HAS ANYONE HAD ANY PROBLEMS GETTING AT THE SPARE WHEEL I HAD A PUNCTURE RECENTLY ON THE NEAR SIDE OF MY STERLING EUROPA 490 AND WHAT A COMPLETE MESS ABOUT TO GET AT THE WHEEL ANY HINTS WOULD BE GRATEFULLY RECIEVED
SPARE WHEEL CARRIER
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I have removed my alko carrier, and put the wheel in the bottle box, i did have to use a part of the alko, the bit that secures the wheel, this i screwed to the bulk head to hold the wheel in place.
My locker already had a wheel indent in the plastic floor for a spare, so i put it there.
The down side is extra nose weight, and reduced locker space.
The upside, for anyone who has had a puncture, is a easily accessible spare, that is clean, not rusting away, with the correct pressure.
The ALKO carrier is not fit for purpose. (i love saying that)
My locker already had a wheel indent in the plastic floor for a spare, so i put it there.
The down side is extra nose weight, and reduced locker space.
The upside, for anyone who has had a puncture, is a easily accessible spare, that is clean, not rusting away, with the correct pressure.
The ALKO carrier is not fit for purpose. (i love saying that)
David,
i would agree, the spare wheel carrier is a bit of a nightmare. I have only had to change my wheel once and luckily this was at home! I had to dangle the end of the caravan off the curb to allow me the clearance to drop the carrier. Like Ray, i don't use the carrier anymore, i put the wheel in the van when in transit!!
Gar
i would agree, the spare wheel carrier is a bit of a nightmare. I have only had to change my wheel once and luckily this was at home! I had to dangle the end of the caravan off the curb to allow me the clearance to drop the carrier. Like Ray, i don't use the carrier anymore, i put the wheel in the van when in transit!!
Gar
I have an Al-Ko wheel carrier which fortunately never had to use in anger. I say fortunate because I have taken it out on a few occasions to check tyre, clean & apply a bit of lubricant etc and what a struggle!
Difficult to pull out and jams trying to push it back. A stomach wrenching exercise.
Would expect better from Al-Ko to be honest. Would not mind so much if it was something thst only cost a tenner.
Bill D.
Difficult to pull out and jams trying to push it back. A stomach wrenching exercise.
Would expect better from Al-Ko to be honest. Would not mind so much if it was something thst only cost a tenner.
Bill D.
I would agree the Al-Ko spare wheel carrier is great till you wish to use it. Say at the side of a road its not fit for purpose.
Not fit for purpose? Mine's been carrying my spare wheel since I bought the van, doing exactly what it's designed to do. I service the carrier every year and think it's great for:
a)transporting the spare low down behind the axle
b) freeing space in the gas locker
c) keeping noseweight down
How often do you use the spare in anger?
a)transporting the spare low down behind the axle
b) freeing space in the gas locker
c) keeping noseweight down
How often do you use the spare in anger?
I agree with Chrisbee , I have been using one for years and if you service it once a year it has got to be the best way to carry a spare, in all the time I have used one I have only need to use it at the side of the road once ,allthough a bit fiddly it is surely better than having it in the locker box or in the car or van and having the hassle of the spare on all those occasions you dont need it
Baza
Baza
Avondale - God Bless Them - used to do a carrier with accesss from inside the van - why doesnt anyone else?. Has anyone tried fitting one of these after market to give the best of both worlds easy access and weight over the axle?
The Al-ko carrier is only good for transporting the sparewheel.
If you need to get the spare out you have to park about 1 metre from the kerb, leaving the caravan in the middle of the road, then if you need to replace the offside wheel pull back into the kerb to change it.
I keep mine under the fixed bed where I can access it from the side locker
If you need to get the spare out you have to park about 1 metre from the kerb, leaving the caravan in the middle of the road, then if you need to replace the offside wheel pull back into the kerb to change it.
I keep mine under the fixed bed where I can access it from the side locker
We had a puncture recently and I changed my wheel with a little plastic card.
It had R.A.C. on it.
It had R.A.C. on it.
When I was in Ireland last year I hit a pothole which damaged the caravan mover and punctured the offside tyre. The spare wheel was carried in an alco frame under the van, because the carrier operated from the near side it was a real problem of having to jack up the nearside, get the spare, lower the van, jack up the offside and replace the damaged wheel.
The costs of repair were met by my insurance company at just under
The costs of repair were met by my insurance company at just under
Chrisbee got to agree with you have never had a problem with my carrier if its greased every 6 months(slides & nuts & bolts) or so (takes about 2 or 3 minutes to come off and do not need to jackup the van Swift charisme 555 to get spare off ) so do not understand some comments about carrier unless mine is different from others (ALKO)works great for me (never used it in anger though and hope never to either )
cheers
Duggie
The fitters had to remove my Alco carrier when they installed my motor mover - the mover wouldn't go in front of the axle because of other obstructions so they removed the carrier (with my permission) and fitted it behind. I did has Ray has done - put the spare wheel in the gas locker. There is plenty of room and it doesn't cause a nose weight problem - although I only ever carry the minimum gas.
I've only had to use my spare once, on my previous van. I needed to change the n/s wheel which caused a problem as the spare wheel carrier was too close to the ground to allow me to slide it out. I simply pulled the n/s onto my leveling chocks. If push comes to shove I can use both chocks and some wooden blocks, all of which I carry anyway, to get a lift of at least 12 inches.
Only today, I checked the tyre pressures and removed the spare from the alko carrier. Bearing in mind the caravan is on a level concrete base in my back garden I had trouble extracting the spare wheel and both my tyres were inflated. I also had trouble manoeuvring the alko carrier around the Kojack jacking point. I can't wait until it's a dark rainy night and I get a puncture!
Its as easy as that init, cant see what they are all getting worked up about. J.Lo PS 69 years old 9 stone and a bit
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