Hello all ... please bear with me as this problem may take a while to describe.
We have been on the road since May 15 across many states and campgrounds with no problems with the rear stabilizer bars. Last week we stopped for an overnighter and they worked just fine in both directions. When we stopped at our next stop, same day as when they were raised, they would not move at all when the rocker switch was pushed. The motor did not even try to move in either direction. Disconnected plug at rear of switch then hand cranked down since we were to stay for a week.
Fast forward a few days ... was bored so crawled under trailer to check for loose wiring, bad switches, etc. Visibly checked all connectors around the switch (mostly 3m type connectors) then checked voltage coming out of rocker switch to motor. Had 12v dc on both sides of the switch. Motor still would not work in either direction. Concluded the motor must have gone bad somehow so put things aside until we could get home.
Fast forward again to today. Arrived at yet another campground and just for kicks tried the stabilizer switch to see if it would work. Strangely, the stabilizers began to lower for a few revolutions then just "died out" as if it were a battery running out of juice. After that, it would not work at all (again)
My first thought ... hmmmmm, battery must be dead. Discarded that idea because front landing gear worked just fine and I also tried after reconnecting the truck.
I'm wondering if there is a bad/corroded connector somewhere along the line between the battery and the motor circuit. Anybody know where connectors might be or have any other ideas of what the problem might be?
My next step will be to run a wire directly from the battery to the rocker switch and see what happens then. If that does not work, then it appears a new motor is in the future.
If anyone else has experienced a similar problem I'd love to hear the solution.
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Robert from S. Louisiana
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