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Old 03-11-2019, 06:32 PM   #4
Mikendebbie
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Bent jack

Welcome to the club. I joined about 6 months ago. Clipped a curb turning into the Cracker Barrell in Waco. My jack still works...no fluid leaks. I beat the shoe back flat. The bracket is bent. The jack has a very slight bend in it...it’s hard to see. I used a sledge hammer to bang the bracket back a bit (front to back). I do not have an impact wrench and I can’t break the nuts to remove the jack so I can try to bang the bracket back plumb. I previously posted about this and someone suggested to bang the bracket out as much as possible then use washers to shim it plumb the rest of the way...which sounds good to me.

I sent an email inquiry to Lippert and they said the best option was to have a new bracket welded on. I took it to a dealer for an annual required state inspection and asked they to look at the bracket. They gave me a cost range of $650 to $900. I’m going to take my chances a bit longer. I am still planning to try to shim it back plumb.
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