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Quote: Originally posted by DaveS1 on 07/8/2024

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I know I am going to get slated for this and I know that towing courses recommend it but I can see no logic in winding the jockey wheel down thus lifting the car. Surely it must put enormous and unnecessary stress on the hitch. I have absolutely nothing to backup my thoughts, just a feeling.
Hopefully your insurers will recommend what you should do now.
Good luck, DaveS1

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Quote: Originally posted by lor6126 on 19/8/2024

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Hi sorry for the delay in updating.
It cost us nearly £400 to supply and rewire a new
electric cable and replace jockey wheel and outer bracket.
We decided to live with the.crack in the plastic fairing as it is an older van.
I had expected it to be more expensive so we just paid the bill rather than bothering with the insurance.
The repair man said he always likes to lift and shake the frame up and down rather than lift the car with the jockey wheel.
An expensive mistake but hopefully not one we will ever repeat.

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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 19/8/2024

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Quote: Originally posted by lor6126 on 19/8/2024

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Hi sorry for the delay in updating.
It cost us nearly £400 to supply and rewire a new
electric cable and replace jockey wheel and outer bracket.
We decided to live with the.crack in the plastic fairing as it is an older van.
I had expected it to be more expensive so we just paid the bill rather than bothering with the insurance.
The repair man said he always likes to lift and shake the frame up and down rather than lift the car with the jockey wheel.
An expensive mistake but hopefully not one we will ever repeat.

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how on earth did it cost that much?

jockey wheel would have been around £30
electric cable comes in a kit and costs £20
and not sure what bracket your taking about unless your meaning the one for the jockey wheel which costs £8.50 all from towsure

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Quote: Originally posted by 664DaveS on 20/8/2024

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Me too.I can do wiring being ex Avionics tech.

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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 19/8/2024

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Quote: Originally posted by lor6126 on 19/8/2024

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Hi sorry for the delay in updating.
It cost us nearly £400 to supply and rewire a new
electric cable and replace jockey wheel and outer bracket.
We decided to live with the.crack in the plastic fairing as it is an older van.
I had expected it to be more expensive so we just paid the bill rather than bothering with the insurance.
The repair man said he always likes to lift and shake the frame up and down rather than lift the car with the jockey wheel.
An expensive mistake but hopefully not one we will ever repeat.

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how on earth did it cost that much?

jockey wheel would have been around £30
electric cable comes in a kit and costs £20
and not sure what bracket your taking about unless your meaning the one for the jockey wheel which costs £8.50 all from towsure

Most of the bill was labour. We both have disabilities which mean we couldn't get down under van even if we could have rewired it once we got there. It might be an idea for the future to look fir an alternative to the one caravan repair yard in our area. With no electrics we had to go where the RAC suggested to take us.

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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 19/8/2024

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Quote: Originally posted by lor6126 on 19/8/2024

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Hi sorry for the delay in updating.
It cost us nearly £400 to supply and rewire a new
electric cable and replace jockey wheel and outer bracket.
We decided to live with the.crack in the plastic fairing as it is an older van.
I had expected it to be more expensive so we just paid the bill rather than bothering with the insurance.
The repair man said he always likes to lift and shake the frame up and down rather than lift the car with the jockey wheel.
An expensive mistake but hopefully not one we will ever repeat.

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how on earth did it cost that much?

jockey wheel would have been around £30
electric cable comes in a kit and costs £20
and not sure what bracket your taking about unless your meaning the one for the jockey wheel which costs £8.50 all from

Just had another glance at the bill, four hours labour to wire up the cable. My husband tells me they didn't have to replace the cable in the end, they used ours and the bracket wasn't bent it seems so wasn't replaced.