Fifth Wheel Jacks Not Working

To help you troubleshoot the situation and find the right solution rving expert dave solberg teaches you how to diagnose a faulty leveling jack system.

Fifth wheel jacks not working.

We ve never had a day of trouble with our hwh hydraulic motorhome jacks until this epic fail where we self inflicted a problem on ourselves. Rv level jacks play an important role in not only keeping your rv in a comfortable orientation but they also keep you safely set in place. If you set up your trailer at a campground and go to lower the rv leveling jacks only to find that the motor is running but the jacks won t lower there are a few things you should look for. So i brought it up a bit manually.

Are there any manual fifth wheel type jack that i can use under the current jacks while we are trying to locate the right parts. The passenger side landing jack on our keystone cougar fifth wheel suffered a major failure last week. Customer service june 29th 2020. I was in the process of jacking the trailer off the truck when i heard and felt a loud clunk.

Now i tried bringing jacks up a bit but it wouldn t go up. Some videos get you close but don t reveal the trick that will allow you to not pay for a technician to come o. For instance the replacement control module for lippert ground control 3 0 electric 5th wheel rv leveling system lc304136 is the replacement for the ground control system. The switch for lowing the front jacks is not working also the hand crank also isn t working.

If the problem of rv leveling jacks not working persists go to lippert and pick up a cylinder kit to start fresh. Now i brought my leveling jacks all the way to the bottom because i was not leveled. It could be from the actual weight of the loaded trailer exceeding the capacity of the oem jacks. He said if that doesn t work then the controller is bad and will need to be replaced.

Certain rv appliances like absorption refrigerators and generators also work better when they are kept in a properly level position. Troubleshooting landing gear not lifting 5th wheel. Our rv is parked in our driveway which has a small incline. Rv makers tend to use less than the beefiest available oem components.

Troubleshooting landing gear on new trailer not. Pulled truck away so far so good. I unhooked the rv from the hitch so far all goes well. I can not locate my owner s manual or find one on line read more.

Thank you for your help and counsel. I have a 2002 carriage cameo 5th wheel. Haven t seen a video yet on how to solve this.