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May 19, 2010Explorer
I was also reading the posts on the Power Gear jacks. I agree with the analogy that the jacks are not correct for this coach. The jacks are too small for the distance they must lift the coach to level it. They are also not big enough (pistons not large enough in diameter) for these coaches. As mentioned they are usually all the way out when getting close to leveling and this makes them wobble because the piston is extended so far, (hence the jacks being to small).
Someone mentioned the rear jacks lifting first. This is not what the instruction manual, nor Power Gear says. The two front jacks are supposed to lift first. They raise just a little, 1 or 2 inches, and then stop. The rear then will raise. The two front jacks operate as one jack. They are connected to each other with a hydraulic hose that allows them to work together. The left and right jacks on the rear are the ones that level the coach side to side. The front jacks will release pressure on the side that needs to drop and send the fluid over to the opposite front jack. If you look at the jacks you will see this extra hose that interconnects between the two front jacks. The rear jacks do not have this hose.
Someone mentioned the rear jacks lifting first. This is not what the instruction manual, nor Power Gear says. The two front jacks are supposed to lift first. They raise just a little, 1 or 2 inches, and then stop. The rear then will raise. The two front jacks operate as one jack. They are connected to each other with a hydraulic hose that allows them to work together. The left and right jacks on the rear are the ones that level the coach side to side. The front jacks will release pressure on the side that needs to drop and send the fluid over to the opposite front jack. If you look at the jacks you will see this extra hose that interconnects between the two front jacks. The rear jacks do not have this hose.
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