Jacking up a 5er
My wife and I just bought our first 5er. A 1997 SeaBreeze 2033. For its age it is in excellent condition. We are getting ready to move and I need to check brakes bearings and drums. My problem is wher...
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Girevik wrote:This is to discourage the folks who would put the jack under the middle of the axle, which would bend it for sure.
Some do some do not. I owned an 82 Air Stream once and the manual stated to never place jack under axel as it may bend the axel. With the trailer I own now there is no info about where to place the jack, and it has dexter axels.
Jacking under the spring plate at the wheel puts ZERO bending moment on the axle and gets the wheel off the ground with minimum trailer lift.
NO jacking should be undertaken on a fifth wheel if the front landing gear is down, that is guaranteed to torque the frame. I always jack mine when connected to the truck, which gives it the freedom to rotate at the hitch.
