Happijac 4500 Fun
Hello, new to the forum. I recently bought a used Bigfoot camper and when we were loading it in my pickup, I could tell the jacks needed some TLC. I watched this video for the teardown and reassem...
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Appreciate the help and the links.
I got the motor off, but ended up breaking the housing and had to order a replacement from Lippert. Mine had the drive coupling release lever, but the hardware didn't match any of the tutorials that I've watched or read. There was no spring and the drive coupler was different, and it was nearly impossible to disengage the motor for manual cranking. And ultimately, I gave up trying to get the bottom gear off the shaft, so I couldn't directly grease the threaded shaft. But I can run the jack from stop to stop with my drill without any hangups, so I'll address this in the future I guess.
Just FYI, here are the part numbers and prices as of today from Happijac (Lippert).
182923 Housing (top and bottom with seal and screws) $59.95
182517 The drive coupling hardware kit (spring, etc) $8.95
The phone number I called to order the parts was 801.544.2585
I'll say that they were easy to deal with and had I called an hour earlier, my parts would've shipped that day. As it was, they shipped the next day, and in 2021 that's much appreciated.
I got the motor off, but ended up breaking the housing and had to order a replacement from Lippert. Mine had the drive coupling release lever, but the hardware didn't match any of the tutorials that I've watched or read. There was no spring and the drive coupler was different, and it was nearly impossible to disengage the motor for manual cranking. And ultimately, I gave up trying to get the bottom gear off the shaft, so I couldn't directly grease the threaded shaft. But I can run the jack from stop to stop with my drill without any hangups, so I'll address this in the future I guess.
Just FYI, here are the part numbers and prices as of today from Happijac (Lippert).
182923 Housing (top and bottom with seal and screws) $59.95
182517 The drive coupling hardware kit (spring, etc) $8.95
The phone number I called to order the parts was 801.544.2585
I'll say that they were easy to deal with and had I called an hour earlier, my parts would've shipped that day. As it was, they shipped the next day, and in 2021 that's much appreciated.
