Broken stabilizer - am i expecting too much?
Purchased 2018 Starcraft Satellite in February and took first trip this past weekend. After returning home Sunday, one of the rear stabilizers got stuck a few inches from the ground (would not go up ...
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What happened to the stabilizer to make it inoperable?
They are pretty simple devices. It should be obvious what is wrong. You have 3 working ones to compare it to.
The most likely thing to have happened is you put too much pressure on it and over loaded it.
Being as you seem to be new at this.... That is my guess.
That would make it a non warranty repair. It is important to know this for two reasons.
1. to keep it from happening again.
2. If it was your fault, the dealer will likely deny coverage upon inspection... Meaning that all the trouble of getting the unit to him, or the part etc. was a waste of time.
Don't get offended about this. Many Many people misunderstand how to properly use stabilizers (and many other RV systems) if this is the case, then it is a small mistake, easily fixed, and you are now on a board where you can learn a lot to keep from making other mistakes.
They are pretty simple devices. It should be obvious what is wrong. You have 3 working ones to compare it to.
The most likely thing to have happened is you put too much pressure on it and over loaded it.
Being as you seem to be new at this.... That is my guess.
That would make it a non warranty repair. It is important to know this for two reasons.
1. to keep it from happening again.
2. If it was your fault, the dealer will likely deny coverage upon inspection... Meaning that all the trouble of getting the unit to him, or the part etc. was a waste of time.
Don't get offended about this. Many Many people misunderstand how to properly use stabilizers (and many other RV systems) if this is the case, then it is a small mistake, easily fixed, and you are now on a board where you can learn a lot to keep from making other mistakes.
