Thread: Mechanics

Yep exactly, there was a prang in Tauranga like this a while back, the truck skidded down a grass hill with alternative wheels rolling and skidding... There should at a minimum be a limited slip diff or similar on those setups. Or a driver that knows they cannot leave the cab or must fit a hold-down to the brake pedal if the have to park on unformed surfaces and get out and leave the truck...

Where the damage risk on testing them on the rollers is on the dynamic reversal on the driveshaft pinions - very correct in saying that that is not what they do in real life. Although if they do explode something on the rollers likely the setup was not warrantable anyway.

There has been a lot of talk on the motorhome forums about cardan brakes and failing COF's

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

There has been a lot of talk on the motorhome forums about cardan brakes and failing COF's

Yes. They have to be in supremely good condition to now pass the test. Pretty much a full teardown, clean up and sand the drum, brakeclean, new shoes, adjust etc etc.

How to the GQ patrols and safaris get on now? I haven't talked to anyone who's had any issues which sort of surprises me.

Originally Posted by No.3

How to the GQ patrols and safaris get on now? I haven't talked to anyone who's had any issues which sort of surprises me.

Its currently only for COFs, not WOFs. Thank f@ck!

But it's bollocks isn't it.
Those cardan/driveshaft brakes are for parking only. Not an emergency brake.
They will never be as efficient as even shabby back drums let alone modern disc brakes.