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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DM6156 wrote:Take a close look at your good jacks.Huntindog wrote:
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.
Two fold issue
(1) end of the jack where the tool attaches (turn it, turns threaded rod which raises and lowers jack) became loose (it appears to be pressed in) so turning the end didn't turn threaded rod.
(2) threaded rod that was pressed into the end broke so the end came off completely. No way to attach tool.
The ones I have had use a pin to hold the end on the threaded rod, in this case a shear pin that is designed to shear off when overloaded.
When it breaks the pieces can fall away, so you would think they were pressed in.
Your good jacks should have them.
