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jpwiggo
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Jan 03, 2017

Keeping Jacks Down for Storage to reduce tire flat spots

I know from my tire engineer friends, that the weight sitting in one spot is bad for these 22.5 RV/commercial type tires, and reduces tire life. I'm still on my OE tires (11 years old) and want to ke...
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tropical36
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Jan 06, 2017
dramsey1 wrote:
I've been told not to leave the jacks down for extended periods as the piston rods will coat with rust and this will damage the seals when they are retracted which will cause hydraulic fluid leaks. Frankdamp apparently noticed the rusting issue first hand.

We live on the coast and have never seen that, but if so, try wiping them down with WD or like substance.

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