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I need to replace the whole coupling on my 1992 twin axle Lunar Delta.

I have sourced some at around £150 but has anybody changed one of these?

Will the brake cable just secure on to the new one or will i have to do any chopping and changing?

Here's hoping some of you have experiance of this and thanks in advance

When I got my van, the previous owners had removed the coupling whilst it was stored outside their house for security.

It's simply a matter of unbolting the old one and bolting on the new one, the breakaway cable and brake aren't attached to it, only to the shaft.

Thanks for your reply.

It isn't just the hitch coupling, it's the whole mechanism from the hitch head to the break cable that i need to replace.

I changed mine a couple of years ago.....watch out for the bolt that connects to the damper, you have to push it out with another bolt, so that you dont loose the damper position.

When you push the head in, to activate the brakes, the damper is what gives it resistance and stops it just banging in, it is pushing against the coupling head bolt, and if you knock the bolts out without catching the end of the damper with another pin, then it comes out further that the position of the hole.  If this happens, it is not easy to push it back in to get the bolt back in!

I know that sounds a but mixed up but I am struggling to simplify it......if you get it wrong you will find out what I mean!!

Most of the coupling heads have an instruction manual online from the manufacturers websites, mine was an AKCO AKS 1300, and I got the instruction from Alko's website it explains it better with diagrams.

Hope this helps,

Caz, no the A frame is fine, it is just the coupling

Caradad, many thanks for the info. I am not looking at replacing what i have with an Alko coupling but there is information there that i am sure is relevant