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like the Fastway FLIP automatic jack foot, may be
helpful to lift the vehicles high enough to release
the tension on the spring bars.
Remove the L-pins.
Swing the spring bars outward, away from the
frame, enough that they will easily clear the
L-brackets as they are lowered.
Retract the tongue jack, and lower both trailer
and tow vehicle back down until enough trailer
tongue weight is resting on the hitch ball that
the coupler latch can be released. See Figure 33.
This is usually indicated by the top of the shank
slightly dropping away from the top of the
receiver hitch tube.
Release the trailer’s coupler latch.
Use the tongue jack to lift the trailer off of the
hitch ball. See Figure 34.
Move the tow vehicle away from the trailer.
Remove the spring bars from the hitch head.
Store the spring bars and hitch head in a secure
location protected from moisture and theft.
Figure 33
Figure 34
