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Personpaulreed
24/10/2005 at 8:04pm
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we have just come back after our first weekend away in our new caravan. the stabiliser made a horrible noise all the way home. do i need wd40 or grease or anything else??? please help, didnt enjoy the trip home. stabiliser is quite new. thanx, paul.



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Personjennifernn
24/10/2005 at 8:09pm
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NO  you must not grease it if it is an Alko type.  Make sure your towball is clean, use sandpaper to remove any paint.


PersonIainM
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Is it a hitch stabliser or a leaf spring one?

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Personpaulreed
24/10/2005 at 8:14pm
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its a leaf spring one, sorry, should have explained. paul

 



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PersonKev2004
24/10/2005 at 9:44pm
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No oil or grease should be used on any stabiliser. You probably just have some dust between the friction plates.



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Persontopcat36
24/10/2005 at 9:49pm
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Had the same problem, just use a bit of emery on your towball we do it every time we hook up no problems since. If you have a diesel engine it will be worse.


Personmichael
24/10/2005 at 10:09pm
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hi,if its an oldish stabiliser you may need new pads/disc.if its new try rubbing the pads/disc on sand paper ,brush off the dust and refit.the correct tighten back the centre nut to 60lbs.17

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Post last edited on 24/10/2005 22:23:08

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PersonTrunkles
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Is there any danger that rubbing the discs with abrasive paper will generate dust which contains asbestos???      I would be cautious about doing this as the pads are similar to the material found in brake linings and pads, and the instructions for those warn about the dust!

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Personpaulreed
25/10/2005 at 2:16pm
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thankyou for your replies! hope youve solved it know. paul

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25/10/2005 at 8:16pm
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Is there any danger that rubbing the discs with abrasive paper will generate dust which contains asbestos???      I would be cautious about doing this as the pads are similar to the material found in brake linings and pads, and the instructions for those warn about the dust!

yes it is possible,may be worth asking alko.17

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PersonKev2004
25/10/2005 at 9:16pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Trunkles on 25/10/2005
Is there any danger that rubbing the discs with abrasive paper will generate dust which contains asbestos???      I would be cautious about doing this as the pads are similar to the material found in brake linings and pads, and the instructions for those warn about the dust!
They stopped using asbestos along time ago.


PersonVectratot
25/10/2005 at 10:14pm
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Topcat36 what the heck`s a diesel engine got to do with it?


Persontopcat36
26/10/2005 at 9:03am
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got told it's something to do with the diesel emissions, seem to build up on the towball  and as we have a diesel would have to say we have more problems than those using petrol. we have to clean ours each time or it will grind, we do this each time and the problem has gone. don't know if this is 100% true can only go on our experience and others peoples we know who don't have diesel don't seem to suffer the problem as much.


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I do not have a diesel car, but still clean evry time I tow. There simply is a lot of road dust being thrown up behind any car, which hits the towball with or without hitch on it at the specific time.
And it is not really a problem, just a paper tissue or hankerchied or even a simple piece of paper (cash slip form the petrol station) to wipe the towball. And I also wipe the inside of the hitch with it. About 5 second of wotk for the towball and 15 seconds for the hitch (specifically also wiping the break pads of the stabilizer).


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Persontopcat36
26/10/2005 at 9:31am
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Quote: Originally posted by wlee on 26/10/2005
I do not have a diesel car, but still clean evry time I tow. There simply is a lot of road dust being thrown up behind any car, which hits the towball with or without hitch on it at the specific time.
And it is not really a problem, just a paper tissue or hankerchied or even a simple piece of paper (cash slip form the petrol station) to wipe the towball. And I also wipe the inside of the hitch with it. About 5 second of wotk for the towball and 15 seconds for the hitch (specifically also wiping the break pads of the stabilizer).
It makes good practice and like you said only takes seconds, we have towed trailers for years and have never had a problem. It was only when we got the van with alko that we came across it. OH was told to put grease on towball by a friend who has had caravans for years , managed to stop him in time.   Thank god for this site where i found out what was wrong and how to fix it.



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