Changing a caravan jockey wheel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I change our ALKO caravan jockey wheel for "The Ultimate Caravan Jockey wheel" from Kartt. This is a instruction video, but for our full review of the new jockey wheel, our reasons for the swap and our thoughts - head on over to our blog post : the-trudgians.com/the-ultimat...
The new jockey wheel is really simple to add onto our Bailey caravan, but other styles of A Frame may be slightly harder to swap over, so in this video I share some tips on how to remove and install a caravan jockey wheel.
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Our jockey wheel was old and needed replacing and after watching your video we ordered one of these and fitted this morning, very easy and straightforward literally 5 minutes and all done and very pleased with the results.
Hi, I just happened to see this video as our jockey wheel really did need changing. I've purchased the Kartt one after seeing this video and have had our first trip out with it and it is brilliant, sturdy, solid and so much easier to use compared to our old one. Thanks for the vid, it was a big help in giving us confidence to take off our old jockey wheel and putting the new one on with no problems.
Once again Dan, you come up trumps! Changed the jockey wheel for one of these, on my Challenger 580, in less than 15 mins. Thanks for a great, instructional video.
Excellent video as always. It’s a relatively simple job when you know what you’re doing and this video explains it perfectly. A good one for beginners. Take care. Steve
Hi Dan, thanks again you make taking on these jobs a lot easier for all of us, taking away the thought of should I or Shouldn’t I attempt it myself
I removed my jockey wheel once without actually meaning to😂 The whole front end dropped down! Luckily there was a very helpful couple next door who sorted me out and got me on my way. Very early days of caravanning solo😂😂 Great vlog, think even I could do this now. Thanks Dan.
HI DAN funny enough changed ours for one of the Kartt wheel ones a few weeks ago got ours through caravan club with a discount very good bit of kit our former wheel was leaning over so no option really keep the videos coming thoroughly enjoy them , very helpful and informative thanks .
Good on you , very straightforward for a beginner like make , thanks for doing your instruction videos ,I’ve watched a few
Cheers Dan, excellent. Cant believe the cracked new wheel! I going to my van today to check mine.
Thanks Dan, very useful video. We haven’t been caravanning long enough for things such as hitching up to become routine, so last time we set off I/we accidentally left the jockey wheel down... We didn’t get far before we realised something wasn’t right! But though we’d travelled less than a mile (including up and over three speed bumps), when we stopped to figure out what was wrong the jockey wheel was looking a sorry sight. Good, then, to find your video and realise that replacing it would be pretty straight forward - less than a ten mi ute job in total which I did this afternoon. Won’t leave it down next time!
Thanks Dan, got myself in a bit of bother by winding the jockey wheel too far and it became disconnected. Watched your video and quickly worked out how to fix my issue. Thanks again.
Hi Dan thanks for that, we changed ours but was lucky as on ramp at dealers. Which made it a lot easier to change over on our Sprite. 👍 Phil
Another very clear and concise video Mr T. Keith & Michele
Hi Dan , same one as just changed on my caravan, lot better than plastic wheel and blow up, rides better on stone and grass, well worth the money cheers Dave 😎
Hi Dan, thanks for sharing good video 👍 We got the dealership to fit a new one when back getting snagging done. The old one would get stuck in stones. So much easier now. Cheers Rob
Thank you for explaining how to do this. We need a new jockey wheel and was wondering how to go about it.
Not been out in the new caravan yet but will be buying the Kartt ultimate jockey wheel before we do, Thanks for the video Dan
Don't know if you'll see this comment but like this one your videos are brilliant saved me so much stress and money, thank you very much. Entertaining aswell by the way.
Hi Dan, Excellent video as always keep the good video coming take care. Steve 👍 👍🙂
Great video Dan, I have the plastic jockey wheel also, and much prefer the one with the rubber tyre, I may tackle this job at some time!.
