Power gear jacks down sensor
Hi gang, I've got Power Gear leveling system and was looking for help on how to test the sensors for the jacks to be retracted. It's one of my rear jacks that's not sensing being up. I got around the...
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My "alarm went off" when preparing to leave a cg. Motorhome is 12 years old. All the jacks were fully retracted "jacks down" alarm notwhistanding. Driving back to the house, the alarm and light would go on...and off...and on again, finally stopping after about 15-20 minits. E-mailed POWERGEAR, "Bill" in a return e-mail said it is either the float or low on fluid. (Dextron III). I added a bit of Dextron III, and when leaving for the next trip, no alarm. Fixed. Or so I thought. Packing up after this latest run...same thing. Alarm went off. Jacks were retracted. A few weeks later, while changing the motoroil and greasing the chassis, I discovered oil pooling in the "foot" of the jack on the front drivers' side. Oh, Oh...a leak.
Problem...I could not find any "hydraulic" shop closer than 60-70 miles from the house that MIGHT be interested in a rebuild. All they did were hoses and fittings. Downloading the POWERGEAR pdf on a rebuild, I simply do not have the tools to do it with. So...my last and most expensive alternitive was to order a new jack. Getting the old was off was really not a biggie, the hydraulic fitting came off just fine, but them BOLTS...wow. My 7 gal. 125# compressor and my Harbor Freight impact gun were simply not up the task. Borrowed a friends 200# 20 gallon compressor with his Snap-On impact gun...and they came off like butter. Right tool for the right job. Then off to Grainger for hardened bolts and nuts.
The new jack should be coming in next week. About 550+ bucks. PowerGear, altho a good product, will not sell to me. Only thru a dealer or retailer. They do not offer rebuilding,either...like, for instance, "Roadmaster". And of course, having to go thru a dealer....I wonder what THEIR markup is...when I'm doing all the labor.
Might be consumer unfriendly, but there it is.
Problem...I could not find any "hydraulic" shop closer than 60-70 miles from the house that MIGHT be interested in a rebuild. All they did were hoses and fittings. Downloading the POWERGEAR pdf on a rebuild, I simply do not have the tools to do it with. So...my last and most expensive alternitive was to order a new jack. Getting the old was off was really not a biggie, the hydraulic fitting came off just fine, but them BOLTS...wow. My 7 gal. 125# compressor and my Harbor Freight impact gun were simply not up the task. Borrowed a friends 200# 20 gallon compressor with his Snap-On impact gun...and they came off like butter. Right tool for the right job. Then off to Grainger for hardened bolts and nuts.
The new jack should be coming in next week. About 550+ bucks. PowerGear, altho a good product, will not sell to me. Only thru a dealer or retailer. They do not offer rebuilding,either...like, for instance, "Roadmaster". And of course, having to go thru a dealer....I wonder what THEIR markup is...when I'm doing all the labor.
Might be consumer unfriendly, but there it is.
