Crank handle broken on tongue jack |
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Snooper
Newbie Joined: 19 Sep 2009 Location: Nova Scotia Status: Offline Points: 14 |
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Posted: 28 Sep 2009 at 1:12pm |
Well, we were just packing up to come home last night when the tongue jack handle broke.
I had backed the car up to hook it up to the trailer, and was about to crank the tongue jack down onto the ball. I made it about two turns when the handle came off in my hand. I took the cover off the screw jack to see if I could repair it, but the axle part of the handle had broken in two right at the roll pin. The roll pin keeps the handle and the upper bevel gear that is attached to it together. I had noticed since we purchased the trailer that the gears always felt like they weren't meshing quite right when I turned the handle. Heading to the dealer tomorrow to get a new handle. I haven't seen any other posts on this subject so hopefully it's an isolated incident. Doug |
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tabkld93
Senior Member Joined: 22 May 2009 Location: Union, KY Status: Offline Points: 565 |
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Mine has a crack at the base and will probably let go sometime soon.
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Todd, Karen & Leah
'13 Surveyor 240 '12 Ford F150 EcoBoost Former owner of 2010 R-Pod 172 |
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Purdycat87
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Our handle broke off the 2nd time we ever used our 176T. Of course that was day 2 of a 2 week trek. VERY fiddly.
It took FR 5 weeks to get the part to my local shop here in Victoria - meaning we lost the entire month of August for camping. :(
new one seems not very sturdy either.
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I'm a widow but keeping camping going for my 2 kids in our 2011 176T with a 2007 Odyssey.
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Lark
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I replaced my trailer jack with a top handle jack that I bought at a local store. It works fine but you have to angle it up while cranking to miss the lp tank. The price was right at $29 and they are available just about anyplace that sells any kind of trailer. The flange bolted right into the holes on the hitch plate. It's something to keep in mind if you are on a trip and have the side handle jack break. The one I got is rated at 3500 pounds, so it cranks with less effort.
Lark 171 F-150
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Phil H
Senior Member Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Location: Burlington, On Status: Offline Points: 239 |
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Our tongue jack broke (the gears stripped) while at a campground in New York this past summer. I had to get a couple of people to stand on the rear bumper of my truck to be able to get the hitch low enough to get hooked up.
Fortunately, my dealer, Can-am, was able to replace it under warranty with a generic model that they had in stock. It actually works better and is a bit heavier duty than the original.
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Heidi
Senior Member Joined: 16 Jul 2009 Location: Cicero NY Status: Offline Points: 285 |
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We had ours replaced under warranty. Fortunately it did not break while we were towing or camping. My hubby was not happy with its performance from the start. Our dealer replaced it along with other problems right at the beginning
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Gator
Newbie Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Houma, La. Status: Offline Points: 25 |
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Doug, One of the first mods I made to my 177 was to replace the factory tongue jack with
one that has a wheel and bolts to the side of the tongue and swings up out of the way.
One big advantage is with the wheel it is very easy to move your pod around. I have on several
camping trips turned my pod completely around by hand after detatching it from my tv, to have
my rdome facing my friends camper next door. Most pads are wide enough to do this by myself.
Another advantage is if your tv is a pick up, it is not in the way if you need to put you tailgate
down while you are hooked up. Great investment for under $50.
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Gator & Tammy
2010 r-pod 177 "LoadeD" '06 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 RED Houma, La. |
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CCDAMEEK
Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2010 Location: Lake Havasu, AZ Status: Offline Points: 33 |
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You are not alone with the tongue jack. Mine was broken the very first time I tried to unhitch after leaving the dealer. As you discribed, the gears just were not meshing correctly and it felt sloppy. Then I realized that the handl was actually trying to fall out. Was able to keep the handle in by holding it carefully. Forest River replaced it under warranty.
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Bill in NL
Newbie Joined: 28 May 2010 Status: Offline Points: 33 |
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There is a little black square where the handle meets the jack. It aligns the handle as it goes into the gears. This little thingy broke early into my first summer with the r-pod. When I brought it to the dealer, they put a new jack on right away, no issues at all, so I'm happy with the way the dealer "handled" the problem.
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