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Topic: Bailey S5 wheel bearings
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24/1/2012 at 12:44am
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I'm a bit naughty though. I bought my 'van after being told it had stood for 2 years (I thought it could've been more). Funnily enough the brakes weren't locked on (if that had been a car, left on handbrake, there's no way it would have moved).
I towed it about 25 miles for my first trip, & everything seemed to be OK, so then I took it 160 miles to Cheltenham (& back, including motorway) for new years.
I had no problems whatsoever, & this is a 21-22yr old 'van!
I would like to add, please don't try this at home. I do have a bit of a background in mechanics & tend to "get away" with stuff like this. I also had breakdown cover & a good tool kit with me (& I had pumped the tyres up to the correct pressure, so not completely reckless).
But my thoughts are, these caravan chassis are designed to be left for long periods. The brakes work differently to a car handbrake, this is obvious, as I've known them to stick on after a couple of weeks, never mind 2 years!
------------- Matt.
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