten the bolt so it takes about 60lbs to move the blade, the bathroom scales come in handy.

The Haynes Caravan Manual used to have instructions on how to clean them. Alternately new pads from towsure

https://towsure.com/products/bd50087-bulldog-lc3-3-friction-discs-200q-400q-stabil........





A lot cheaper from LSD.

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Remember, if you buy something you bought it, not brought it.


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Yeah tried that, no response yet


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Thank you, it sounds easy but doubt it will be for me, will need to rope in someone to help! Just to undo nut! Appreciate the concise instructions though


PersonColin21
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Are you sure you actually need it? In my opinion, a properly loaded caravan shouldn't. When I first started towing back in the 1970s I used one all the time until one day I drove from Norfolk down to Cornwall and forgot to fit it. When I got there and discovered that, then realised that I hadn't noticed it was missing, I never bothered with it again and still don't. My current caravan has an ordinary hitch, not a stabiliser one, and it tows beautifully. For several years I made a living towing various trailers and not one of them was ever fitted with a stabiliser. I don't think I have ever seen a professional trailer fitted with a stabiliser.



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