Rear stabilizer motor replacement
It looks like the motor has died on my rear stabilizers. I put 12V directly on the leads and it didn't move. It was running slowly for a while. I really don't want to spend over $300 for a new moto...
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The problem with Lipert electric stabilizing jacks is THEY DO NOT WORK. I don't mean they don't go up and down, they don't stabilize. They are a sales gimmick. I fell for it, came on my new trailer.
Since I have 2 slides on one side of my Rockwood 2606ws, after you walk around awhile, the whole camper will slowly lean to that side. The reason the stabilizers don't work is because they are driven by ONE motor to put both legs down, and are made to shift for uneven ground. Which allows the trailer to lean. Also the whole trailer is still bouncy with them down.
I finally broke down and put 2 scissor jacks on the slide out side. Easy install. No lean, no bounce. If the Lippert jacks ever **** out, I'd take them off and throw them in trash. Put 2 more scissors on. Make that switch turn on Christmas lights.
All that said, Lippert could have applied a little engineering skill, and used 2 motors, one on each side, with an ampere draw sensing mechanism to stop the motors individually from one switch when solidly on the ground. That would have worked.
Since I have 2 slides on one side of my Rockwood 2606ws, after you walk around awhile, the whole camper will slowly lean to that side. The reason the stabilizers don't work is because they are driven by ONE motor to put both legs down, and are made to shift for uneven ground. Which allows the trailer to lean. Also the whole trailer is still bouncy with them down.
I finally broke down and put 2 scissor jacks on the slide out side. Easy install. No lean, no bounce. If the Lippert jacks ever **** out, I'd take them off and throw them in trash. Put 2 more scissors on. Make that switch turn on Christmas lights.
All that said, Lippert could have applied a little engineering skill, and used 2 motors, one on each side, with an ampere draw sensing mechanism to stop the motors individually from one switch when solidly on the ground. That would have worked.
