Tongue Jack

[Gioblack618]

Has anyone had their new tongue jack just suddenly stop working? It's literally our first trip ever and the tongue jack went up part way and then wouldn't budge anymore. We tried to manually override it and it was ungodly hard. Hoped that after we got it up and got it plugged in that it was just the battery and would charge and get fixed by the time we got to our destination. It did not. Warranty is still good on it so I know we can get it replaced. But any advice to stop it from happening again would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Rosy]

Blown fuse, perhaps?

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

If your tongue jack has a manual crank at the top and with a basic wrench with a foot long handle it is “ungodly” hard to turn, I would look to see if some object or grit is jammed in the threads of the jack.
Also check if it was ever lubricated.
If you have another Jack, I would us it to take pressure off the built in Jack and then put in some solid bracing to avoid any sideways motion or risk of collapse. Taking this pressure off will allow you to work with the built in jack to understand why the jack is very difficult to move.
This is what I did when our jack acted up, used a scissor jack (wheels chocked to avoid movement there) and then stacked a series of LARGE pieces of wood along with that temp scissor jack and a couple jack stands. Then was able to fix my built in jack. Safety first!

 

[Gioblack618]

If your tongue jack has a manual crank at the top and with a basic wrench with a foot long handle it is “ungodly” hard to turn, I would look to see if some object or grit is jammed in the threads of the jack.
Also check if it was ever lubricated.
If you have another Jack, I would us it to take pressure off the built in Jack and then put in some solid bracing to avoid any sideways motion or risk of collapse. Taking this pressure off will allow you to work with the built in jack to understand why the jack is very difficult to move.
This is what I did when our jack acted up, used a scissor jack (wheels chocked to avoid movement there) and then stacked a series of LARGE pieces of wood along with that temp scissor jack and a couple jack stands. Then was able to fix my built in jack. Safety first!

Thank you. That was very informative, I appreciate it so much.

 

[Gioblack618]

Blown fuse, perhaps?

I 100% didn't even think to check the fuses. Thank you so much.