Where toJack 179 to change tire |
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HARLEYULTRA
Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2017 Location: Venice FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
Topic: Where toJack 179 to change tire Posted: 04 Aug 2017 at 7:52pm |
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Hi Friends. They say do not jack on axle or frame.Where do you jack & put a jack stand so you can change tire,do bearings, adjust brakes ect. Bill
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spydie
Senior Member Joined: 25 Jul 2017 Location: New Mexico Online Status: Offline Posts: 159 |
Posted: 04 Aug 2017 at 10:30pm | |
Who said not to jack on the axel? My instructions say (and I've done it many times on other trailers built just like this one with the same axel) to jack on the axel.
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2018 R-pod 176
2017 RAM 1500 5.7L Hemi |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 12:13am | |
Look in my mods and you will see a block I made for jacking that cradles the shape of the axle but the weight is on the brackets that mount the axle to the riser block. That avoids any problems. I recently used it to lube my hubs.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 5:59am | |
+1
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 6:46am | |
The axle manufacturer says not to jack on the axle, the frame manufacturer says not to jack on the frame.. It's in the Pod paperwork.. |
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 6:48am | |
For what it's worth, the documentation that comes with the Pod does indeed say not to use the frame as a jack point, and the documentation for the axle says not to use it either. I guess the best thing to do is never have a flat. Or buy one of the 12v RV levitationizers available on Amazon, but they're expensive....
StephenH's suggestion for a block to spread the weight a bit is good, and I agree, jacking the axle under where it attaches to the frame is best. TT |
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2010 176
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mjlrpod
Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1215 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 7:47am | |
hmmmmm, my dealer jacks on the axle about where it meets the frame. I saw this and said" i thought your not supposed to jack on the axle" , he said, " i jack close to where the axle meets the frame" as if that makes a difference. He used no block, just a normal floor jack. Doesnt mean its right, just what he did
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 8:55am | |
My mechanic uses a floor jack in the spot Stephen H suggests when he does the inspection on the bearing and tires etc
Seems to be good. No problems in 7 plus years of rpods
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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spydie
Senior Member Joined: 25 Jul 2017 Location: New Mexico Online Status: Offline Posts: 159 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 9:24am | |
I've been jacking on the axel (same type as used on the Pod, Torsion axels) for 20 years. I see no reason not to. The axel is plenty strong enough for these light trailers and that used to be the recommended spot even according to the axel manufacturer. My Pod is in the shop right now, so is all my paperwork/manuals (in the camper) but as soon as I get it back, I'll check where I saw the jack points in my manual. I could swear it said to jack on the axel. But I might have dreamed that!
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2018 R-pod 176
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sailor323
Senior Member Joined: 11 Jun 2015 Location: S Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 281 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2017 at 4:07pm | |
I position the jack under the riser bracket
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