My first service
My first service
in Anything Eriba-related Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:58 pmby mr_underhill • | 688 Posts
Went extremely well, a couple of minor details...like what holds the right hand cover of the cooker up ?
Until it came to checking the spare wheel, it looked new, had all the little bits of rubber that comes with a new tyre,
but it didn't have a date on it ! My service engineer said it was a pre 2000 tyre Needless to say, I am having a new one fitted tomorrow.
Question....Has anyone had an older tyre than 16 years on their van ?
Andy
Eriba Puck 1990 pushing a Fiat 500 Colour Therapy, Twin Air Turbo.
RE: My first service
in Anything Eriba-related Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:31 pmby Randa france • | 13.261 Posts
Yes we did but only after we had it checked out by the company who normally supplies and fits all our tyres.
It was a "brand new 16 year old Dunlop SP" which we were advised on more than one occasion, was perfectly good. We used it as a spare until we were forced to use it in Barcelona. That tyre brought us home safely and when we changed all 3 tyres 18 months ago, our tyre supplier still insisted that it was a perfectly good tyre.
However, for the sake of £55 why risk it?
Randa
1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
RE: My first service
in Anything Eriba-related Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:35 pmby mr_underhill • | 688 Posts
RE: My first service
in Anything Eriba-related Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:50 pmby Randa france • | 13.261 Posts
Andy, presumably you are aware that the tyres on your Eriba have to be to a specific load rating?
This will explain it:- http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/10228...d-wheels-mo.pdf
and there's lots of forum discussion on the matter. Just click "Search" and ask for tyre rating.
Randa
1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
RE: My first service
in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 19, 2016 7:48 amby mr_underhill • | 688 Posts
RE: My first service
in Anything Eriba-related Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:20 pmby mr_underhill • | 688 Posts
It's taken 10 days for the fine tuning, but now Eric the Eriba is ready for use.After having him serviced, at great cost !, he has been rewired and, to borrow a phrase from Wheeler Dealers, fettled within an inch of his life. I have relocated the leisure battery to somewhere that gives easier access ( no charger fitted...yet ! ) I have shifted the mains socket from the front of the sink to somewhere less dangerous. I have also had to replace the waste pipe from the sink as it wasn't long enough to reach the ground under the caravan.
I won't be going out this weekend, but next weekend is clear on my calendar, so maybe first proper outing then ?
Eriba Puck 1990 pushing a Fiat 500 Colour Therapy, Twin Air Turbo.
RE: My first service
in Anything Eriba-related Tue Aug 30, 2016 5:58 pmby highmiler • | 367 Posts
I had a Ctek smart battery charger fitted when I had a mover/ and leisure battery fitted,this is a clever piece of kit that knows how much to charge your battery, you can leave it plugged into an inside socket and leave the hook -up connected all the time, and your battery will always be charged up ready to go.
Highmiler.
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