Lubricating a Happijac
My camper has not been used for 3 years now. I need to go on a trip next week and am afraid the units will give me grief when putting it on my truck. I have thought about removing the jack and extendi...
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JoeDS wrote:
Thanks for input. I took one apart. What a mess. Rust rust everywhere. Water gets in at the top where the motor attaches with nowhere to go but down - Sloooooowly. If it had not been for a ton of grease in there it would have rusted away. That bottom gear was a pickle since it had rusted to the shaft. Next time I may drill a hole just below it to allow me to get a screw driver in there to pop it loose.
Bummer.... Well now you know how to do it.. Just got to keep the sequence of the spacers/shims and bearings in the proper order.
Is the jack going to be useable or toast?
Jim
