Hopefully some wise one on here will have an answer for me. When i bought the car it had everything on it bar the actual detachable towball which i bought last week. This part is brand new and original westfalia just like the receiver. I can get it just about all the way in but it just wont lock in to place. Says on instruction it should just push in easily and lock but it seems to be getting wedged. I have it all correctly pretensioned etc. The receiver has not had the bung in and i am wondering if due to it getting wet etc whether part has contracted or something? I have managed to get it in with a bit of assistance with a hammer and then had to use a hammer to get it out again but that is not right. Any ideas?

thanks in advance

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clean out the receiver, probably a bit of crap and rust up there.. ... - .- -.




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cheers Stan i have had a look and it actually looks fairly clean and tidy and no obvious thing to block it. Might have a go with a small file around the inside? L405 4.4 SDV8 Santorini/Black VSE
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at least you know it does work [with a hammer] so cleaning it with a file or emery cloth makes sense..spray some silicon lubricant up there as well maybe.. ... - .- -.




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I know it's the bleeding obvious but you are pulling the locking wheel out and turning anti-clockwise aren't you ? 2008 MY Supercharged
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stan wrote:

at least you know it does work [with a hammer] so cleaning it with a file or emery cloth makes sense..spray some silicon lubricant up there as well maybe..

cheers will give it a go  L405 4.4 SDV8 Santorini/Black VSE
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I know it's the bleeding obvious but you are pulling the locking wheel out and turning anti-clockwise aren't you ?

it is the correct one for a fullfat?...just wondering whether RRS or d3/4 ones [if they have them] are different... ... - .- -.




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If the receiver is the type that has a plastic cap on the top, prise the plastic cap off and pour some oil in.
Also prise off the cap on the towball part and pour oil in there.
These bits seem to corrode over time.

stan wrote:

it is the correct one for a fullfat?...just wondering whether RRS or d3/4 ones [if they have them] are different...

nicedayforit wrote:

If the receiver is the type that has a plastic cap on the top, prise the plastic cap off and pour some oil in.
Also prise off the cap on the towball part and pour oil in there.
These bits seem to corrode over time.

Yes it is. will give that a whirl too. thanks for info  L405 4.4 SDV8 Santorini/Black VSE
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I had this on ours. The red bung was in the side pocket with the dechable towbar.
An hour lying underneath it in the rain armed with a small pick set, a half round file, some emery and a tin of WD-40 sorted it. A horrible job, but at least I now know it's located properly. 2003 Vogue TD6/1992 Classic 300TDi/2x 1991 Golf GTI/1966 Volkswagen Kombi/2x 1968 Volkswagen Kombi/Probably something I've forgotten...

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good man thanks. Glad its not just me who cant seem to get it all the way in

cheers

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Now solved. Got 1/2 round file inside receiver. Only needed the slightest rub down. Wd40 everything and works like a dream now. Thanks to all who responded  L405 4.4 SDV8 Santorini/Black VSE
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The lock gets stuck so easily. WD40 on a regular basis is the only way! Discovery 4 HSE
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