Pipflip
Free Member
Hi All
I have read many threads on various issues and thought I would add to the content to help members after what's been a very frustrating week.
I took my sons Kontiki for a pre MoT check and whilst the list of items to sort were not major getting the parts has been.
The tester stated that one rear offside hose was bulging ( presumably under pressure but perhaps not ) and that rear braking was uneven. He was correct about the uneven braking, when I removed the Offside drum ( remember to remove the rim locators ) one shoe was bare metal and the other had the liner held on with wood screws !
A chat with the very helpful Coastal Motorhomes revealed there were 2 sizes of slave cylinders ( leaking ) so I pulled mine apart for measurement ( slightly oval ! ). Rear hoses however were not available for this model ( from them ) as its a bit of a one off. NO you cant buy the hoses from your reg number from anywhere .
These vans ( are in effect a Ducato van with a trailer chassis ) have the rear leaf springs removed and a "Arm" installed by the manufacturers as in effect a AL KO trailer rear end is installed ( dont even bother trying to contact them ). I went to Bennets in Welwyn Garden City ( they are a large group ) with the offending hose and they pulled out a big book of hose sizes and found me a close fit at about £7 each - very reasonable. The slight problem is that you have to open up the holes on the chassis bracket ie slot them , The bracket is held on by 2 No 6mm bolts and nuts ( I nearly had to use a angle grinder to get them off however ) as the hose fitting is about 10mm short of the brake pipe,
So offside done I then moved to the nearside , shoes ok but I noticed a bulge in not the hose but the Handbrake cable ( rust had gathered under the sheathing ) . I used to be a MoT tester for motorcycles ( same rules ) and I am sure the cable was not the fail. I removed the cable as I was under the van and thought a replacement would be simple.
NOT SO
In short I can not find a replacement cable so I now suspect the MoT tester mistook the bulge ( rust ) in the handbrake cable as a bulging hydraulic cable.
Maybe not but I am replacing the hydraulic hose anyhow (even though they are in better condition than the front hoses ! ) and I am going to reuse the handbrake cable with a bit of lube and some tape over the bulging ( cleaned cable ).
I will post later on the cooling fan issue .
Surely there is an opportunity for a spares dept for the forum for the hard to get bits and indeed all bits, Contact me if you think so.
Simon
I have read many threads on various issues and thought I would add to the content to help members after what's been a very frustrating week.
I took my sons Kontiki for a pre MoT check and whilst the list of items to sort were not major getting the parts has been.
The tester stated that one rear offside hose was bulging ( presumably under pressure but perhaps not ) and that rear braking was uneven. He was correct about the uneven braking, when I removed the Offside drum ( remember to remove the rim locators ) one shoe was bare metal and the other had the liner held on with wood screws !
A chat with the very helpful Coastal Motorhomes revealed there were 2 sizes of slave cylinders ( leaking ) so I pulled mine apart for measurement ( slightly oval ! ). Rear hoses however were not available for this model ( from them ) as its a bit of a one off. NO you cant buy the hoses from your reg number from anywhere .
These vans ( are in effect a Ducato van with a trailer chassis ) have the rear leaf springs removed and a "Arm" installed by the manufacturers as in effect a AL KO trailer rear end is installed ( dont even bother trying to contact them ). I went to Bennets in Welwyn Garden City ( they are a large group ) with the offending hose and they pulled out a big book of hose sizes and found me a close fit at about £7 each - very reasonable. The slight problem is that you have to open up the holes on the chassis bracket ie slot them , The bracket is held on by 2 No 6mm bolts and nuts ( I nearly had to use a angle grinder to get them off however ) as the hose fitting is about 10mm short of the brake pipe,
So offside done I then moved to the nearside , shoes ok but I noticed a bulge in not the hose but the Handbrake cable ( rust had gathered under the sheathing ) . I used to be a MoT tester for motorcycles ( same rules ) and I am sure the cable was not the fail. I removed the cable as I was under the van and thought a replacement would be simple.
NOT SO
In short I can not find a replacement cable so I now suspect the MoT tester mistook the bulge ( rust ) in the handbrake cable as a bulging hydraulic cable.
Maybe not but I am replacing the hydraulic hose anyhow (even though they are in better condition than the front hoses ! ) and I am going to reuse the handbrake cable with a bit of lube and some tape over the bulging ( cleaned cable ).
I will post later on the cooling fan issue .
Surely there is an opportunity for a spares dept for the forum for the hard to get bits and indeed all bits, Contact me if you think so.
Simon
