A'van Aliner 3C Questions & Answers

mine went out the door

Open the hatch, photograph it, and measure its length width height, and note the location and diameter of the terminals; but a photo should be enough to work out what you need. On it there should be some data such as voltage (i assume 12volts) and the cca number ('cold cranking amps'). All that should do the trick. Getting it out and the new one is is the fun part.

Hi Paul. Sounds like a pain but I reckon you are probably on the right track. Sikaflex is not a bad product but i would make sure your plate is at least 3mm and screw into the wall panel as well. You only have thin aluminium over 3mm plywood with 25mm of expanded polystyrene inside. I don't believe there is anything structural around that area.
I expect the correct adjustment in the side catches is probably critical in preventing this failure from happening. All the best with that.

Thanks Dave. Yes the alluminium plate is thick enough. It will be Sikaflexed and screwed to the wall with about 6 coarse thread 20mm stainless screws plus the 4 on the bracket. It will be critical they have good grip into the plate because there's nothing solid left of the wall behind them! FYI if anyone interested, the alluminiym plate is about 170 wide and 75 high.
If all goes well, it will be template for the other side, which is also not too good.
I reckon overly tight adjustment led to the damage in the first place; too much strain on the flimsy wall.

The repair went very well. Now I'll do the right side.

Hi Paul. Have you been in touch with Avan? If i had a 2017 model with these problems I would be hassling and threatening Consumer advocacy intervention. From my experience the water connection is a dodgy design often poorly assembled in the factory. I have seen a brand new 2018 Aliner with a cross threaded connection that had obviously never been tested. Unless your Cruisliner has been in a prang or abused (you haven't been towing on corrugated dirt roads have you? In which case Avan will attempt to deny warranty claims) the aluminium strip parting company is also a factory issue. The concrete freeway issue could be related to wheels out of balance, loose or broken wheel studs, loose or damaged wheel bearing, damaged shock absorber or mounting, or just the crappy nature of most concrete freeways in Australia. Remember, that even if your Avan warranty has technically expired, in Australian consumer law your Cruiseliner must also be fit for purpose and be sufficiently durable to last for what would be considered a reasonable length of time. In other words open to reasonable interpretation, and worth pursuing.
Best of luck with that.

Sorry Peter cannot help. Assuming you have google searched. You may have to find a Caravan fridge repair specialist. Is there a particular problem?

Hi Shell.
Without seeing your set up, are you sure it is the ball which is loose or your tow hitch. I can adjust both on my 2010 Aliner, with a threaded bolt and locknut on the top of the towball hitch with the hitch connected to your towball. Undo the lock nut and adjust with a flat screwdriver (clockwise to take up slack from memory) and re-tighten nut. Do not overtighten the ball head. Here is a vid link - https://youtu.be/xMVUIxQ93m0
Likewise I have a bolt and locknut under my square towbar hitch which enables me to take some movement out of my square tow hitch.
While you're at it, make sure any other bolts/fasteners securing your towball coupling on the trailer and your tow bar on your vehicle are not loose.
All the best with that.

Yes I have those two adjustments available. However when I adjust the Van coupling If I get it where it needs to be then I can no longercreleaee the release mechanism

Yes I have those two adjustments available. However when I adjust the Van coupling If I get it where it needs to be then I can no longer release the release mechanism. So it's better but not right. Thanks for your reply.

i am not aware that an Avan has a fuse for 240 volt operation of the fridge. I had a similar situation with a Jayco and it was easy to identify that the problem was a burnt out 240 volt element. Not overly expensive but you need to access the back of the fridge to replace it yourself which I did in a couple of hours.

Thanks for this. I found the fuses, all ok.problem was sorted with electrician ... plug connection loose.

Where were the fuses?

Hi I'm not sure how you will fix the panel but there is a comprensive rebuild on the Avan Owners site on the internet. Sorry I dont remember which site it was so you may have to search a bit for it. The article describes how to replace the springs that rais e and lower the roof sections. Thats about all I can help you with at this moment. Preach

10 percent of the all up weight of the van .

85 kg max

Hi, I haven't had any problems with the vents vibrating open on my van so far. I remember reading online on one of the Avan owner sites about that problem but can,t remember which one as I have read so many. Perhaps trying to secure the winder some how might be a solution. Apart from doing that I have no real solution at the moment. Sorry I am unable to help very much. Kel

Had the same problem, l put small bolts on them, bit of messing about but it works, as a stop gap measure l tied them down .Had the same problem with the larger front windows, bolts work very well

Actually, I dont think they are designed to be up when vehicle is moving. We always close ours. Keeps dust out as well. Doesnt take long to air out once you have reached
your destination.

Sorry Jill, l can only think that A van have faced them forward to give more ground clearance on the back end .Could not believe that they had fitted them on around t h e wrong way and not noticed

It's a circuit breaker on starboard side behind microwave under hatch. Throw the switch. Don't have more than three things running.

Thanks Bob. I'll give that a try.