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432-LIPPERT (432-547-7378)
Rev:06.30.22
JT’s Strong Arm
™
Travel Trailer
Installation and Owner’s Manual
(For Aftermarket Applications)
CCD-002345
9.
Prepare “T” bolts as described in Step 8.
10.
Remove inner stabilizer tube from assembly and
discard plastic shipping bag. Reassemble stabilizer tubes
with the inner tube sticking out past the end of the outer
tube by 5”.
11.
Tighten “T” bolts until snug. To ensure proper
installation, make sure the warning labels are facing
outward and right-side up. The “T” bolts should also be on
the top side of the stabilizers.
12.
Attach the clevis end of the stabilizer inner tube to the
swing-bolt tab on the rear side of the jack using a
3/8
” - 16 x
1 ½” bolt with a
3/8
” washer on the top and bottom of the tab
and a
3/8
” locking nut. Tighten nut until tight. Repeat this
step on the opposite side.
13.
Starting with one of the rear scissor jacks, remove the
existing lower, outside pivot bolt; replacing with a
3/8
” x 4”
swing-bolt. Install swing-bolt from back-to-front with the
shoulder of the swing-bolt to the rear side of jack. Place
3/8
” washer and
3/8
”-16 locking nut on threaded end of
swing-bolt. Tighten enough so that the swing-bolt will only
pivot by using a screwdriver for leverage. Make sure the
swing-bolt tab is positioned horizontally.
NOTE:
If scissor jacks are less than 2” wide, washers will
be necessary on the swing bolt because the threads may
not be long enough.
14.
Prepare “T” bolts and stabilizer tubes as described in
Steps 8-10. Repeat for opposite side.
15.
After fully retracting rear scissor jacks, attach the clevis
end of the stabilizer inner tube to the swing-bolt tab on the
rear side of the jack using a
3/8
”-16 x 1 ½” bolt with a
3/8
”
washer on the top and bottom of the tab and a
3/8
” locking
nut. Tighten nut until tight
(Fig.11)
. Repeat this step on the
opposite side.
Chassis Specific Instructions: C-Channel
C-Channel cross-members and no underbelly
1.
Attach a
3/8
” x 1 ¼” swing-bolt to the clevis end of the
stabilizer outer tube with a
3/8
”-16 locking nut and
3/8
”
washers.
2.
Tighten nut enough to allow the swing-bolt to point
upwards.
3.
Rotate stabilizer tube toward center of chassis and up
to cross-member identified in Step 2.
4.
Mark where center of swing-bolt meets the center
of the cross-member front-to-back on the bottom of the
cross-member.
5.
Align a stiffening pad with the outer hole centered on
the mark for the center of the swing-bolt.
6.
Clamp the stiffening pad to the cross-member with
a pair of locking pliers and drill mounting holes with a
3/8
”
bit.
7.
Secure stiffening pad to the cross-member with a
3/8
”
x 1 ¼” bolt,
3/8
”-16 locking nut, and
3/8
” washer in the inside
mounting hole.
Fig.11
