Up, up and away!

On a cold, grey, slightly depressing Norfolk morning, we loaded 4 wheels into the back of Brian, and the box of wheel nuts, and pottered off through the cold, grey, slightly depressing Norfolk countryside to Swaffham and Paul-the-garage-man.

It was early. We had allowed for tractors, horse boxes, cyclists, in fact anything that could slow us down and stop us being there on time. Paul was fitting us in after last weeks illness/other van on he ramp scenario and so we were prepared to do whatever we had to do. Obviously, because we had allowed time for all those things, we encountered none of them. Even the cement mixer was doing a decent pace. This meant we were there long before we needed to be, and were forced to go and get breakfast.

Terrible, I know.

So.

A before picture from the garage yard.





I think we can all see the lean here! For some reason Brian has been lowered at the front but not at the back. It makes the ride feel tipped forward, especially from the back.

Approximately 60minutes, a hot chocolate all round, and a wander through deserted Swaffham later, and Brian looks like this!





The ride is much different. We're all sitting more upright, and Brian feels much more steady.

However..... (And you knew that was coming, because Brian always leaves us with something to do!) Paul-the-garage said that Brian appears to have a saggy back right corner. Without wishing to be personal, he's right. Paul's main thinking on it has to do with the fact that Brian wasn't lowered evenly at the front, and therefore may not have been lowered evenly at the back.

As we know Brian has to go in and have the boots done that go over the ball joints, Paul-the-garage is going to have a look then. It's not a major problem, but it does go along with part of the personal issue I have with modifications done by people who don't know what they are doing, of which more in another post.

Anyway. Brian finally is raised at the front. He has his new wheels on with tyres that we feel confident in, that are the right PCD and the correct weight bearing level. I have 2 more sets of curtains to change, and a roof set to do. I need to make a small bag for the front curtains to go in when they aren't in place.

We're also going to the Camping and Caravan show tomorrow, so I'll be blogging a review of that as well.

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