Alko wheel lock

davetommo replied on 20/11/2019 22:39

Posted on 20/11/2019 22:39

Has anyone any ideas how to line up the wheel to enable the Alko wheel lock to be fitted safely when the caravan cannot be moved.

 

 

EmilysDad replied on 22/11/2019 18:26

Posted on 22/11/2019 15:31 by

I dont have much of a well in mine as most space there is is taken up with that tank of "blue stuff"

Posted on 22/11/2019 18:26

rear passenger foot well 😉

My Adblue tank is somewhere underneath the back of the car

replied on 22/11/2019 18:33

Posted on 22/11/2019 18:26 by EmilysDad

rear passenger foot well 😉

My Adblue tank is somewhere underneath the back of the car

Posted on 22/11/2019 18:33

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dave the rave replied on 22/11/2019 19:23

Posted on 22/11/2019 08:01 by Cornersteady

I remember seeing someone on a site, and this must have been around 2000/01, an air jack on their caravan. It was a bag with a hose that went over their car's exhaust and as it inflated the bag lifted the caravan quite easily. Never seen one since. Are they still around?

Posted on 22/11/2019 19:23

I used to have one,it was ok unless you had a blowing exhaust or were unable to get the exhaust outlet near enough to the caravan.(I dumped it 2 years ago when moving house). I have seen mobile tyre fitters use an air jack that is supplied by a 12volt compressor but I believe they are quite expensive to buy!Back to the original query........single axle van....use the mover to align the receiver as there are very few occasions when the van can not be moved 2 or 3 inches.

EmilysDad replied on 22/11/2019 19:48

Posted on 22/11/2019 18:33 by

My mistake, however that passenger footwell is already crammed full with other stuffcool

My last car didn't have Adblue and in the boot there was not only a spare wheel but quite a bit of room to pack other kit in with it and I miss it (and the spare!).

Posted on 22/11/2019 19:48

My ML has Adblue AND a spare 😉😉

EmilysDad replied on 22/11/2019 19:50

Posted on 22/11/2019 08:01 by Cornersteady

I remember seeing someone on a site, and this must have been around 2000/01, an air jack on their caravan. It was a bag with a hose that went over their car's exhaust and as it inflated the bag lifted the caravan quite easily. Never seen one since. Are they still around?

Posted on 22/11/2019 19:50

I had one years ago ..... not sure if I chucked it 🤔 It did work quite well in its day

replied on 22/11/2019 19:55

Posted on 22/11/2019 19:48 by EmilysDad

My ML has Adblue AND a spare 😉😉

Posted on 22/11/2019 19:55

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EmilysDad replied on 22/11/2019 20:21

Posted on 22/11/2019 19:55 by

Unfortunately different tyres front and rearsurprised

BTW I had one of those air jacks but they dont work easily when the car has dual tailpipes .

 

Posted on 22/11/2019 20:21

Unfortunately different tyres front and rearsurprised

Plenty of cars, especially Mercs, have different tyres/wheels front & back skinny spare wheels won't  be the same size as either.

(Even my Smarts have different wheels &/or tyres front and back 😉)

davetommo replied on 22/11/2019 21:03

Posted on 22/11/2019 19:23 by dave the rave

I used to have one,it was ok unless you had a blowing exhaust or were unable to get the exhaust outlet near enough to the caravan.(I dumped it 2 years ago when moving house). I have seen mobile tyre fitters use an air jack that is supplied by a 12volt compressor but I believe they are quite expensive to buy!Back to the original query........single axle van....use the mover to align the receiver as there are very few occasions when the van can not be moved 2 or 3 inches.

Posted on 22/11/2019 21:03

That 2 or 3 inches makes my driveway unusable it is that tight

Navigateur replied on 23/11/2019 16:40

Posted on 23/11/2019 16:40

My exhaust jack has a bung to deal with "twin exhausts" that are in effect two pipes out of the same box.  It also has a Schrader valve to blow it up from a compressor - goes up quite well with the proper 12v compressor I use for the Land Rover.

These are widely used by people who take their vehicles off surfaced roads, and also by fire and rescue services.

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