Jayco Legacy Fifth Wheel 2009, Owner'S Manual

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SECTION 7
TOWING & HANDLING
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If you hear this noise when the legs are neither
fully extended, or fully retracted, one or both of
the legs may be overloaded and you will need
to shift items around in the RV or remove items
from the RV. Continuing to operate the legs in
an overloaded condition will lead to premature
wear and unsatisfactory performance of the
legs.
To retract the power FW landing legs
Push the switch to the “RET” position and hold
the switch until the legs are fully retracted.
Release the switch as the pin in the ram tube
nears the end of the outer housing. Then
remove the lock pin, or disengage the pull-pin,
and release the drop tube, re-pinning it in the
highest position. Fully retract the legs so that
the foot pad is higher than the lowest point of
the trailer, to prevent dragging while going over
a curb.
The FW landing gear must be fully retracted
before moving or towing the RV to prevent
damage. Damage caused by improper usage is
not warrantable.
Manual operation
In an emergency, the power FW landing gear
can be operated manually. Carefully cut the
wiring to the motor (there must be a sufficient
length of wiring left for the tech to rewire the
motor during the resulting repair. If the tech
does not have a sufficient amount of wiring
available the motor will have to be replaced as
a customer purchased part). Then insert the
hand crank into the alignment tube until the end
engages and continue to either extend or
retract the landing legs.
Maintenance
•
Inspect the pad tube and inner ram
periodically.
•
Yearly spray silicone in the inner tube
and pad tube.
•
Yearly spray silicone inside of handle
alignment tube
•
Yearly grease gears in gear box and at
top of each leg with extreme pressure
grease
•
Yearly oil shaft bushings with S.A.E. 30
oil
•
Twice a year clean your electrical
connections with baking soda, then
cover with a thin coat of grease.
S
TABILIZER
J
ACKS
Before operating the rear stabilizer jacks,
make sure the RV is parked on a level spot,
wheel chocks in front and in back of the
wheels on both sides and the FW landing
gear extended (lowered) correctly so the RV
is leveled front-to-back.
The stabilizer jacks must be fully retracted
before moving or towing the RV to prevent
stabilizer jack damage.
Power rear stabilizer jacks
Figure 8 Power rear stabilizer LH & RH control switches
DO NOT USE THE STABILIZER JACKS
TO LEVEL THE RV.
It is important to
remember that the stabilizer jacks are to be
used only for support while occupying and
moving around the RV. They are not
designed to bear the weight of the RV.
DO NOT attempt to use the hand crank at
the same time the electric drive motor is
being used. Remove the hand crank
before using the electric motor. Failure to
do so will allow the handle to jerk or spin
around.