| Repair Report #1 - Unsafe Jack Hook [message #256651] |
Sat, 26 July 2014 22:06  |
thorndike
Messages: 406
Registered: January 2011
Location: Conifer, Colorado
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Well, here we go!
This morning I set out to fix the stuck caliper. This needed to be fixed so that I could move the RV to the lot in a day or so. This would also allow my wife to work on the inside as soon as I was finished.
So I chocked the wheels and got my jack and jack hook ready to go. As you can see from the picture, my jack hook doesn't fit my coach. This is either a problem with the hook or with the coach. I am leaning towards a problem with the hook. As you can see, the angle that the hook sits forces the top of the jack against the fence designed to keep the hook from sliding off. Since the fence is only welded at the corners, the weight of the coach has forced the jack head to bend the fence outward. You can see it in the picture. What isn't very obvious in the picture is the fact that the paint is now chipping off at the bend due to the metal bending and stretching.
I finished the job as quickly as I could so that I could lower the coach before the jack got worse.
Hopefully I can get a replacement from the manufacturer, but if not, it looks like I need to buy a new one. Any suggestions?
Robert Peesel
1976 Royale 26'
Side Dry Bath
Conifer, Colorado
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