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Can anyone offer some advice here on changing a jockey wheel.  I will ned to jack up the front of the caravan to reomve the Jockey wheel as there is a plastic cowling right over the A-frame to be able to unscrew the jockey wheel and remove it - but how do I jack up the caravan high enough at the front to do this.  Has anyone done this and how do you do it?    Many thanks

Dave

Hi Dave

I believe the jockey wheel splits in half if you unwind it far enough.

Thanks for the info, I was just concerned that I would not be able to lift the van up high enough at the front as the existing jockey is not working properly as when the weight of the van is on it I have problems unwinding it hence the reason to want to to replace as it I am having to physically lift the caravan myself to attach it to the car and the other week when I was away I managed to scratch the rear bumper of the car as the caravan rolled forward slightly and i could not hold it back.   I suppose if I can't fully unwind the jockey wheel to lift the van at the front i could put a trolley jack under the jockey wheel and lift the van then put the steadies down. 

thanks  Dave.