DWeikert wrote:Farmerjon wrote:DWeikert wrote:
Reinstalled the rear HJ motors that came back from being rebuilt after motor seizures. I don't remember if it was there when they went out but these came back with a stiff rubber o-ring where the motor slides over the jack leg.
The top of the jack fits into a recess in the motor head but this o-ring completely fills that recess and even with my 6'2" 250lbs bearing down on the motor, I could not compress the o-ring enough for the screw holes to align. The hole on the rear was even worse.
So, no o-rings. I may be wrong but the overlap without the o-ring seems like it would do a better job of stopping water intrusion than an o-ring that spaces the motor housing off the jack tube such that there is a gap instead of an overlap, that's assuming I could get the screws started...
Maybe you could could spread some grease or Vaseline or something to fill the gap that might deter what little water might get in.
Good luck.
Jon
Yeah, been thinking about it. I'm really not sure water intrusion into the jack is a problem. Based on the fit I really doubt this gasket was there before. The jack tube is recessed about 1/8" into the motor housing (about the diameter of the o-ring) and it's a snug fit so it would take water under pressure to travel the U channel to get inside the jack tube, and any water in there simply drains out the bottom. I thought about maybe running a strip of electrical tape around the top of the jack tube to act as a gasket but a little grease of some sort should also do the job.
Buzzcut1 wrote:
My Latest project: Install a wireless tc back up and inside the horse trailer camera system from Tadi Brothers. My friend Pat has this set up on his Lance and horse trailer and it works great. I am eventually going to hook the monitor power to my Upfitter switches vs the current set up using the 12v dash socket. I spent Saturday morning on the install. One camera is on the back of the Lance above the rear door and the other will be inside the trailer so that we can monitor the horses in transit. The Cameras have military grade night vision capability.
http://www.tadibrothers.com/products/7-monitor-and-two-120-mounted-rv-backup-camera-for-a-horse-trailer-rv-backup-system
Sweet set up Buzzcut!!
I got lucky on the horse trailer. There were 5 wires running in the C channel along the inner roof line, one was hot if the trailer was hooked up to the truck and the truck was running. No lights need to be on in the truck or trailer for the camera to get power so I spliced into it. The camera still needs some angling andjustment but we have success. I just need to trim up the zip ties and secure the wiring.
The Lance was not pre wired for a camera so I tapped into the rear marker light for power. install was a snap.
