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toneumanns · 03-13-2012, 07:57 PM

Hope this wasn't a mistake. My levelers were slow to retract. I cleaned them with WD-40 and they retracted great. I then went to "Power Gear's" web site & they said not to use WD-40 as it "may" cause damage. Do I have a problem or are they trying to steer me towards their lubricating products?

macantic · 03-13-2012, 08:03 PM

I don't think one time will hurt anything.Did you read the part about not lifting the wheels off the ground with them(like i did) before i found the instructions and blew out one of the cylinders.

**CLIFFTALL** · 03-13-2012, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by toneumanns

Hope this wasn't a mistake. My levelers were slow to retract. I cleaned them with WD-40 and they retracted great. I then went to "Power Gear's" web site & they said not to use WD-40 as it "may" cause damage. Do I have a problem or are they trying to steer me towards their lubricating products?

If they're electric, there isn't any lubricating requirements. You can email PG for a quick response. Info@powergearus.com.

toneumanns · 03-13-2012, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Clifftall

If they're electric, there isn't any lubricating requirements. You can email PG for a quick response. Info@powergearus.com.

They are electric but I used your suggestion & I e-mailed them to see if I have a problem. I'll follow up with an answer.

**CLIFFTALL** · 03-14-2012, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by toneumanns

They are electric but I used your suggestion & I e-mailed them to see if I have a problem. I'll follow up with an answer.

I'm sure they will respond quickly. They have been great in this regard. The one thing that is real important to keep clean and free of grease and oil is the magnets on each jack
Leg. They are silver in color and about the size of a dime located a few inches from bottom of leg . Just wipe them off good with a rag. There is another magnet on top that you can't get to. These magnets are used by the sensor and let's the control board know when the jacks are extended or retracted.

Good luck

Ps
Here is a tec doc. Figure #2 shows these magnets. http://support.powergearus.com/techd...20lo%20res.pdf

Richard S. · 03-14-2012, 08:46 AM

Dirt and dust will stick to WD 40 that is why they say not to use it.

**CLIFFTALL** · 03-14-2012, 08:55 AM

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Dirt and dust will stick to WD 40 that is why they say not to use it.

Actually, they say not to use any lubricant.

wa8yxm · 03-14-2012, 09:10 AM

Lots of folks think WD-40 is a lubricant, and though it does, somewhat, it is really a cleaner and a penetrate. By using it you likely have done some damage, With a single use you may have taken as much as a Week off the life of the jack seals. (I doubt you have done worse than that). In short, not enough damage to really notice.

Use the recommended libricant, and do the job again.

NOTE: Some Power Gear jacks have Zerk fittings.. 2 of my 4 do, if yours has them they are in the ring at the bottom part of the STATIONARY portion of the jack (The cylinder, not the piston) one "Stroke" of White Lithium is recommended by friends of mine,, I use Lithium (not white) and it seems to work well.

ON the front jacks (NO Zerk) I use the recommended products.

**CLIFFTALL** · 03-14-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by wa8yxm

Lots of folks think WD-40 is a lubricant, and though it does, somewhat, it is really a cleaner and a penetrate. By using it you likely have done some damage, With a single use you may have taken as much as a Week off the life of the jack seals. (I doubt you have done worse than that). In short, not enough damage to really notice.

Use the recommended libricant, and do the job again.

NOTE: Some Power Gear jacks have Zerk fittings.. 2 of my 4 do, if yours has them they are in the ring at the bottom part of the STATIONARY portion of the jack (The cylinder, not the piston) one "Stroke" of White Lithium is recommended by friends of mine,, I use Lithium (not white) and it seems to work well.

ON the front jacks (NO Zerk) I use the recommended products.

Please see the op answer to my question above. He has elec jacks. No Zerk fittings and no lubricating of jacks.

toneumanns · 03-14-2012, 04:29 PM

Power Gear responded saying to wipe them down with silicone often. They didn't comment as to any problems I might have as a result of using WD-40. My feeling is that a one time spray of it won't cause any permanent damage.

**CLIFFTALL** · 03-14-2012, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by toneumanns

Power Gear responded saying to wipe them down with silicone often. They didn't comment as to any problems I might have as a result of using WD-40. My feeling is that a one time spray of it won't cause any permanent damage.

Thanks for the update and I'm glad you didn't create a problem. Are you sure you have electric jacks? Do they look like the ones in the link I gave you?The silicone throws me off as they have told me not to put it on my electric jacks.

**CLIFFTALL** · 03-16-2012, 06:20 AM

Update. I pm'd the op and he indeed has hydraulic and not electric as he originally thought. Therefore the advice he got from power gear to silicone the jacks was correct. To sum up , the all electric jacks should never be lubricated per power gear. Hope this clears up a somewhat confusing thread.