Hi Guys sorry I havnt been on lately, I Tried to post on my phone a couple of times but kept losing the post when I hit send!! Anyway I have towed the van back to WA Via some of the Eyre Peninsular . I bought the Van from Jayco Griffith they have been good.
Straight off the bat I am mostly very happy with the Van But some issues Some I kinda new would be a issue .
Ok Van has the new suspension tows incredibly well love it Roadtrains never upset it and it seemed pretty good over the dirt. I stuck the missus in the van to check it out on the way into Fowlers Bay over some small corrugations. All well Did discover it best to remove the Microwave plate though while travelling
Duh!Heater on the roof Im not enthralled with as had some cold nights and anything under 5-7C it was pretty useless and when it was doing it thing it would stop and start blowin cold air at you usually down the back of your neck at the table. So will look to rectify this.
Wiring and plumbing underneath is the usual don't be rude jayco job holes with cables going through with half a ton of silicone and still miss the hole, cables hanging down, not enough slack in others to move, all over the show instead of a neat run. tank sensor wires easily exposed to rocks all that usual why not just do it right kinda stuff. No cables in cable wrap etc I new this though so no shock. Also the silicone on the guards cracked broke off and basically I just ended up pulling it all out at home well what was left will clean it up and use sikaflex will also go around and neaten it all up. back of the toilet on the join opened up as well so will redo all that as water can get down behind there now.
Beds were great we had a bit of rain some horizontal but always had the bed flys up, beds stayed dry only got abit of water in when I was washing down a bit over enthusiastically. So all good there! only thing is theres only one latch on the rear bed door this is under a lot of pressure, the front was fine and I will fit another latch to the other side as it kept coming off as one side was not locked in, the other was so a bit of twist then the other side would undo, its not an issue as the outer door holds it anyway. But Im a bit fussy so I will add another latch.
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Here goes
The wheel Brace what a piece of S*&t if anyone gets anew expanda please change the nuts on the van or get yourself a log 21mm socket and bar ,As have two sizes on the one nut the outer being I think 20 and the main part 21 the wheel brace is 20 so only goes on the outer part of the nut which has rounded edges to look cool thing is the wheel brace just rolls off. I happen to carry a set of sockets and had a long 21mm and a 1/2" bar to to check them but you would not remove a tight nut with the brace supplied. Only use is for bad neighbours when camping
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My brake line cables on the right side both were ripped apart as they did not have enough slack to allow for suspension travel there is a loop of cable cable tied to the frame but tight to the brakes the other side is tight but just had enough play for the hwy trip any off road and they would be history so CHECK YOURS Jack it up and then check.
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This is the crunch 2014 outback Expansa owners please be aware your van maybe illegal My aggregate weight stamped is 2524 kg The Chains welded onto Chassis are 2500kg Big Fail from factory!! 24kg this may affect insurance not sure? even if yours slipped through? Im no expert but insurance companies are like worms and will always look for an out( is that to harsh?) Why wouldn't Jayco just make the aggregate weight 2500 kg?
My dealer is now onto this.
So now I look forward to doing many mods and some great ideas on this forum she will need a box on the front and I will extend the drawbar as well myself as pretty close to back of car on tight corners and I need the room for the box, Also move the spare wheel to the back fit the table in the end lid down the track a heater (real one) prob diesel or gas as I like to be free camped more than parks. need some cash though a bit tight now
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