Dan, may of been worth mentioning the slots cut in the top half to take the wheel axle in order to prevent the wheel spinning when jockey wheel in towing position, up and van on the move. Also hope you are all well after your recent loss. Nick.
Hi Dan, just thought I'd add my twopenneth, my Alko jockey wheel doesn't separate, there is a plate attached to the thread on the inside of the outter tube, but if you get the A frame high enough, you can feed the whole thing out from the bottom. Our van is a 2017.
All the best
Black Country Dave
Hi Dan this video has come just at the right time as I'm planning to change our jockey wheel, I've found that the stock jockey wheel digs in when manoeuvring around with the motor mover so I'm hoping a better quality one with a bigger wheel/tyre will do the job. I did wonder how it was fitted and your video has shown how straight forward it is to change.
Best wishes Jon
Nice easy job well explained if you need to do it. Cheers Dan 🙂
Useful to the point video.Dan thanks.👍
Thanks Mr T, spot on video 👍
Thanks Dan, I actually replace mine last weekend and you made it look easy. Not that it's a difficult job as you've shown, I just manage to make these jobs difficult for myself. Some good tips though, I wish I'd watched this before I changed mine, would have been easier! Graham
I was dodging showers, chatting with other in the storage yard and also drinking coffee... Its amazing what editting can achieve. Hope you are well. '
Dan
Great vlog. some nice tips. big thumbs up
Dan loving the new look your supporting the boy band hair look, suits you. :)
Great video Dan.Hope you all ok 👍🏻
Thank you sir, just confirmed the process I was use. Ta Andrew
Hi Dan followed you for a number of years back in the days when we.....ahem...motorhomed!! Shhh. We've just got ourselves our first caravan and I'm going back through all your old videos as well as enjoying the new videos and the Q&As (they are really fun). Anyway I definitely want to change the jockey wheel on my caravan (how did this one hold up during use, its still promoted by the Caravan and Motorhome Club). I wanted to order through your affiliate link bit it would appear there's been an upgrade to the design....more a jockey shoe now! 😅 not sure that will last though. Look forward to you review of the Jockey Shoe. Thanks again for all you do in promoting fun, safe and diy caravanning I can't wait to join in this fun too ......off to Glenmore Caravan Park in the Highlands on Monday and can't wait to be back. Gav
Very useful Dan !
I am thinking of switching the original jockey wheel that came with the c'van to something more ... 'meaty'.😊
Yeah it made a massive difference on our 'van - highly recommended.
Hi Dan, I thought you didn't have to separate the assembly on the side mounted jockey wheels. Doesn't the bracket hinge open on the Bailey's?
Good Video 👍🏻. Just wondering how the new jockey wheel fairs on boggy ground? I know my current pneumatic tyre one has no problems. Just wondering if the solid rubber tyre fairs the same?
Dan
Isn't the old jockey wheel covered under your warranty , if it's only 7 months old ?
Ours slipped loose the other day and then a slightly damaged so might give this a go when I’m more confident messing about with stuff
Question dan: when setting up a caravan level for a 2 week holiday, do you lift up the jockey wheel and just keep it level with the corner steadies, or do you keep the jockey wheel down along with the steadies?
Cheers Dan i was wondering how to do this
That was very useful, now I would be happy to do that job myself (and I'm a DIY duffer). What were those blocks you used on the front steadies?
We were thinking of replacing our jockey wheel as the rubber had started to perish. I accelerated this by forgetting to raise the wheel when getting it out of storage. (I blame my wife as she checks my work before we move off). Anyway going along the road it disintegrated and after finding out the issue, I raised what was left. In fact there was no wheel at all.
Got home and then had the nice task of turning the caravan around using the car (hardly done anything like this before as I have a motor mover). Got a new jockey wheel and popped it on in less than 5 minutes. Mine was on the side of the A frame.
Hi Dan. Thanks for the vid. Could you tell me where you got the blocks to put under the front steadies? Thanks!
