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sasquatchgeoff
Explorer II
Mar 05, 2017

Atwood Electric Jack Locked Up in Retracted Position

For some reason, my driverside-front jack is locked up in the retracted position. Took the motor off, the shaft and bevel gear will not turn. Worked fine when I last loaded. Drove home parked, went out to unload, and jack shaft will not rotate.

Is there some trick I am missing, or do I need to start looking for a jack?

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  • sasquatchgeoff wrote:
    For some reason, my driverside-front jack is locked up in the retracted position. Took the motor off, the shaft and bevel gear will not turn. Worked fine when I last loaded. Drove home parked, went out to unload, and jack shaft will not rotate.

    Is there some trick I am missing, or do I need to start looking for a jack?


    The question that I have is why is the bevel gear jammed, It obviously went up fine so either something has gotten into the gears or the shaft is jammed within the leg itself.
    I would attempt to lower the leg manually before disassembly of the gears as well as checking the leg housing for debris as well as true.

    Good luck
  • Thanks for the reply and encouragement. I probably should have been more clear. The motor is fine, in fact I was impressed with its condition with a May 97 date stamp. I'm thinking the shaft itself is broke or the connection at the bottom broke and bound up the jack threads.

    I ordered a replacement so we can mark this solved since I could not see a way to get the jack to move.
  • Happijac sells reconditioned/refurbished motors; Atwood might too if you call them or check out their website. Good luck