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witter removable tow bar

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Jayx5
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witter removable tow bar

Post by Jayx5 » Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:24 am

Went to put the tow bar on the car as were taking the caravan up to norfolk for half term and it wouldn't click in the socket :headbang: after much swearing and throwing things I gave up and googled it.
Dirt can build up under the blue twist knob and jam it which stops it clamping in the socket so I took the knob off and found the red and green plastic inserts had broken and were stopping it working so I took them out and now it works fine :thumbsup:
So if anyone has the same problem there is a simple fix. The only problem is without the red and green inserts, theres no indicator showing it's in the fixed position but you know when it's fixed as it makes a loud clunky noise, I'll speak to witter and replace the plastic inserts when I get back.
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Re: witter removable tow bar

Post by Leslie » Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:37 pm

As long as it makes the clunky clunky noises :rofl: I keep mine in the boot where its nice and clean :D

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Re: witter removable tow bar

Post by Jayx5 » Mon Oct 28, 2019 4:44 pm

I keep mine in a bag in the boot and keep the plastic cover over the socket, yet the plastic has still got brittle :headbang:

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