I have a Bailey 560-5 2017 model. When I raise the jockey wheel and then tighten the clamp, the wheel gets in the way so I can't wind the clamp in fully without forcing the wheel into the A Frame cover to allow an extra turn on the clamp. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.
Hope you are all ok...good vlog. Alan. .
Worth mentioning for those with a jockey wheel fitting central on the A frame, as opposed to on the side. Ensure any replacement wheel will fit into the space provided underneath to ensure it wont bottom whe under tow.
If bottoming is a problem…..take it off for transit..
Perfectly timed, I need to change my jockey wheel.
Hi Dan hope you are well. Watched the video replace with a kartt. Very well explained I must say. Made a trip to a local caravan shop.anyway they didn’t have any in stock. But I noticed they had replacement solid rubber wheels got one came home fitted it works perfect far better than the old plastic one. All for £19.99. Kartt full replacement set up £38.87 to £66.00. Am I missing something?
My 640 also had a cracked jockey wheel (2020)so replaced it with a pneumatic wheel, find it taxis on mover easier, any reason why I should not use this type?
My jockey wheel is sticking when we release the clamp. It has always just dropped to the ground but now it seems to need a lot of jiggling and the clamp seems to be holding it somehow- any ideas or suggestions?
Where did you get those tall plastic block corner steadies from? Thanks in advance. Craig Evans
ironic my tourer already has the new type u fitted but not orange lol, very good jockey better quality, also i pop mine on and off as we have a jockey motor mover so use that to get the caravan out then when hitched i swap back to standard
Dan I noticed that both the one you had taken off and the one you put on as you say were identical had split pins, would it not be possible if the jockey assembly is OK to just remove the split pin at the axle point and then re offer a pneumatic one then avoiding the purchase of the whole assembly?
My pneumatic wheel is too large to fit on so I had to fit the whole lot. The pneumatic tyre goes easily over my gravel drive way but I keep getting punctures from poor quality inner tubes.
Hi Dan
Hope you're feeling better.
Thanks for sharing this, I've always wondered how to change the jockey wheel, especially on our van as it's practically in the middle of the A frame. I've considered changing it for the one with the built in noseweight gauge, but I'm not sure how accurate they are.
Hi Justin, the noseweight gauge jockey wheels weigh the weight at the jockey wheel, not the nose. so you need to adjust the measurement and perform some maths to calculate teh actual weight on the hitch. (i hope that makes sense) to be completely honest with you - i'd stick to a calibrated nose-weight gauge like the Milenco one.
I have the Milenco nose weight gauge and the Alko jockey wheel with the nose weight gauge. I use the Milenco gauge at home to check the weight. I then take a note of the weight on the jockey wheel and for the rest of the holiday I use that to get the correct nose weight.
@@TheTrudgians Cheers Dan, thanks for the reply.
Dan I have recently towed my van for first time using the new detachable tow bar and I didn’t twig at the time but it was all painted black including the ball. My journey was very stressful as I had this grating sound coming from what I thought was the rear wheels stopping 3 times to check things out we finally made it to the caravan park a journey of about 70 miles. When detaching the van I then of course noticed that some of the paint 3 and 9 o’clock area was scuffed and back to bare metal. Realising that this probably had caused the grating noise I removed the rest of the paint on the ball using emery paper. Our returning journey was noise free. Dan should the paint have been removed in readiness to tow? This was a new Jaguar detachable tow bar fitted as an extra by the jaguar dealership on my f pace. The noise was scary. Thanks
Dan has put a video up covering this very subject
How do you change the bracket on jockey wheel please
Hey dan, is this the same as the kartt premium jockey wheels with turnlock system that are on eBay for £43.99 please ? Thanks
Hi Charlie, no it's not, Kartt do a Turn-Lok jockey wheel that's a standard one (not so wide)...see www.caravanjockeywheel.co.uk
Hi dan very informative video can u just buy the wheel on its own and just swap the wheel over cheers kev
Hi Dan, may I ask where you purchased the plastic blocks for under thw steadies?
