Re: [a/s] Questions on our "new" '91 Limited.

[Jerry Flanders <jflanders2@xxxxxxxx>]

Yes - I have separate switches for each jack, and each switch has "retract"
and "extend" functions. Airstream included the brochure from the lift kit
manufacturer, but it seems to be more installation than operation.

>If so, if one of them was cranked
>down such that you had a three leg lift, could this stress the frame?

I think it could, hence my concern about applying the "right" amount of
lift on the rear ones. I noticed on the trip once I had extended one side
more than normal to help level it, and the door started sticking,
indicating that I was slightly warping the frame.


>Can they be used for sideways leveling w/ no more Lynx or wood planks
>under tires?
>

After the above experience, I don't plan to "raise" either side with them.
I will be making up a new set of leveling wooden blocks to fit the wheel
spacings soon. 



>Concerning your lug nut problem I would probably try a little heat and
>then the cheater bar approach. Since your lugs are recessed and covered,
>the torch should not harm any visible wheel surface, and you can control
>it fairly well anyway. Heat will break the chemical bond formed between
>the nut and lug bolt and make freeing it a lot easier.
>

Thanks for your thoughts on this. Looks like heat+muscle is the most
promising recommendation so far. I am going to wait a couple of days and
evaluate all the recommendations before "breaking" them. Heat will weaken
aluminum, but I can shield the wheel from the torch.

Jerry