HWH leveling jacks

[Stephen H]

Gardner,



I just had to replace one of my Actuators on my bird. The one rear jack
would go about ¾ the way down, and stop and bog the pump motor down.



I called HWH, and they told me it was the actuator assy. He sent a
remanufactured actuator assembly- I replaced it, did the trick! Works like
new! Very smooth, and goes out very easy now.



Give them a call. 1-800-321-3494

Cost about $88.00 including shipping for my model (100 Series).



Stephen H

81 FC-33SB

Plant City, FL 70’s runnin the A/C! (no longer emulating Flamingo’s!!)







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From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gardner Yeaw
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:23 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] HWH leveling jacks



I plan to call HWH, but maybe I can get the answer here.
My jacks have worked perfectly and this weekend I used them twice. The
third time the right rear jack would not drop down. It would move a
little, but stop. I noticed that the jack was extended about 2 inches.
I tried several times but no good. When i packed up and retracted the
rest of the jacks I noticed the 'bad' jack was retracted. I suspect it
will work now, but don't want to take the chance that it would deploy
and not retract.

How does the jack actually work. I understand that there is a
system for lowering the jack assembly and another for extending the
shaft to raise the coach. Is this how it works?

Gardner
78FC33 (emulating a flamingo at this moment)





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[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Gardner:

Sounds like you need to lub the pivot points on the sides of the jack. The
small cylinder on the front of the jack is the kick down cylinder. All the
fluid passes through the kick down first then through the kick down to the
main extension cylinder. If you lub the pivot points, the kick down
cylinder will not have to try to over come the spring tension and dry pivot
points as well.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma

At 03:22 AM 12/13/2006 +0000, you wrote:
> I plan to call HWH, but maybe I can get the answer here.
>My jacks have worked perfectly and this weekend I used them twice. The
>third time the right rear jack would not drop down. It would move a
>little, but stop. I noticed that the jack was extended about 2 inches.
>I tried several times but no good. When i packed up and retracted the
>rest of the jacks I noticed the 'bad' jack was retracted. I suspect it
>will work now, but don't want to take the chance that it would deploy
>and not retract.
>
> How does the jack actually work. I understand that there is a
>system for lowering the jack assembly and another for extending the
>shaft to raise the coach. Is this how it works?
>
>Gardner
>78FC33 (emulating a flamingo at this moment)
>
>

[Gardner Yeaw]

Ralph,
Thanks for the advise. As soon as it stops raining I will check it
out. Once I put it up for the winter I need to send the valve
assembly to HWH to be rebuilt. One of the jacks doesn't hold, no
leak.
At the rate I am replacing and fixing things up I should start to
call it a 2006 with some 1978 parts!

Gardner
78FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
wrote:
>
> Gardner:
>
> Sounds like you need to lub the pivot points on the sides of the
jack. The
> small cylinder on the front of the jack is the kick down cylinder.
All the
> fluid passes through the kick down first then through the kick
down to the
> main extension cylinder. If you lub the pivot points, the kick
down
> cylinder will not have to try to over come the spring tension and
dry pivot
> points as well.
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
>
> At 03:22 AM 12/13/2006 +0000, you wrote:
> > I plan to call HWH, but maybe I can get the answer here.
> >My jacks have worked perfectly and this weekend I used them
twice. The
> >third time the right rear jack would not drop down. It would move
a
> >little, but stop. I noticed that the jack was extended about 2
inches.
> >I tried several times but no good. When i packed up and retracted
the
> >rest of the jacks I noticed the 'bad' jack was retracted. I
suspect it
> >will work now, but don't want to take the chance that it would
deploy
> >and not retract.
> >
> > How does the jack actually work. I understand that there is a
> >system for lowering the jack assembly and another for extending
the
> >shaft to raise the coach. Is this how it works?
> >
> >Gardner
> >78FC33 (emulating a flamingo at this moment)
> >
> >
>

[Peggy & Ed McStay]

I just removed the rear jacks because of a leak on the right rear. i
removed both rear jacks because they both need to be rebuilt. got them
on the work bench and into the cleaning tank and gave them a good
cleaning.after removing and wiping them down i see no way to take them
apart. what am i overlooking here. has anyone taken these jacks apart
and rebuilt them. looks to me like the top end is welded and at the ram
end all i can see is the wiper. looks like a sealed unit.when HWH has
to rebuild them i guess they have to cut them open. any help and info
on this topic? thanks

ed and peggy mcstay
83FC RB 35FT
""lonesome dove""
lake charles, louisiana

[mbulriss]

Ed,

Seems like I remember a *long* ago post from Les Gray in west Texas
that he had cut his open to repair them and then discovered that if he
had cleaned out all the solid packed debris that had accumulated over
the years in the foot of the jack pad that he had discovered a bolt
head or nut on a threaded rod that allowed the whole thing to be
unbolted and slid apart for rebuild. You might want to check the foot
pad carefully.

FWIW,

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Peggy & Ed McStay"
wrote:
>
> I just removed the rear jacks because of a leak on the right rear. i
> removed both rear jacks because they both need to be rebuilt. got them
> on the work bench and into the cleaning tank and gave them a good
> cleaning.after removing and wiping them down i see no way to take them
> apart. what am i overlooking here. has anyone taken these jacks apart
> and rebuilt them. looks to me like the top end is welded and at the ram
> end all i can see is the wiper. looks like a sealed unit.when HWH has
> to rebuild them i guess they have to cut them open. any help and info
> on this topic? thanks
>
> ed and peggy mcstay
> 83FC RB 35FT
> ""lonesome dove""
> lake charles, louisiana
>

[Richard Hayden]

Ed, If they are like what I have, they will have to be shipped to HWH in Moscow,
Iowa for repair. That is actually a good thing as they will guarantee then as
if they were new. Mine were straight down model but I think the construction is
the same.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: mbulriss
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 8:03 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: HWH Leveling jacks


Ed,

Seems like I remember a *long* ago post from Les Gray in west Texas
that he had cut his open to repair them and then discovered that if he
had cleaned out all the solid packed debris that had accumulated over
the years in the foot of the jack pad that he had discovered a bolt
head or nut on a threaded rod that allowed the whole thing to be
unbolted and slid apart for rebuild. You might want to check the foot
pad carefully.

FWIW,

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

--- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
"Peggy & Ed McStay"
wrote:
>
> I just removed the rear jacks because of a leak on the right rear. i
> removed both rear jacks because they both need to be rebuilt. got them
> on the work bench and into the cleaning tank and gave them a good
> cleaning.after removing and wiping them down i see no way to take them
> apart. what am i overlooking here. has anyone taken these jacks apart
> and rebuilt them. looks to me like the top end is welded and at the ram
> end all i can see is the wiper. looks like a sealed unit.when HWH has
> to rebuild them i guess they have to cut them open. any help and info
> on this topic? thanks
>
> ed and peggy mcstay
> 83FC RB 35FT
> ""lonesome dove""
> lake charles, louisiana
>





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