Oil for Sankey trailer

[Guest Anonymous]

I maybe stupid but...

 

Recently brough a sankey trailer, in a bit of a state as it has not been used in years but seems to be basically sound.

 

Every time I stop I get a boot up the bum from the trailer, the over run brakes seem to be ok, so I can only assume I have run out of oil in my buffer.

 

What oil / grease should I use to top it up & how do I know when it is full.

I've got an injection grease gun so thats a good start.

[fv1609]

So this is a hydraulic buffer, is it stubby or a long one? Or can you tell me the FV no?

[Comrad]

Sorry forgot to sign-in last time,

 

Its a standard 3/4 ton sankey trailer & no tailgate,

 

its got the standard nato hitch ring on a shaft with a

buffer behind it.

 

Any idea's on the oil or how full.

[fv1609]

Not sure what you mean about a buffer behind. The standard Sankey 3/4 ton had two types of override brake, mechanical or hydraulic. They both have quite long draught eye shafts. The mechanical version has a pair of flanges mating the shaft with the spring and the hydraulic version has an exposed shaft from the tow eye to the hydraulic cylinder & there are two long spacer bolts seperating the two units.

 

Which do you have?

[Comrad]

Sorry

 

but is it titled I maybe stupid, but...

 

Directly behind the eyelet is a cylinder (damper) I can push it in,

I assume it is some form off buffer off the back as you say it has an

arrangement that pushes on the handbreak mechanism if it goes

to far. I assume this is the over run brakes.

 

Hope this helps.

[fv1609]

Can you send me a picture? There were at 4 types used on Sankeys.

[Comrad]

Will do might take some time,

 

as I need to read up on how to do attachments.

 

I'll Get back to you.

 

Thanks for your help so far.