'94 Pace Arrow levelling jack help!
My jacks have not worked at all since I bought my RV. I knew this going into it when I bought my rv, so I didn't really ever think about it. Until now, a couple people I camp with have older rv's and ...
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Do you have HWH or Bigfoot jacks?
I have bigfoot jacks, they have about a 12" diameter round foot, and a cylinder about 2" diameter, so it is lower hydralic pressure than a typical jack with a smaller diameter cylinder.
My guess is the hydralic jacks have a leak in one of the jacks, maybe two? Then the fluid level went below the minimum required to shut off the "Jacks down" light and beeper. So in one case, I did not have extra fluid with me, and I pulled the 10 amp fuse near the front tire, so the beeper would shut off. Later when I had the right funnel to add more fluid, I put in about 1/2 a quart of transmission fluid, and that refilled it enough to indicate the "Jacks up" so the alarm was off.
I am guessing that the brown wire they are talking about is the jack fluid level sensor?
If they had only put in a quart or less of hydralic oil, or transmission fluid, it would have worked normally. No need to cut the wires and repair them again. Repairing the wire is simple, just a quick connect stak-on fitting.
Instructions:
For my jacks, I need to first set the parking brake, and put the gear in park or netural. I can have the engine on or off.
Then I can turn on the jacks. If they are up, the red light should be off. If it is on (says jacks down) while the jacks are actually up, this will indicate a low fluid level. When I push the "Front" or "Rear", it will push hydralic fluid into that end of the RV, lifting it. If I push right, it will pump fluid only to my right rear jack, left is only to the left rear jack. I only have one front jack.
If I push "All" it will raise all of the jacks. To stop raising the jacks, I need to turn off the jacks, and turn it back on, then it will reset to allow raising the jacks again. If you push all, then shut off the jacks, it will keep the soilnoids open to allow fluid flow back into the resivoir, so the jacks can not stay down while driving.
So if you get one side of the RV to high, and need to drop it a little bit, make sure you push all, then as the RV settles, shut it off, then back on, then push one of the buttons (front, rear, or right or left) to keep the fluid from all returning to the resivoir.
If the parking brake is released, the jack system "Should" release all the pressure from the jacks, and drop the RV back to the ground. Also starting the engine, and putting it in gear will bring on the "Jacks down alarm" and also retract the jacks, with the fluid returning to the resivoir.
You will want to find out the location of the jacks fuse, where you can remove that fuse should the resivoir not have enough fluid in it to shut off the "Jacks down alarm". I also carry a pint of transmission fluid, and the correct funnel to add fluid to the system, should I have a leak while camping.
Fred.
I have bigfoot jacks, they have about a 12" diameter round foot, and a cylinder about 2" diameter, so it is lower hydralic pressure than a typical jack with a smaller diameter cylinder.
My guess is the hydralic jacks have a leak in one of the jacks, maybe two? Then the fluid level went below the minimum required to shut off the "Jacks down" light and beeper. So in one case, I did not have extra fluid with me, and I pulled the 10 amp fuse near the front tire, so the beeper would shut off. Later when I had the right funnel to add more fluid, I put in about 1/2 a quart of transmission fluid, and that refilled it enough to indicate the "Jacks up" so the alarm was off.
I am guessing that the brown wire they are talking about is the jack fluid level sensor?
If they had only put in a quart or less of hydralic oil, or transmission fluid, it would have worked normally. No need to cut the wires and repair them again. Repairing the wire is simple, just a quick connect stak-on fitting.
Instructions:
For my jacks, I need to first set the parking brake, and put the gear in park or netural. I can have the engine on or off.
Then I can turn on the jacks. If they are up, the red light should be off. If it is on (says jacks down) while the jacks are actually up, this will indicate a low fluid level. When I push the "Front" or "Rear", it will push hydralic fluid into that end of the RV, lifting it. If I push right, it will pump fluid only to my right rear jack, left is only to the left rear jack. I only have one front jack.
If I push "All" it will raise all of the jacks. To stop raising the jacks, I need to turn off the jacks, and turn it back on, then it will reset to allow raising the jacks again. If you push all, then shut off the jacks, it will keep the soilnoids open to allow fluid flow back into the resivoir, so the jacks can not stay down while driving.
So if you get one side of the RV to high, and need to drop it a little bit, make sure you push all, then as the RV settles, shut it off, then back on, then push one of the buttons (front, rear, or right or left) to keep the fluid from all returning to the resivoir.
If the parking brake is released, the jack system "Should" release all the pressure from the jacks, and drop the RV back to the ground. Also starting the engine, and putting it in gear will bring on the "Jacks down alarm" and also retract the jacks, with the fluid returning to the resivoir.
You will want to find out the location of the jacks fuse, where you can remove that fuse should the resivoir not have enough fluid in it to shut off the "Jacks down alarm". I also carry a pint of transmission fluid, and the correct funnel to add fluid to the system, should I have a leak while camping.
Fred.