I think these were the Milenco staka pads. They have a corresponding foot you add onto the corner steady.
Jack pads - amzn.to/3T1jMgp
Corner feet. - amzn.to/3SFb3z3
@@TheTrudgians Thank you Dan,
I also watched a video on here, someone actually changed the JW without using the Pads. It was on the ‘Kelly Millard’ channel and it looked like the van was just at normal height.
Will you be swapping over the Kartt for the new caravan also?
Hi Dan, the jockey wheel on my Bailey vigo is bent. Is it easy to change the bracket for a new one?
Regards kev.
Hi Kevin, yes indeed - the bracket is simply bolted onto the A-frame, quite easy to replace and a common part from any accessory shop.
@The Trudgians thanks Dan, I will have a look selling my vigo 2019 unfortunately. Health issues. Regards kev..
Dan, surely after 7 months only of use warranty should come into play?
it would only be like for like for a warranty claim, and to be completely honest it was awful. The one on the Lunar was far better, even just having a thin rubber tyre made a world of difference.
Hi Dan. Is the brand Kratt or Kartt? Looks good and it is on my radar to do.
Morning its Kartt if you tell the ducking auto correct that's what it should be lol.
Hi Dan - what happened to the Morleys??
I would have thought removing the jockey wheel with the steadies down would put undue stress on the front steadies? Or is this ok to do?
Hi, a good point - To be clear, make sure no one is in the caravan, and where possible make sure the caravan is not heavily loaded. if done carefully, this method is fine, and often done by dealerships who remove the jockey wheel.
Thanks
@@TheTrudgians Thanks
Hi Dan, just checked price and over £60 but a heavy duty rubber wheel replacement from towsure is less than £10. no brainer.
Go careful on the cheap ones - i had one on trailer a few years back, it bent out of shape quite quickly and needed to be ditched after a year.
How do you remove the jockey wheel when it's jammed and won't turn? It's inside the a frame and covered so I can't just undo the clamp.
mm, when you say the wheel is jammed, is that the jockey wheel itself? If the clamp is stuck - use plenty of WD-40 on it to try and penetrate the thread of the clamp bolt. if you try too much, you will face the danger of snapping it. If you can remove the plastic A frame cover, just enough to gain some space at the clamp - you could always try some heat from a blow tourch - but be careful. I would try the WD-40 first, maybe some light taps with a rubber mallet to shock it?
@@TheTrudgians it was jammed at the handle which you turn to raise and lower it. Wouldn't budge. Tried loads of WD40, brute force, a good kick, eventually a sledge hammer. Still would not budge. I just replaced it in the end. Luckily managed to fit the whole jockey wheel and handle through the hole without having to cut it with an angle grinder so that was helpful!
Hi Dan. Just wondering as you didn't say why you wanted to change the jockey in the first place. I take it it's because the cheap thin plastic tyres on them are rubbish and the thicker rubber ones manoeuvre better, so my question is why not just change the wheel to the better rubber one. good vid.
Hi, yes the original was awful. unlike the one we had on the Lunar, this one was hard plastic and would create a horrendous grove on a pitch or in the storage yard.
I’m curious to know why you felt the need to change the jockey wheel so soon after buying your van?
Hi Nige, I explain this in the blog i wrote - but here are the highlights, the jockey wheel was terrible, it created a groove on any hard standing pitch and in the storage yard. The one we had on the Lunar was much better - and that had a thin rubber tyre. The hard plastic wheel is awful.
I also noticed once i removed it that the wheel was broken too.
Thanks for your prompt reply. I wish to Thank you for your fantastic channel. I’m a relatively ‘newbee’ when it comes to caravanning and I’ve learnt so much from your channel. Keep up the fantastic work. Kind regards.
Thank you Nige, that means a lot and is greatly appreciated. Have a great day.
