Square Trailer Axles And Override Brakes.

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

put a piec of tube with a wahser on either side onto a bolt and weld the bolt in place. Use that as your "pully" it also helps to sleeve the cable with an antifriction tube.

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Thanks Dave but I am not sure I follow :(.

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Originally Posted by garrycol

The left and right brakes are set up when you are at the front of the trailer looking back at it so the left brake goes on the right side and the right goes on the left side :confused:.

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That's another way to say that the stickers are on the wrong backing plates!

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Originally Posted by garrycol

Thanks Dave but I am not sure I follow :(.

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ok...

find a long bolt.
find 2 flat washers that fit it properly
find a piece of steel tube that fits over the bolt but has a thin enough side wall that the washers have an OD that larger than the OD of the bolt.

put a washer on the bolt, slide the tube on, slide the next washer on.

put a nut on the bolt so that it holds it all together .


youve just made a basic guide roller.

Leave the nut loose enough to allow the tube to spin on the bolt.

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

youve just made a basic guide roller.

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Got ya now - thanks - what I had in mind before was something completely different :(.

Cheers

Garry

As it turned out the caravan shop had the specific pulleys I needed for the exorbitant sum of $4.50 each - work a treat.

Thanks for all the comments.

Garry

for murphies sake, dont keep that a secret..

what where who and how.....


do they have an online cattledog?

my local place wants $15 a piece for em.

we cant name and shame but someone doing the right thing deserves a little online lovin

Resort Trailers in Queanbeyan - Lloyds caravans in Fyshwick had the same for just a little extra. These were just a pulley with a hole at one end that a bolt could go through. I just welded a bolt to the bottom of the trailer inboard of the spring and mounted the pulley to it with a nyloc - the pully can swing if needed.

$15 got you the pulley, adjuster arrangement that goes on the handbrake lever to equalise the load on each brake.

These seemed to be standard items that would be carried by any trailer/caravan place - noting special.

Garry