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Hi

Well we picked up our caravan on Saturday and towed it home, first time really scary but got home safe and sound. Looking forward to going away in it soon.

We bought the above wheel clamp, and am not sure if we fitted it correctly. I was told by the salesperson it would fit my 14" Alloy wheels. When we fitted it we could not get the clamp tight, you could move it about, not enough to get it off though. Any advice as to where I am going wrong, or are they supposed to fit loosly.

Regards

Tim

Hi Tim , i have the same clamp and 14 inch alloy wheels , they will fit fairly tight , try to wiggle the clamp about as you are doing it up so the jaws of the clamp into the center of the alloy wheel and between the spokes .
Only thing i didn't like with this clamp is the thin bars ( trangle shape ) that are supposed to steady the clamp on the ground , do compress the side walls of the tyre when the clamp is done up tight .

Hope this helps .

atb

Wizard

Hi Wizard

Thanks for your reply.

We manage to get the jaws of the clamp between the spokes fairly tight. But when I add the outer piece that fits over the wheel nuts and tighten it up, the jaws of the clamp start to open up resulting in the whole unit to be loose.

Am I doing something wrong?

Tim

Hi Tim , you need to tighten the jaws up a bit more , they will pull slightly open when you add the outside part , but the whole unit should be solid when the outside part is tightened . When you do the jaws up don't worry if they lift off the ground , give them a good tug when doing them up and make sure the jaws butt up tight to the tyre ( tread ) .

atb

Wizard

I have the nemesis and it's fine.

I do find the circular plate a little fiddly, you have to ensure to lifts over the bolt and then it'll slide to it's best fit.
Once it's on it shouldn't move about at all, I suspect you just need to have a play with it.
Will

I have also got one, but a bit miffed because it really seems to only really be suitable for fitting in front of the wheel, which I cant do because of motor mover, fitting behind the wheel leaves the triangular floor plate upside down making it even heavier to fit.

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