Fitting alko brackets

cortachy
cortachy Forum Participant Posts: 12
edited February 2017 in Caravans #1

i have just bought a 2015  elddis affinity 554 ,on trying to fit my alko side jack brackets the wooden  support for the mud flap is stopping them being fitted. Has anyone had a similar problem.

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  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited February 2017 #2

    As was stated when i queried that the outlet for the wastes on our caravan obstructed the fitting on one side of the alko jack brackets,our manufacturer stated"we do not design our vans for after market fittings"?so its a matter of working round ityell

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  • cortachy
    cortachy Forum Participant Posts: 12
    edited February 2017 #3

    thank for your reply, I had that problem with my last van but this is a solid block of wood attached to the underside of the floor holding the mud flaps. I think  it might a case of removing the mud flaps it is screwed and glued so maybe a chance of damage to floor.

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited February 2017 #4

    As is the case with most things the "designers?undecided" of caravans really have no idea of the way their "ideas" do not work in the real world for the end usersfrown

  • edmundl
    edmundl Forum Participant Posts: 37
    edited February 2017 #5

    had the same problem with my Lunar I removed the mud flaps and trimmed the wooden bit to fit re glued and screwed them back on no problem

  • G Cherokee
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    edited March 2017 #6

    Try swapping the brackets over ie, put the right on the left and vice verser

  • obbernockle
    obbernockle Forum Participant Posts: 616
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    edited March 2017 #7

    It's obvious that ALKO designed these to fit caravans as they existed at the time, without mud flaps. A bit of trimming has to be done but I remember it took a couple of minutes that all.

  • xtrailman
    xtrailman Forum Participant Posts: 559
    edited March 2017 #8

    My last caravan came fitted with rackets, I assumed all caravans had jacking points, otherwise how can you jack it up on an uneven surface?

  • G Cherokee
    G Cherokee Forum Participant Posts: 402
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    edited March 2017 #9

    Rackets!!!

    Good grief! I never saw those on my options list wink

  • xtrailman
    xtrailman Forum Participant Posts: 559
    edited March 2017 #10

    Yes faulty button now sorted, but i should have checked. cool

  • Marsker
    Marsker Club Member Posts: 68 ✭✭
    edited March 2017 #11

    Could the OP's problem here be that Elddis vans don't have an Alko chassis? Do BPW as the chassis manufacturer sell suitable brackets?

  • xtrailman
    xtrailman Forum Participant Posts: 559
    edited March 2017 #12

    Elddis also use Alko now.

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