Changed jockey wheel

Heethers
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edited May 2016 in Caravans #1

At my first service l instructed the dealer to change the jockey wheel on my Lunar Clubman SB to my cost, reason the cheap plastic one lunar supply is not fit for purpose in my view, obviously they would diagree. On a £23000 van is pretty awful, when pacing
the van on most hard standings the plastic jockey wheel would not revolve. Anyone out their feel like l do, l would suppose they would say its a weight saving issue, if so l would rather save 1/2 kilo else where.

 

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  • Simon100
    Simon100 Club Member Posts: 666 ✭
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    edited May 2016 #2

    I have to say that I have had my SB for three years now and have not had a problem with the jockey wheel. I always use hard standings are find that some are easier to navigate than others.

  • CBRBlackbird
    CBRBlackbird Forum Participant Posts: 184
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    edited May 2016 #3

    Have to admit that the wheel on my one year old Delta looks a bit mashed-up with all the hard standing gravel.

    However I did have the problem of it not rotating and stripped out the axle only to find absolutely no grease there. Good coat of grease and re-assemble and it worked perfectly. (also doubt if a service would remove the axle to lubricate although they do
    put lots on the wind-up threads)

  • Heethers
    Heethers Forum Participant Posts: 641
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    edited May 2016 #4

    My point is that on a 23k van you would have thought the hard rubber compound wheel would be fitted like Bailey do on all their vans

  • IanH
    IanH Forum Participant Posts: 4,708
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    edited May 2016 #5

    When we ordered our caravan (allthose years ago) we asked them to replace the jockey wheel with a pneumatic one. I carry the original solid wheel with me as a spare.

  • Heethers
    Heethers Forum Participant Posts: 641
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    edited May 2016 #6

    l thought of having one but because the lunar fits in side the A frame and not on the outside it won't fit

  • vulcan558
    vulcan558 Forum Participant Posts: 19
    edited June 2016 #7

    I fitted a pneumatic jockey wheel to my Quasar Heethers and its fine. Easy enough to do and it works much better with the mover as I depend on that for getting it up and down my drive at home.

  • Heethers
    Heethers Forum Participant Posts: 641
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    edited June 2016 #8

    l checked mine out with the dealer and wouldn't fit,it was to wide for my Clubman SB. The one l bought works 200% better than the fitted one.

  • aeronic
    aeronic Forum Participant Posts: 16
    edited June 2016 #9

    I too have been looking at a pneumatic one. How can you find out what will fit? It's a sprite major 6td.

  • lesbunny
    lesbunny Forum Participant Posts: 133
    edited June 2016 #10

    I too have been looking at a pneumatic one. How can you find out what will fit? It's a sprite major 6td.

    Pneumatic wheels will not normally ( & if ALKO will definately not ) work as a replacement for the plastic solid wheels as they are slightly larger so foul the metal bracket. You need to buy the entire jockey wheel assembly & replace the standard one. Definately
    worth doing if you use a motor mover as solid tyres tend to dig into the gravel.

  • aeronic
    aeronic Forum Participant Posts: 16
    edited June 2016 #11

    I was looking at the entire assembly at my local dealer for approx £60-100 (depending which one I bought). What I meant for sizing was fouling the plastic front cover of the hitch?

  • Stevefg
    Stevefg Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited May 2019 #12

    Need a replacement jockey wheel for my Lunar Quasar 524, 2004.

    Can anyone help, please.

     

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited May 2019 #13

    The jockey wheel on my caravan very rarely goes round ..... just up & down as I raise & lower it .... usually too much faffing to engage the motor mover so just use the car. 😉

  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
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    edited May 2019 #14

    bailey don't fit the rubber ones on all vans as this video shows. Dan Trudgian shows how to swap to a heavy duty one. On removal found wheel had cracks in after a couple of months.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmc7JqzWHkQ

  • commeyras
    commeyras Club Member Posts: 1,853 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2019 #15

    Agree with OP looks a bit mean to fit the plastic wheel.  I have just had to change the wheel on my 10 year old Bailey a simple job taking only a few minutes  My old one was falling apart!

  • Wildwood
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    edited May 2019 #16

    Our Lunar has an ALKO wheel. I am not convinced by the product, but it is not a cheap plastic model.

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