New member here! I have an Eriba Triton BSA, 1999 vintage. It is a French caravan - ie bought new in France and always registered in France where I live.

I have had the brake pads inspected and am told they are OK. However, when the caravan is levelled and braked on a sloping pitch by raising one side (pulling the caravan up a wedge and then placing a chock behind) it will roll back off the wedge once the chock is removed. Seems to me that if the brake was working properly, the caravan would remain static until release of the hand-brake. My neighbour thinks that the connecting linkage (wheel-to-brake) needs tightening.

Does anyone have any experience of this or advice to offer?

Many thanks.

armorican

Hello and

Now I'm not 100% sure that what I am saying is factual or not it could be effluent from the bull

On some older caravans (not necessarily Eriba) I have heard of an "over centre" reaction which might explain your problem In the past I have also heard stories of "older caravans" being reversed onto a sloping pitch, handbrake applied, de-coupled and the the van moves or (if stories are to be believed) run away downhill.

I doubt your problem is this serious as our old (long sold now) Burstner was a 1991 model and it was fine, so if any of the above is correct (as I say these are not my experiences, just things you "hear" about, so I have no idea if they are factually correct)

I doubt that helps but it may prompt someone else to respond!

In the meantime enjoy your Eriba and take care

Thank you!

Thank you! Got me in 1 - we are in Cote d'Armor where it is 22C and sunny today. Thanks for the comment - am most appreciative.

Thanks again. All v helpful.

Hello and glad to have you along. Can't help with theproblem but it's 16° here.

some eribas had white chocks stored under the front floor near the front steadies / legs