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hogone
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Topic: Jacking up my RPod for inspection Posted: 18 May 2013 at 8:23pm |
high ridge, and she can do it with just one arm!!
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Bill-GA
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Posted: 18 May 2013 at 9:09pm |
Originally posted by marwayne
Came on Podders lets have a little common sense here, if I can't jack up my pod at this point under my axel, because I may do damage to it, I better dont take it on the road, because a few bumps and potholes in the road put more stress onthe axel then an easy smooth lift by a jack IMHO.
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Interesting. My axle (2010) is welded to the flanges diagonally. It has a rounded square design like yours, but if I put a jack underneath it would only contact the rounded bottom corner. This is why I'm thinking of getting a 4x4 and making two 45 degree cuts on a flat side of the 4x4 to provide a 'V' bed for an extended contact on the axle between jack and axle. Also, my flanges extend 2-3" towards the front and are welded on two complete sides .... I'll get some pictures when the sun comes out in GA.
Wouldn't a wooden block between your jack and axle distribute the weight across a larger area?
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa'
2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out)
2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV
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kymooses
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Posted: 18 May 2013 at 9:36pm |
Mine has the levitate feature.
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Craneman
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Posted: 19 May 2013 at 11:36am |
Originally posted by marwayne
Came on Podders lets have a little common sense here, if I can't jack up my pod at this point under my axel, because I may do damage to it, I better dont take it on the road, because a few bumps and potholes in the road put more stress onthe axel then an easy smooth lift by a jack IMHO. |
Ok, nice pic thanks. Moe
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francoisfrogpod
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Posted: 19 May 2013 at 12:40pm |
Hogone, that is some kind of woman, you'd better hang on to her! Travis, did you have to pay more for the levitation option? :)
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Denny and Linda
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Bill-GA
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Posted: 19 May 2013 at 4:27pm |
Levitation ,,, Schmevitation!
Heres my diagonal axle with flanges. Im wondering how many "styles of axles" are out there?
I'm still thinking about grooving a 4x4 with a 'V' notch to span axle and contact flanges.
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa'
2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out)
2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV
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rex
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Posted: 19 May 2013 at 6:17pm |
Don't forget to check fresh water tank and vent tube,if tube is plugged up your tank could pop up of channel its rests on,as mine did months ago I added straps to hold tank in just a thought happy camping
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jrr
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Seanl
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Posted: 19 May 2013 at 9:27pm |
Originally posted by Bill-GA
Levitation ,,, Schmevitation!Heres my diagonal axle with flanges. Im wondering how many "styles of axles" are out there? I'm still thinking about grooving a 4x4 with a 'V' notch to span axle and contact flanges. |
There are two different brands used that I know of. You could probably put a 2x4 block across the flanges on one side of the axle and jack there.
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Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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Bill-GA
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Posted: 26 May 2013 at 8:17pm |
In response to the levitation supporters .... I finally made a block that bridges the axle and rests on the flange tabs on both sides ( from scrap 2x4's - 9", 6", 6") .... is this OK? or is levitation still the preferred model.
See how it supports both flanges on my DIAGONAL axle. Does NOT touch axle.
side view .... works great! I may replace the cross-over 2x4 with a 2x6.
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa'
2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out)
2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV
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Seanl
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Posted: 26 May 2013 at 9:33pm |
That will work
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Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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