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Post by earlelaine on Jul 20, 2022 17:28:55 GMT -5
On my car and truck the hatch or tailgate was hitting the front off the power jack. The car was the worse it would hit right on top of the power switches. I removed the 2 rubber plugs on both sides of the Motörhead. Removed 2 screws. I had to drill 2 more holes east and west and tap the drilled holes with 5/16" tap. The Motör head came off without unplugging the wiring. I put the MH back on turned 90 degrees and put the 2 screws back in covered with ribber plus. Took about 45 minutes. Now the tailgate and hatch both clear the Motörhead. Attachments:
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jimjr
Weekender RV’er
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Post by jimjr on Jul 20, 2022 20:07:53 GMT -5
This is an awesome idea. I can’t wait to go see if this will allow my tailgate to clear the motor head.
But I have to say that your post being autocorrected from “motor head” to the band Motörhead is really awesome too!
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Post by earlelaine on Jul 25, 2022 19:59:15 GMT -5
It was playing in my head when I did the conversion : )
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Post by jordan on Nov 5, 2022 20:39:46 GMT -5
Could you just spin it 180 degrees & put it back on?
It's so frustrating. we have 2 dogs that ride in the back & when we are hooked up it's so tough to lift them over the tailgate to let them use the bathroom.
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Post by earlelaine on Nov 6, 2022 0:01:01 GMT -5
I have a propane tank behind my smart jack so I don't know if it would work or not. So the holes tru the jack head was like north and south. I had to drill holes east and west, some jacks already have the both holes depending on the brand of the smart jack. The best way to to drill holes is turn the smart jack head 90 degrees and then mark the new hole area either with a punch or a slight drill hole. I used a scribed and when I drilled the holes I was off center slightly so I had to make the holes a little bigger for the screws to pass thru. You have to use a tap and die set to make new threads for the holes you drill so you have to drill the holes slightly smaller than the bolts or get bigger bolts. The thread size has to match the original I think. The whole thing was about 30-45 minutes to do.
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Post by jordan on May 13, 2023 20:01:06 GMT -5
Earl,
I did this mod today & now I can open the tailgate while at the rest stop to let my dogs out.
Thank you so much!
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Post by earlelaine on May 14, 2023 8:14:26 GMT -5
Sweet
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danieland4
Newbie RV’er
RHiNO pulling 220VRB :)
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Post by danieland4 on May 28, 2023 21:59:10 GMT -5
Thank you guys , I been kicking this around as well , I had to remove my spare tire on the van . My thoughts were unbolt face the switch on its side , not knowing I can remove and relocate the head and switch, Awesome 👏 thank you
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Post by supersonics on May 30, 2023 20:51:10 GMT -5
I actually turned mine 180° as someone suggested because I didn’t want to drill two holes at 90°. It works perfectly for me and no interference with the propane tank.
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Post by earlelaine on Jun 5, 2023 19:42:22 GMT -5
Some of the jacks already have the 4 holes making it easy to just rotate 90 degrees and replace screws without drill new holes.
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