Need help w/ trailer jack part

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I have a 1500# Fulton single wheel trailer jack. When my boat returned from the dealer I noticed the jack leaning & loose at the pivot point. When I attached it to my truck this weekend and took the strain off, some steel remnants of a spacer/bushing fell out of the pivot point. Now the jack pivot joint is so loose it leans even more, to the point that it is non-functioning & dangerous.

I removed everything yesterday and took it apart; there was a spacer/bushing inside the joint between the two plates that pivot. But there definately is a missing/broken bushing (the remnants) or the bushing broke in half and I only have one half left. :? I called the local Fulton dealer about the part and they, in turn, called the Fulton factory/supplier. Long & short: Fulton doesn't sell JUST the spacer as a part. :roll: I'd have to purchase a new, complete jack. :thdown

If anyone is willing, could you take apart a similiar jack and photo or decribe the bushing? I have the remnants but I'm unsure if it's a one-piece bushing or two seperate pieces. I'm hoping I can find a bushing or create one out of washers etc so I don't have to spend $108 on a new one. Mahalo.
 
you can come down to my house and take apart the one on the susan e if you want to see the part. iam sure that its a large washer of some type. give me a call. Iam home after 6pm
 
:lol: I would recommend shopping at the West Marine store in Honolulu, phone # 808-845-9900. The Fulton 1500 is priced in the 2010 catalog on page 722 for $79.99. Buying a new one is easier than trying to fix an old one. Also you might try the Trailer SuperParts Store a division of Eastern Marine in Newark Delaware. They will ship. Check them out on the internet.

My trailer jack froze up with rust and I spent several hours trying to fix it. I used a torch to apply heat and a big hammer, no luck. I wound up buying a new jack from TSS in DE. When this one fails I am just going to order and buy a new one. Trying to fix an old rusted broken trailer jack is not worth the effort, in my opinion. :lol:
 
Mark,

I just installed a new Fulton 1200 on the EZ Loader trailer for Barquinho. Easy install and I got a good price at West Marine. Plus, if you find a better price at a nationally recognzied online dealer. WM will match the price. Sometimes, you just need to do a little convincing and they usually come through.

The new one works much better than the old rusted one and for the money, it's so much easier to just install a new one than buy parts and rebuild the old one. IMHO of course.

Peter
 
Mark,

I'd check with the factory on warranty coverage. They replaced mine when it froze up after 2 years. Some products have a lifetime warranty.
 
While I love the idea of shopping at the Honolulu WM store (espcially with it being a "Wa. State version of June" warm 59F at the moment :evil: )I'd imagine the "freight" there and back would make the end price a tad high. :lol:

I'm gonna take advantage of Tom's offer, see just WTH is missing or broken and go from there. May just have to break down and buy a new one although the cheap side of me won't be happy. :wink:

Pics of what I'm dealing w/ in my album.
 
I have a brand new single wheel jack you can have. I guess brand new is not correct its 4 years old but never been used. Its a Fulton 1000lb fold away. Took it off the trailer the day I brought it home and replaced it with a jack that has a foot pad instead of a wheel. You are welcome to it.
Chuck
Bootleg Hooch
 
Spike":ke9itpaw said:
I have a brand new single wheel jack you can have. I guess brand new is not correct its 4 years old but never been used. Its a Fulton 1000lb fold away. Took it off the trailer the day I brought it home and replaced it with a jack that has a foot pad instead of a wheel. You are welcome to it.
Chuck
Bootleg Hooch
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Now you tell me Chuck! :roll:

(See my post above) :)

Peter
 
Spike":3n4my1ow said:
I have a brand new single wheel jack you can have. I guess brand new is not correct its 4 years old but never been used. Its a Fulton 1000lb fold away. Took it off the trailer the day I brought it home and replaced it with a jack that has a foot pad instead of a wheel. You are welcome to it.
Chuck
Bootleg Hooch
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Thanks, Chuck. I'll take advantage of your generous offer. I'll just have to work out getting it from you. I'll PM you. THANKS again!
 
Going to the catalog link that B2 provided; page 57/60 right side of the page is a picture showing/labeling the bushing. Unfortunately it is shouldered, not something stocked at the local hardware store but maybe doable with washers and JB Weld or better yet a friend with a metal lathe.

Jay
 
It is a stepped bushing. I went to Tom's yesterday; we took apart the one on his 22 and I used my digital caliper to get dimensions.. I then went to three different places looking for a suitable replacement. No luck. But I did get it "temporarily" working with two spacers I had in my parts bin of odds & ends. Going down south tomorrow to meet Chuck and get the 1K# one he offered me. It's maybe a $2 part so it's kinda frustrating that Fulton doesn't sell them as replacments. :roll:
 
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