skydragon Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 I bought a 2nd hand BJ Minno trailer a few months back. The trailer is a four-wheel type and is approx 10 years old. To get my car on/off the trailer without grounding it, I have to first raise up the front of the trailer using the jockey wheel. Not a problem for me, but it seems that the jockey wheel has now packed in, as i can't wind it up or down anymore (it feels like the jacking mechanism inside the shaft is knackered). 1. What is the best replacement jockey wheel to use? 2. The current jockey wheel shaft is located in a welded chassis frame. There is an small allen screw near the top of the jockey shaft. I'm guessing that by removing this screw that the jockey handle comes off and the shaft can then be droppped down and removed? 3. Is it ok to do what I'm doing (in terms of raising up the front of the trailer using the jockey wheel whilst the car is on the trailer) - or will this just knacker a new replacement jockey wheel too? 1.6 K Series EU3, 2003, with DVA K05 and a few other goodies... website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Fox Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 What you are doing to raise the nose of the trailer is normal practice. Have a look at the towsure website for spares, a lot cheaper than Brian James. Full time class 4 Zetec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxseven Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Does the trailer have rear legs 🤔 If it doesn't and when you drive the car on it tips up and then comes down on jockey wheel as you drive the car further on, it will knacker the Jockey wheel in no time. Simon Caterham BEC here Edited by - Manxseven on 4 Jun 2010 12:30:07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 Does the trailer have rear legs yes...but i have been too lazy a couple of times to use them properly.. Thanks for the suggestion of towsure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJG Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 These people gave me first class service recently. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Locust Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 BJ have a standard and heavy duty option for the minno jockey wheel. It could be worth understanding which you have had fail. On the one I had the heavy duty wheel had a 'ribbed shaft'. Ian Green and Silver Roadsport 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydragon Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 On the one I had the heavy duty wheel had a 'ribbed shaft' Mine's just a smooth shaft (fnaw, fnaw 😬) so I presume I've just the standard (no heavy duty) jockey wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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