[AT] Trailer jack question

Al Jones farmallsupera at earthlink.net
Mon Jun 1 19:39:31 PDT 2009



FWIW, I have seen some of these jacks that have a factory oil hole in the
very spot you describe.  I HAVE had good luck spraying penetrating oil/lube
around the top and letting it run down.  Guess it just depends on how bad
they are rusty.

Al

> > I had one like that and pouring oil down around the top did no 
> > good so
> > as you say I drilled a 1/8th inch hole in from the side just 
> > below the
> > top and started spraying and cranking. It loosened up fine and still
> > works freely.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > 
> > Francis Robinson
> > aka "farmer"
> > Central Indiana USA
> > robinson46176 at gmail.com
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