Caravan Chassis Handbook - Swift Owners Club

COUPLING TYPES AK160 & AK300WEAR INDICATORA wear indicator on the coupling head (Fig 34) showswhether the wear limit of the towing vehicle’s towball or thetrailer coupling has been reached. For this purpose, hitch upthe trailer to the towball and drive the unit for approx. 500 m.This will set the coupling head adjustment. Following this,check the wear indicator as follows:If the green indicator is visible on the coupling (with thecoupling engaged Fig 34), the coupling head is in goodcondition or the wear on the towball is within permissible limits.When the green indicator on the coupling handle iscompletely covered over and only the red portion is visible(Fig 34), this could be caused by the following:- Towball has reached the lowest wear limit of 49.61mm dia.- Both coupling head and towball are showing signs of wear.- Towball is in good condition with 50mm dia, but thecoupling head is showing an excessive level of wear.Fig 34 Wear indicatorCAUTIONUnder these circumstances, the coupling head can becomedetached from the towball and the caravan/trailer can breakaway from the tow vehicle. The coupling head and towball musttherefore be checked IMMEDIATELY before future use. Any faultyparts must be changed IMMEDIATELY.All maintenance work should be carried out by AL-KOApproved Workshops.28