Trailer reversing brake problem ???
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From: Tim.. on 4 Jan 2008 11:47 "thelane" <thelane(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:c1msn354urvefcp05k8f5jjme6f5gcrf5g(a)4ax.com... > My 4 wheel ifor williams trailer drives perfectly OK forwards, and > when fully loaded. > > Seems to be OK when reversing with no load. > > But as soon as I get some weight in the trailer and try to reverse the > trailer brakes come on. > > Any idea of what the problem is, and is there an easy fix at the > roadside. As I do not want to get caught out. You pillock- they're meant to do that! How do you think over-run brakes work? RTFM (or engage the reversing pin in the ball coupling) before attempting to reverse with a load or up a hill. Tim..
From: thelane on 4 Jan 2008 12:54 Sorry for sounding stupid but where do I find this peg/lever. Its a Knott coupling on a Ifor Williams. Not sure of its age thou. I try to get a photo of it. > >is it an auto reverse coupling?, often you need to engage a peg or lever to >reverse with any load on (empty there may not be enough sticktion to engage >the brakes) > >Mrcheerful >
From: thelane on 4 Jan 2008 13:22 On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:54:06 GMT, thelane <thelane(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >Sorry for sounding stupid but where do I find this peg/lever. > >Its a Knott coupling on a Ifor Williams. Not sure of its age thou. > >I try to get a photo of it. >> Not sure if these photos help, but. http://www.gb-online.co.uk/hitch1.jpg http://www.gb-online.co.uk/hitch2.jpg
From: smarshall on 4 Jan 2008 13:23 On Jan 4, 4:47 pm, "Tim.." <the.farm...(a)spam.btinternet.com> wrote: > "thelane" <thel...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:c1msn354urvefcp05k8f5jjme6f5gcrf5g(a)4ax.com... > > > My 4 wheel ifor williams trailer drives perfectly OK forwards, and > > when fully loaded. > > > Seems to be OK when reversing with no load. > > > But as soon as I get some weight in the trailer and try to reverse the > > trailer brakes come on. > > > Any idea of what the problem is, and is there an easy fix at the > > roadside. As I do not want to get caught out. > > You pillock- they're meant to do that! How do you think over-run brakes > work? > > RTFM (or engage the reversing pin in the ball coupling) before attempting to > reverse with a load or up a hill. > > Tim.. Unless trailor brakes are very different from caravan brakes they are not meant to do that, when reversing a caravan, loaded or not, the brakes do not work. Steve
From: moray on 4 Jan 2008 14:03
"thelane" <thelane(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:f7usn3hi15i51tgo5v60f87ol88lnog9g2(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:54:06 GMT, thelane <thelane(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >>Sorry for sounding stupid but where do I find this peg/lever. >> >>Its a Knott coupling on a Ifor Williams. Not sure of its age thou. >> >>I try to get a photo of it. >>> > Not sure if these photos help, but. > > http://www.gb-online.co.uk/hitch1.jpg > http://www.gb-online.co.uk/hitch2.jpg Looks like an auto-reverse hitch, so either the brakes aren't adjusted properly (usually they just don't work on the handbrake if the adjustments that far out), the shoes are seized so they're not releasing on reverse, the shoes are fitted the wrong way around so you're in effect getting an auto-forward, or the wrong shoes are fitted (highly unlikely, but not impossible). It could also be somebody has fitted a new hitch. Best option is to strip all the brake drums of and see what's going on. If it's more than a few years old, it's always wise to do to make sure everything is still attached where it should be (linings tend to start lifting of the shoes after a few years), and moving freely. |