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14/8/2016 at 9:17pm
Location: Northamptonshire
Outfit: Fleetwood Colchester
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Hi :)
My husband and I have just taken on the mammoth project of renovating a caravan. Brave/insane/whatever it is, it's happening! The chassis looks good, which was our main concern, though I'm thinking the overrun system will nee fixing/replacing. Firstly, is this something that is feasible? It's an old b&b chassis, and after some dismantling of the hitch (I think?!), we are guessing that replacing it might be best.
Secondly, is there a name for the part that I have circled in the attached picture? I feel like this is a really stupid question, but is the whole thing the hitch, or the overrun system, or something completely different? I want to make sure that I have as good an understanding as possible through this project! It's just the top part of the A frame, that contains the jockey wheel, coupling head, handbrake etc. I've only attached a sketch I found of the part, as it's too dark for me to take an actual picture...but looking at the part, and the fact that I have already managed to undo some of the bolts, it seems that this whole part (whatever it is called) can be removed, so I could in theory replace it?
Another thought...would it be possibly better to simply (ha!) replace the whole chassis, rather than just this part?
Thank you in advance.
http://imgur.com/a/6ZLWb
Apparently I also need image embedding for dummies...URL link in case it's not showing :)
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17/8/2016 at 3:25pm
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Thank you, Leon. I know that I don't have *much* knowledge of caravans, but I'm definitely willing to learn, and I'd like to think that I am capable of getting most of it sorted! I have seen other people who have successfully managed to change the chassis, but would rather take steps to avoid changing the whole thing if possible.
I've taken some more pictures, and uploaded them here so hopefully that is of some use. It's more the plate that is at the tip of the a frame that I am thinking about, that the hitch connects to and houses the jockey wheel. Much of it is crumbling. I stripped the paint back, and then the bolts were starting to just crumble in my hands, so we made the decision to remove them. Now my thought is, once this whole plate is removed, can I simply replace it onto the existing chassis? Hopefully the pictures will make it a little clearer.
Thanks
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