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07-12-2014, 02:59 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Silverdale
Posts: 275
M.O.C. #7117
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Level-Up recommended checklist item
Hello all. I was hooking up yesterday on the last day of vacation. After getting the truck hooked up and doing the pull test I hit the auto retract just like always. As the legs start coming up I looked down and saw that the front left landing gear foot was still sitting there on the pad no longer attached to the hydraulic ram. It had come completely loose. I then checked the other 5 and found 3 of them pretty loose. I obviously got real lucky and I would hate to lose one of these 2-3 pound metal disc going down the road! It is a 15/16 size bolt holding them on with a washer and two rubber "grommets". If you have level-up, recommend you add these to your checklist. -Glenn
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07-12-2014, 03:04 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Thanks.... never thought of that...
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07-12-2014, 03:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Good post!
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07-12-2014, 04:35 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Harford
Posts: 948
M.O.C. #7122
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I wondered how those puppies were attached!! Never looked. Will now.
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07-12-2014, 05:26 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brandon
Posts: 3,944
M.O.C. #1034
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Thanks for the post. We never thought to check those but will now!
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Darwin & Maureen DeBackere
Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
2011/3500/Silverado/4x4/DRW/Duramax
2017/3721RL/Legacy Pkg./Pressure-Pro
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07-12-2014, 07:56 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 4,730
M.O.C. #12947
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Picked up our rig last year after having warranty work done. After hitching up, lifted the from jacks and I saw a hole in the pavement, which turned out to be the bolt half way unscrewed. Took a wrench to tighten, but started to turn the ram. Ended up using a small hammer to strike the wrench several times on each bolt to tighten the bolts. Do not need to find out the cost of one of those plates.
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Bob & Becky
2012 3402RL
2012 Chevy 2500HD D/A CC 4WD
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07-12-2014, 08:07 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Washington Coast
Posts: 2,688
M.O.C. #10696
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Will check them right now thanx!
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07-12-2014, 09:09 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Great catch! Another thing to check when we get ready to move.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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07-12-2014, 09:16 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Carmichael - CA
Posts: 7,445
M.O.C. #4831
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by rohrmann
...Took a wrench to tighten, but started to turn the ram. Ended up using a small hammer to strike the wrench several times on each bolt to tighten the bolts...
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Huh? Using the wrench alone, it wanted to turn the ram, but hitting the wrench with a hammer didn't?? What is it that I don't understand?
Is this a good place to use Loctite?
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Carl (n Susan)
There is more to life than fuel mileage.
2012 Montana 3700RL Big Sky Package towed by a 2015 Ford F350 6.7L PSD 4WD CC LWB
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07-12-2014, 09:46 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bakersfield
Posts: 5,316
M.O.C. #15
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Glen and Darcy,
Thanks for the heads up. Another thing to add to the check list. Dennis
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07-12-2014, 11:26 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Good to know!
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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07-13-2014, 03:14 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Silverdale
Posts: 275
M.O.C. #7117
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Just curious, for those of you that have now checked, did you find any bolts loose? Maybe they just forgot to check mine? -Glenn
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07-13-2014, 09:52 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: gresham
Posts: 489
M.O.C. #11202
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Carl n Susan
Huh? Using the wrench alone, it wanted to turn the ram, but hitting the wrench with a hammer didn't?? What is it that I don't understand?
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Inertia, my friend, inertia.
Is High School physics too far in the past for you to remember?
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07-14-2014, 01:04 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Kernersville
Posts: 86
M.O.C. #13857
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Carl n Susan
Quote:
quote:Originally posted by rohrmann
...Took a wrench to tighten, but started to turn the ram. Ended up using a small hammer to strike the wrench several times on each bolt to tighten the bolts...
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Huh? Using the wrench alone, it wanted to turn the ram, but hitting the wrench with a hammer didn't?? What is it that I don't understand?
Is this a good place to use Loctite?
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I think he means he was hitting the wrench to get an "impact wrench" type movement.
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07-14-2014, 08:24 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Carmichael - CA
Posts: 7,445
M.O.C. #4831
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So what about the idea of using Loctite to keep the bolts in place. Good or bad???
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07-18-2014, 09:05 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Afton
Posts: 166
M.O.C. #9256
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Don't see how locktite could hurt>
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07-18-2014, 04:12 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pahrump
Posts: 2,523
M.O.C. #1081
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Thanks for the tip. Will be checking mine also!!
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08-16-2014, 07:18 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Eureka
Posts: 276
M.O.C. #14208
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I checked mine and found 2 loose. I will make that a regular thing to check. Thanks
Jim Bonhote
2014 Montana 3582RL
2006 Ford F350 4X4 Lariat SWB
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08-17-2014, 02:59 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Glenn the fifth
Just curious, for those of you that have now checked, did you find any bolts loose? Maybe they just forgot to check mine? -Glenn
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We had several that were just finger tight.
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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