21/08/2026
✅️Brand New Van - First Service ❎️
Have you got a new van?
Thinking about skipping the first service intervals, as its a new van and shouldn't have anything wrong with it?
Don't be fooled by that mindset...
Yes, its new...
Yes, it should be ok for 10,000km without issue...
If they were put together by someone with a mechanical trade behind them and some common sense.
I had this camper in for its first service, its done very little work on road and only travelled to Mundi and back...
But, came across some issues that could've been avoided by doing the build properly in the first place...
First one was that the customer mentioned that the van house battery wasn't charging through the Anderson Plug on the drawbar when driving..
Further investigation found that the Anderson Plug crimps weren't done properly, also when the factory had cut the cable sheath to expose the cable, they've cut through the first layers of cable but continued to crimp the terminals on anyway....
This issue has caused alot of resistance in that circuit, causing the positive cable to get hot and melt partially into the Anderson Plug housing.
Second issue was over tensioned axle nut on one side of the van....
It required a dirty big shifter and hammer to undo the axle nut......
Thats way to tight....!!!
This has caused the outter bearing to get hot and lose its protective heat coating on the bearing rollers
The van was fitted with Timken bearings, which are a decent bearing and usually can be cleaned and repacked on first service
All the other bearings looked brand new (as they should), I replaced the problem bearing with a good quality Japanese KOYO bearing for peace of mind for my customer on future travels.
This is a prime example why you shouldn't skip any of the recommended first service intervals on your new home on wheels
Luckily, I caught these issues before they became a real problem for the customer out on the road
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