rileyman2 replied on 30/10/2021 12:27
Posted on 30/10/2021 12:27
Unhitched caravan at our storage site - levelled it up - wound the legs down and - as I tightened the jockey wheel clamp the bolt sheared off, leaving part of the bolt still in the clamp housing. Phoned my local Bailey dealer who told me that I needed to drill out the stud which is stuck inside the clamp. telephoned a mobile chap and he cannot do it, phoned another repair shop and they cannot do it either. Have found a place who have quoted nearly £500 to remove the clamp and its mounting bracket and weld a new clamp bracket onto the chassis. Its an ALKO chassis on a 4 year old Bailey and apparently ALKO do not advise drilling their chassis. I thought about simply buying a jockey wheel that has a clamp which is bolted around the chassis, usually found on load carrying trailers (no hole drilling required) but am not sure if such a clamp would support the weight of a caravan
Anyone had a similar problem?
Thanks
rileyman2