Hi can you not just remove the clamp and change them over whilst having caravan Legs down?
Can i please ask , When you go on a campsite, do you ever go in the clubhouse?
Good question. On only 1 campsite ever that we have stayed on has there been a club house / bar or restaurant. Club houses and on site entertainment is not what we look for when booking a site.
Hope that helps.
Hi All. is any one else who has changed over to a Kartt. noticing that they are having to crank the bolt round otherwise the caravan just slides down? No grease either on the out side of the jockey wheel. Think Kartt is almost 1mm smaller in diameter than the original alko.
Hey, i must admit i haven't noticed, but I do have the older version, if that helps.
I thought you were going to show the 'covered' jockey wheel replacement, but you didn't.
Hi, the process I demonstrated works for the covered style of A frame.
Why not just undo alko cla.p,remove jockey wheel assembly in one unit,replace and tighten clamp?
Dan why did you not fit a blow up Jocky wheel?
I've found pneumatic jockey wheels just de-flate, puncture or rip off the rim with my motor mover. Been using plastic one but mine's cracked too. This looks like a better wheel I think I'll try one
Morning Colin, The inflatable ones have a tendency to deflate and if we are away with a flat jockey wheel, it makes it almost impossible to move the caravan around.
@@mattaitken888 exactly what happened to me, straight back to solid one
I thought you said you were going to show how to change the jockey wheel within the A frame but you didn’t do this
Forgive but why not just take out the pin holding the tube on the wheel its self and just change the wheel rather then whole assembly ?
There’s a 2023 improved wheel now..
If only 7 months old why not change thru warranty
Hi Bob, i was always going to change this jockey wheel for something that had a rubber tyre, along the lines of what the Lunar had. i only noticed that this one was broken once i removed it from the van. so a warranty claim would only change it like for like.
Hope that helps.
Why change the whole assembly when it's only the wheel that needs replacing?
What happened to you Dan? Are you ok.
Apparently, the jockey wheel is unavailable from Amazon.co.uk, so I cannot see the make and what makes it different. Instead, Amazon is offering a shoe! It is a very nice slip-on shoe, but just one shoe. I wish we could load images into the comments so you could see for yourself.
Hello Mr Trudgian. Could you please do a video on the correct use and operation of a Jockey Wheel. Mine always looks like it's bending or bowing when I use the motor mover and I wondered if I was doing something wrong
Also, the affiliate link is no longer available - could you recommend another replacement Jockey wheel please just in case I need to replace mine?
The one you took off is clearly a real budget one. Bit poor that you pay a considerable amount of money for a new van and they see fit to fit a cheap nasty jockey wheel.
Should of took the caravan back and got them to do it
This is typical of brand new stuff. Made down to a price and just doesn't last.
This video distinctly states BOTH types of jockey wheel. Hence my criticism.
The process I demonstrate works with both styles of mounting. In fact, for my jockey wheel I didn’t need to show how they separate. Follow the process for your “inside” jockey wheel and you’ll be fine.
@@TheTrudgians OK thanks
Just letting you know your affiliate link for Amazon takes you to a pair of shoes 😬
Morning, can you let me know which link please? ive just clicked on them all and they all appear to be working fine.
Thanks
@@TheTrudgians if you go to your page off of TH-cam where the Amazon link is for the kartt jockey wheel
Bastava aprire tutto il morsetto e mettere dentro il ruotino così come era. Vi piace proprio complicarvi la vita…..bastavano 30 secondi di lavoro 😂
Rubbish, never showed the jockey wheel inside the A frame
That’s because MY jockey wheel is outside the A frame.
Your video began by showing both types and I understood you were doing both types of fitting.
“Wipe your hands at the end of the day “…. For heavens sake, we are not children? FFS.
I bet, when at work, you are a union guy or H and S man ….
Well Max, with a completely pointless comment and a guess of my career path that frankly couldn’t be further from reality I’d suggest you try again with another moronic statement.
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