Rieco Titan Elect. Jack Leg Dis-assembly and/or Repair
Went to raise my camper the other night and one jack wouldn't operate, producing the click-click-click noise of the clutch release. The leg is neither fully extended, nor fully retracted, but it's the sound the motor/clutch makes when the extremes of operation limits are reached. I swapped the motor from the in-op leg to another leg and the motor works well, raising and lowering the test leg. The nice lady I talked to at Rieco Titan said I have a bent leg. The manual over-ride feature, using a 3/8 ratchet, is very, very stiff, but the in-op leg will go up and down. I needed a breaker bar on my 3/8" ratchet to turn the over-ride. That's how very stiff it is to operate. My 1/2" electric impact gun, wouldn't move it, at all. I didn't try my pneumatic impact gun. I created a blister on my hand man-handling the breaker bar to lower the jack about 2 inches. I work with my hands every day, and I don't consider them "soft", but holy moly it was tough to spin that ratchet.
So, since it's already broken, I can't hurt it. I'd like to take the leg assembly apart, if for no other reason than to see what-all is in there. I expect to see a long screw. Are there any springs or tension/compression devises I should be aware of? I may, or may not, be able to repair the leg, but I'd like to, at least, make a learning experience out of a jack that'll cost a few hundred bucks to replace.
By the way, it's a rear jack, so I managed with the 3 good jacks to get the camper on the truck Thursday evening for a Friday afternoon departure. Changed the wheels on the cargo trailer and got it hooked to the truck Thursday after work, as well, ready to load the bikes. Then, when I got home after a 14 hour day on Friday, at 9PM, the truck had a flat. Pumped it up, and it was still good Saturday morning (too cautious and tired to leave Friday night). Must have got a piece of dirt in the tire's fill (Shrader) valve when I verified tire pressure on Thursday evening. I checked the weather for our destination, and aborted the trip at 6AM Saturday morning. It just wasn't worth all the effort and drama for a 200 mile trip (one way) when we could only stay for two nights and rain was expected. We took the Harleys out on Saturday, instead, and had a fantastic day riding local. Dang shame to miss the Blue Ridge Parkway, though, and the campground is keeping my $150 deposit (made reservations in February for 3 nights). We had a good weekend, and I feel I made the right decision. Tire is still holding pressure. Stupid tire. Stupid jack.
Any suggestions about the jack, are welcome. I know the replacement jack leg is part #56312-W, single electric jack leg without motor, in white.
I hope everybody else's camping endeavors went well this weekend, and thanks to all the Veterans!
So, since it's already broken, I can't hurt it. I'd like to take the leg assembly apart, if for no other reason than to see what-all is in there. I expect to see a long screw. Are there any springs or tension/compression devises I should be aware of? I may, or may not, be able to repair the leg, but I'd like to, at least, make a learning experience out of a jack that'll cost a few hundred bucks to replace.
By the way, it's a rear jack, so I managed with the 3 good jacks to get the camper on the truck Thursday evening for a Friday afternoon departure. Changed the wheels on the cargo trailer and got it hooked to the truck Thursday after work, as well, ready to load the bikes. Then, when I got home after a 14 hour day on Friday, at 9PM, the truck had a flat. Pumped it up, and it was still good Saturday morning (too cautious and tired to leave Friday night). Must have got a piece of dirt in the tire's fill (Shrader) valve when I verified tire pressure on Thursday evening. I checked the weather for our destination, and aborted the trip at 6AM Saturday morning. It just wasn't worth all the effort and drama for a 200 mile trip (one way) when we could only stay for two nights and rain was expected. We took the Harleys out on Saturday, instead, and had a fantastic day riding local. Dang shame to miss the Blue Ridge Parkway, though, and the campground is keeping my $150 deposit (made reservations in February for 3 nights). We had a good weekend, and I feel I made the right decision. Tire is still holding pressure. Stupid tire. Stupid jack.
Any suggestions about the jack, are welcome. I know the replacement jack leg is part #56312-W, single electric jack leg without motor, in white.
I hope everybody else's camping endeavors went well this weekend, and thanks to all the Veterans!
