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04/8/2024 at 6:53pm
Location: Lincolnshire
Outfit: Elddis Xplore 302 SE 2011
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Hi. I have a BPW hitch on the caravan it only squeaks for a while when I set off. I have read that if you clean the friction pads with brake cleaner it helps. The towball has no scores on it as I clean it on a regular basis with a sanding pad. I am presuming that the friction pads are dirty and need cleaning. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks.
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04/8/2024 at 8:54pm
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yup your 100% correct, you need to be cleaning the tow ball much more regularly and thoroughly, no squeaking then!
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05/8/2024 at 10:38pm
Location: Foothills of the Pennines (East side)
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I also have a Winterhoff hitch, when mine developed a squeak I bought some of the finest grade emery cloth I could find and gave each one of the pads a very gentle rub with it. Cured the squeak instantly
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06/8/2024 at 7:00am
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Mine didn't squeak. However couldn't get the van off the tow ball last year. Took well over two hours with myself and two wardens on site to free it. WOW....
One of my pads had shattered.
Cheap as chips to buy new, easy job to replace with new.
Hope this helps.
https://youtu.be/Hxssz8ukUFs
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06/8/2024 at 10:17am
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Thanks for the replies. I sanded the pads yesterday and I have some brake fluid spray arriving today. I will then spray the pads and leave it for a while then clean them once again and see if that fixes the problem but I will only find out the next time we go out again.
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07/8/2024 at 10:44am
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Quote: Originally posted by camcroft on 06/8/2024
Thanks for the replies. I sanded the pads yesterday and I have some brake fluid spray arriving today. I will then spray the pads and leave it for a while then clean them once again and see if that fixes the problem but I will only find out the next time we go out again.
I hope you meant brake CLEANER spray!
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07/8/2024 at 6:45pm
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I never use anything abrasive to clean my towball, I only ever use a green scouring pad for washing up and then use brake cleaner to rinse off any debris on the surface. Never had a problem till this year when I got a creaking sound when turning a corner so when I got on site I cleaned the inside of the hitch in the same way which the next hitch up the creaking was eliminated. I suppose it makes sense to clean both mating surfaces.
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