Hello All. I have been busy restoring my 64' Overlander's exterior and found the tongue jack does not work. I opened the top and noticed there is a notch where possibly a manual crank can be attached to raise and lower the tongue. Is this true or do I have to get a battery to run the electronic jack? Any help is appreciated since next week I am driving to LA to hitch up to it. Thanks.
what they said and..........
once in a great while you see a used hand crank on ebay for a lot of bucks. If you make your own it would be pretty easy to make it so it fits in an electric drill.
I'm not sure if the battery needs to be in the coach but it is a 12 volt motor. so some how you need some juice. Check your fuses, jack switch, and that the wire to the jack is hot.
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Boy I would love to have a manual emergency crank but I dont know what Dia. of bar stock or roll pin to buy. Also how far from the end is the roll pin placed. Robert
If you make a crank, the rod diameter is what just fits inside the motor socket and the roll pin size and location are such that it will fit in the slots in said socket.
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Here is a photo of the emergency standby hand crank that came with my Airstream from the factory. I have had to use it on several occasions and it was effortless. As a matter of fact I am not sure why the motor sounds like it is laboring so hard when I use it.
This is a piece of 1/2" aluminum tubing with a 3/16" roll pin located 1/2" to center.
I have seen several people make a straight piece about 3" long and place in a cordless drill and not use the motor at all.
Thank you all. Luckily, when I arrived to pick it up, the crank was inside the cabin. Looks just like the one above. She has some bad wiring so I will have to investigate before the motor will be running.
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