Return trip part 1.
I came down early Sunday with a trunk full of tools and tires. I got a hotel room at the local BnB and started on the Camper. I had purchased 4 new trailer tires and replaced the 7.75×15 with 215/75/15. I was able to get a local tire place to swap the 2 tires onto the rims I brought back last trip. I also had brought back the bearings and hubs from the one side and cleaned and repacked them. I also nickel plated the lug nuts, for fun. I then put the one side back together with the repacked bearings, cleaned and painted hubs and the new tires. Dropped back down that side and started on the other side. I pulled off the old tires and put into the Jeep so I could run them to a local dealership to have them swapped in the morning. I then pulled the hub and bearings. Repacked the bearings and gave the hubs and brakes a good cleaning. The Electric brakes looked pretty dirty but otherwise in good shape. It looks like this camper probably doesn’t have many miles on it based on the condition of the axles and brakes. I bought 2 new shocks but didn’t have the right tools or time to do them today. I also started to adjust the Weight distribution hitch I picked up at Harbor Freight.
After the Bearings and tires were as far as I could get them I started on the wiring. What a mess. I did find that the original 6 pin harness went under the trailer and was wiring into a 4 gang residential metal electrical box. I pulled all the wires out and used a multimeter to find ground, then a car battery to test the lights one by one. I put new ring connectors on and tied them into the correct spots on the new harness. I didn’t get a picture of this all tied up and done, but I was able to put it in the same spot under the trailer. The weight distribution hitch was mostly adjusted and the wiring harness was good enough. It was just starting to get dark and being as this was in a back field and no power it was about to get really dark.
So I turned on the lights and WE GOT LIGHTS! Well most of the important lights at least. All the brakes, and turn signal lights worked. There are quite a few markers out but that will get addressed way way later. I then started buttoning up the trailer to make it road worthy. The Water heater panel wouldn’t stay closed so I duct taped it closed(which didn’t hold, so I just removed the door). I tightened the trunk door up since it one of the latch bar brackets was partially stripped. I removed the porch light and made sure all other doors where tight and closed. I fixed one of the panels on the kitchen window so the window would fully close. And then I went back to the Bed and Breakfast and called it a night.
I woke up the morning of the 14th and went right to the dealership(only place in town) and they swapped the other 2 tires over onto the old rims and disposed of the 30+ year old tires. I drove back to the camper and put the tires on and did one final look over it. I had planned this trip around a work trip so I had to go to work now. I will come back through this area in 2 days and then I’ll take the camper home.
More Random Pictures I took.
