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bighatnohorse

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Posted: 07/05/20 08:56pm

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Looks like a "break away jack" - probably an inadvertent design feature.
The break away should have damaged the frame.
It looks like you made a clean break of it.

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Posted: 07/05/20 08:31pm

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Don't know what kind of jack you have, but I don't see holes for bolts?
The few screw that left marks were put BETWEEN the skin and the frame. They had no holding power.
Seems you had only 1 screw with solid hold and that one pulled some wood.
Most of the jacks have at least 2 bolts on each side that go on other side of the wall and end on the piece of steel there.

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Posted: 07/05/20 06:00pm

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Great news!

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Looks like I got it working! Thanks for your help!

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Still not showing pic. I ripped the wood out and tore the fiberglass so I need a new jack, hanger, and some wood and fiberglass work

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Posted: 07/05/20 05:17pm

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Try using this tool to post your pictures.

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Posted: 07/05/20 05:03pm

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Yep, bent one jack too and the Swing brackets.

Luckily, dealer had the swing bracket and is order the Jack, Titan Reco or whatever.
Motor is easily transferable apparently so I just get the straight jack it's self.

Initially I had a bent swing bracket and initially got it bent back but still wasn't lined up correctly. My Swings come in packets of 2 apx $300, not cheap.
Believe the straight jack is apx $300 too.

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