Upside, less rot than there was in the passenger side wing that had to be completely replaced.
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'1992 Dodge W-250 "Dually" Power Wagon - Club Cab Long Bed 4x4 V8 5.9L gashog w/4.10 Geared axles
'1974 KIT Kamper 1106 - 11' Slide-in
'2006 Heartland BigHorn 3400RL
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1995 F350, 4x4, CC, 460, E4OD w/ Banks PowerPak & TransCommand, factory LS & F/R sway bars, 08+SD finned DC, 9000XL's, airbags
2011 AF990, 2-GRP 27's, 320W Solar, SS-Duo
'10 Ford F-450, 6.4, 4.30, 4x4, 14,500 GVWR, '06 Host Rainer 950 DS, Torklift Talon tiedowns, Glow Steps, and Fastguns. Bilstein 4600s, Firestone Bags, Toyo M655 Gs, Curt front hitch, Energy Suspension bump stops.
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DWeikert wrote:
Yeah, been thinking about it. I'm really not sure water intrusion into the jack is a problem. Based on the fit I really doubt this gasket was there before. The jack tube is recessed about 1/8" into the motor housing (about the diameter of the o-ring) and it's a snug fit so it would take water under pressure to travel the U channel to get inside the jack tube, and any water in there simply drains out the bottom. I thought about maybe running a strip of electrical tape around the top of the jack tube to act as a gasket but a little grease of some sort should also do the job.
Farmerjon wrote:
Maybe you could could spread some grease or Vaseline or something to fill the gap that might deter what little water might get in.
Good luck.
Jon
DWeikert wrote:
Reinstalled the rear HJ motors that came back from being rebuilt after motor seizures. I don't remember if it was there when they went out but these came back with a stiff rubber o-ring where the motor slides over the jack leg.
The top of the jack fits into a recess in the motor head but this o-ring completely fills that recess and even with my 6'2" 250lbs bearing down on the motor, I could not compress the o-ring enough for the screw holes to align. The hole on the rear was even worse.
So, no o-rings. I may be wrong but the overlap without the o-ring seems like it would do a better job of stopping water intrusion than an o-ring that spaces the motor housing off the jack tube such that there is a gap instead of an overlap, that's assuming I could get the screws started...
Reinstalled the rear HJ motors that came back from being rebuilt after motor seizures. I don't remember if it was there when they went out but these came back with a stiff rubber o-ring where the motor slides over the jack leg.
The top of the jack fits into a recess in the motor head but this o-ring completely fills that recess and even with my 6'2" 250lbs bearing down on the motor, I could not compress the o-ring enough for the screw holes to align. The hole on the rear was even worse.
So, no o-rings. I may be wrong but the overlap without the o-ring seems like it would do a better job of stopping water intrusion than an o-ring that spaces the motor housing off the jack tube such that there is a gap instead of an overlap, that's assuming I could get the screws started...
Maybe you could could spread some grease or Vaseline or something to fill the gap that might deter what little water might get in.
Good luck.
Jon
Yeah, been thinking about it. I'm really not sure water intrusion into the jack is a problem. Based on the fit I really doubt this gasket was there before. The jack tube is recessed about 1/8" into the motor housing (about the diameter of the o-ring) and it's a snug fit so it would take water under pressure to travel the U channel to get inside the jack tube, and any water in there simply drains out the bottom. I thought about maybe running a strip of electrical tape around the top of the jack tube to act as a gasket but a little grease of some sort should also do the job.
I had the same issue when my motor came back from being repaired. I just ended up using a few rubber bands to fill the gap enough to where I had to push down to get the screw started. Hopefully it's sealed.
Mike
2005 Chevy 2500HD Crew 4X4 6.0
2011 Northstar Adventurer
Hellwig Bigwig, Ride-Rites, Fastguns, KYB Monomax.
"No matter where I am, I can't help feeling I'm just a day away from where I want to be."
Jackson Browne
Denis&Susan
French River, Ontario, Canada
2018 RAM Eco-Diesel 1500, 4 x 4, Crew Cab
2016 Evergreen I-Go Cloud 184RB
Also got the other rear jack bracket drilled and mostly installed (Still need to pull the shower so I can install the rest of the carriage bolts into the frame to secure the lower leg portion from the second direction.
Tomorrow, I'll clean and clear the floor so I can tear up the forward sheet of plywood and see if the floor framing needs repairs or just additional framing (will need some anyways up front to support the new 41 gallon fresh water tank.
The 35 gallon waste tank has finally shipped, found a new 20" wide tread three step folding stair case to replace the existing two step, and if there's time left tomorrow, I'll finish dry fitting the new bed frame into the cabover, and then cut the rest of the pieces so I can get it installed and be able to safely climb up and start carefully removing the last pieces of the ceiling (need to use them as a template to cut the new pieces).
Once those are out, I can begin running the new wiring for the running lights, finally figured out why they weren't working well. Apparently to save 30 cents, they grounded them all into the skin on the driver's side rather than run a ground wire all the way back.
Dan
2008 Chevy D/A 2500HD ECSB
2010 Northstar 8.5 Adventurer
