Frozen/jammed electric jack 101 help

[Hieboig]

Originally Posted by wanderingduo

This is probably late for the OP. However for the next person who stumbles upon this thread- the small white gear needs to come off the top assembly before the metal cover comes off exposing the greased gears inside. There is a retainer ring holding the gear down that must be taken off first.
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AHA! I was wondering about that piece in particular! I did fiddle with the retainer ring but didn't follow through because I wasn't sure what I was doing. And it felt like I was going to fling the retainer ring into the great beyond in trying to get it off and never see it again.

Picture is super helpful. Thank you.

[Hieboig]

Hi all, just here with a quick update:

Thanks again, so much, for the wonderful help and tips and suggestions here. I wound up replacing the jack with a Husky Brute 4500 this past weekend and I DID IT ALL BY MYSELF thanks to help here and lots of internet videos etc etc. Now it's on to the propane leak--stay tuned for a future post tearing my hair out about that one.

Happy trails,
Ellie

[GCinSC2]

Ellie

Very good choice and congrats on installing it too.

Propane leak needs diagnostics and fixing. Got a bottle of kids bubble solution? That might be a better than average bubble maker. Spray on joints and connections see if it makes bubbles.

Do a bit of investigation and start a new thread if you need propane help.

Gary

[Mollysdad]

Originally Posted by sqez435

Ironic, I just replaced my Stromberg Carlson 3500lb rated Jack after well over a decade of use. Water got inside (Ida) and rusted up the gears. I found this 5000 lb rated Jack on Amazon for less than $200 and installed it in less than an hour. That’s including properly supporting the tongue. Here’s the link:
Uriah Products UC500010 Electric Trailer Jack (7-Way Connector, 5000 lb. 12V DC), Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074KKR4SH...ing=UTF8&psc=1

Amazon is selling it for $250 and reviews are mixed.
The problem is that at the $250-$300 price point you have tons of name brand choices.

[Jim J]

I had a similar problem, took the old jack out and thought I would test it on the work bench using a 12 v battery before I bought a new one or replaced just the head. It worked fine. My problem was the jack mount ground to the frame was bad.

There was a star washer under one of the three holes where the jack bolts to the frame. It was corroded, as was the frame. Got a new star washer and spent some time with a wire brush on the frame before I reinstalled the jack and everything worked fine once I reconnected the power.