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Personkevin04b
22/3/2010 at 8:48am
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just bought a reich motor mover 2004 model fitted it all well then a funny noice had a look one of the rollers grit as come off

time for some new rollers anyone  know how these are replaced ?

                                               kevin & pamela  all weather caravaners


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Disconnect the wires to the motor, now remove the three nuts and bolts that hold the motor in place, Remove the motor and the shaft will just pull out towards the centre of the van.  



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PersonFM02MZO
22/3/2010 at 10:04am
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What I just forgot to mention was that Reich have now replaced the grit rollers with alloy  rollers, which I am pleased to say are only a fraction of the weight of the grit ones.

Which means that you will now have to buy a pair !



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I recall that I did not need to fully remove the drive motor/gear box, leaving it loosely connected by one of the bolts. This saves dealing with the weight of that unit.
You need enough clearance to lift the roller off its outside bearing, then you can draw it outwards. Very simple job.


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found some photos but they will not load.



Post last edited on 22/03/2010 15:35:28

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Quote: Originally posted by michael on 22/3/2010

found some photos but they will not load.



Post last edited on 22/03/2010 15:35:28

Does putting them in your "gallery" solve the problem?


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22/3/2010 at 6:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by FM02MZO on 22/3/2010

Disconnect the wires to the motor, now remove the three nuts and bolts that hold the motor in place, Remove the motor and the shaft will just pull out towards the centre of the van.  

          all done thanks and i did put alloy rollers on thanks again

                                                kevin


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Hi kevin04b, if you go to  www.reich-web.com you can download PDF manual and drawings for the mover 14 pages in total if printing,glad you got it sorted, word of caution if you have remote control moter engager, Switch Off power on mover before conection to mains hook up,can fry the remote control PC board in van. over £100 to replace

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Similar thing happened to us recently - got the dealer to replace them with the alloy rollers.  They seems to grip a lot better.

 

Cost us arounf £100 fitted.



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Quote: Originally posted by IainM on 23/3/2010

Similar thing happened to us recently - got the dealer to replace them with the alloy rollers.  They seems to grip a lot better.

 

Cost us arounf £100 fitted.

yes ours were grit type but were slipping,replaced by alloy type and they are really good.

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Personkevin04b
23/3/2010 at 6:30pm
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        yes i agree the alloy type do seem a lot better then the grit type

        kevin & pamela      all weather caravaners


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Cost me nothing, I phoned the maker of my mover (Powrtouch) a week last Monday on recomendation after speaking to a gentleman on their stand at the show explaning that some of the grit had come off my rollers. Their answer was "no problem sir two new rollers in the post" on the Wednesday two new alloy type rollers arrived. Under warranty


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Quote: Originally posted by Vectratot on 24/3/2010
Cost me nothing, I phoned the maker of my mover (Powrtouch) a week last Monday on recomendation after speaking to a gentleman on their stand at the show explaning that some of the grit had come off my rollers. Their answer was "no problem sir two new rollers in the post" on the Wednesday two new alloy type rollers arrived. Under warranty
If your movers are under warranty then they should certainly supply new rollers,   

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Quote: Originally posted by Vectratot on 24/3/2010
Cost me nothing, I phoned the maker of my mover (Powrtouch) a week last Monday on recomendation after speaking to a gentleman on their stand at the show explaning that some of the grit had come off my rollers. Their answer was "no problem sir two new rollers in the post" on the Wednesday two new alloy type rollers arrived. Under warranty
i complained about slipping on the grit type and the new alloy rollers were here within a day or two and the fitter phoned for an immediate appointment.super service.

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Hi Kevin,
I've just changed from grit to alloy rollers on a reich mover,the old steel roller shaft is 35mm & the alloy shaft is 31mm in diameter which means the new shaft will not be supported in the middle by the hard plastic block which would put huge strain on the drive motor bearings. You need to order two new plastic blocks from reich uk. 01543-275929 ask for Rick Gorton & tell him you need the middle plastic suport blocks for 31mm alloy shafts,he will post them to you. You will also have to set the space between the new rollers & tyres to 15mm/20mm, too wide a gap & the rollers will slip.The mover is clamped to the chasis with four 8mm u-bolts,if these are rusted you might sheer them and then need new u-bolts,be warned.
The 2 bolted plates you see either side of the mover are safety clamps to prevent any movement backwards on the mover.
Rick is away quite regularly at shows, if he is away when you phone you will be put onto Germany and told when he will be due back.

Hope this is of some help to you .Any problems, just ask.

George

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