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car doctor

31/7/2013 at 12:32pm
Location: Silloth Cumbria
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Being fairly new to caravaning I've noticed I'm
Getting quite a lot of brake squeal from my
2004 bailey pageant.
Done all the usual stripped cleaned etc, do caravan brake
Shoes go off with age?
Next stage is new shoes but can't fault the old ones
Cheers Jim

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michael

31/7/2013 at 1:55pm
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if too shiny and over polished this can cause squeal.remove shine with sand paper,clean all dust off.check shoes for tiny stones compressed into the material.

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tango55

31/7/2013 at 2:45pm
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I agree with michael but also you will find that you will have a shiny surface on the old brake shoe linings as well which you also need to take the shine off with smooth sand paper. Make sure that the shoes are also seated correctly in the corresponding slots at each end with no dirt in the corners as vibration cause brake squeal when the brakes are applied.

Will 1983

03/8/2013 at 12:35pm
Location: Reading
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If you re having trouble finding replacememt shoes like i did send your old ones to Villiers in the West Mids, they strip them down, blast and repaint before attaching new lining material. i think i paid £9 per shoe including postage so about £40 in total. Takes about a week in total.

If it wasnt for a service like this i would have had to scrap my whole van, as repacement parts for Harrisons chassis just arent available anymore.

Will

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03/8/2013 at 12:57pm
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its an al-ko chassis,shoes here

http://www.westerntowing.co.uk/acatalog/AL_KO_BrakesBC.html

http://www.westerntowing.co.uk/acatalog/Alko_Brake_Parts_Diagram.html

Post last edited on 03/08/2013 13:27:33

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lunarvenus

03/8/2013 at 4:07pm
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Check for a lip on the drum if there is use a grinder to remove also some copper greese on any moving parts.

gould300

03/8/2013 at 6:32pm
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Our folding camper brakes squealed whenever we pulled up or braked going down steep hills. They stopped after having the brakes cleaned and serviced but started a few trips later. So far we've not had the problem on our new (to us) caravan.

GCMS2012

04/8/2013 at 11:44am
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How do you identify which shoes you need for your 'van?
There seems to be various / different kinds...?

Our 'van is on an Alko chassis, but there seems to be a few different sized shoes for it.

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04/8/2013 at 12:48pm
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See if there is a part number on your shoes. They might be able to match it, other than that measure them and photo.

michael

04/8/2013 at 3:04pm
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Quote: Originally posted by GCMS2012 on 04/8/2013

How do you identify which shoes you need for your 'van?
There seems to be various / different kinds...?

Our 'van is on an Alko chassis, but there seems to be a few different sized shoes for it.

looks like second lot is after 1994

http://www.westerntowing.co.uk/acatalog/AL_KO_BrakesBC.html

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GCMS2012

04/8/2013 at 10:16pm
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Ours is a Coachman, manufactured - 1998...

Does that help...?

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michael

04/8/2013 at 11:23pm
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contact them with your details of the caravan and chassis number.make/model/year and they will tell you.

http://shop.al-ko.co.uk/contact.html

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