Won't retract
*Whether the stabilizers are electric or manual, take a can of lubricant spray (WD-40) or similar, and saturate the screw rod and let it disk into the cracks and crevices for 10-15 minutes.
*Lower the front jack stand (raises the front of the trailer) as if you were getting ready to connect the trailer to your vehicle to remove any tension from the stabilizers.
*Attempt to raise and lower the stabilizers.
**If you get some movement, continue to move in both directions a little at a time to help get the lubricant into the screw (all-thread), maybe spray a little more if you do get some movement.
**If you do not get movement, try heating the area where the screw thread for into the the great drive assembly with a heat gun or butane torch. Do not attempt to use an oxy/acetylene torch unless you are experience. Make sure to move the heat source around, do not concentrate the heat on one spot, you will warp the metals and then buy a whole new stabilizer system.
*If your stabilizers are electric and you cannot move them, check the fuse panel for blown fuses and replace as necessary. If none are blown, try checking the connection at the motor of the stabilizers for power using a multimeter while having someone push the extend or retract. If you are not plugged into shore power, check the voltage on the battery to make sure there is enough juice to move the stabilizers. Also, your trailer should have manual handles to extend/retract in case of a power loss. Look for a hole with a rubber grommet roughly the size of a quarter or half dollar. The rodv end will have a hex bolt head that you can attach the handle to or, worst case scenario, get out the ratchet set (1/2" or larger for better leverage) and crawl underneath to work it manually.
Hopefully one of these methods will get you the desired results without scraping your knuckles.
Contact the manufacturer of the coach for their owner's manual. However, each appliance will have a separate owner's manual form its perspective manufacturer, i.e., Water Heater = Suburban, A/C = Dometic, Refrigerator = Norcold, etc.. There will not be a diagram of electrical or plumbing as a majority of the RV manufacturers do not publish that information.
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