Electric tongue jack a hair to big?

jkjenn
jkjenn Member Posts: 6,421
in Modifications & Upgrades
I am in the middle of replacing my to gue jack with Northern Tools Ultra Tow 3500 lb jack. All is going swimmingly, but I might have reached the point where the jack gets returned. The new jack fits through the top hole, but not the second hole. 

Am I missing something obvious, or should I go ahead and return it? I have no desire to grind the hole to expand it.


2021 T@b 320 Boondock "Mattie Ross" | 2021 T@b Nights: 239 | Total nights in a T@b 455 | 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland | T@b owner since 2014

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  • DenisP
    DenisP Member Posts: 542
    Without taking a bit off the lower hole, I wouldn’t have been able to install an ultimate jack. It didn’t take much for it to fit. 
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  • jkjenn
    jkjenn Member Posts: 6,421
    DenisP said:
    Without taking a bit off the lower hole, I wouldn’t have been able to install an ultimate jack. It didn’t take much for it to fit. 
    Thanks, I am getting similar feedback on FB.

    2021 T@b 320 Boondock "Mattie Ross" | 2021 T@b Nights: 239 | Total nights in a T@b 455 | 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland | T@b owner since 2014

  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    @jkjenn - https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/7149/ucamp-18-power-tongue-jack-conversion-mod
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 831
    edited May 2022
    Jkjenn..... very easy to grind that second hole enough for it to fit. I bought the manual ultimate jack and same thing happened. It's just a hair to large for second hole.  I used a drill with a grinding type bit and it was very easy to make the hole little bit bigger.  I marked around the bottom of the jack post with a white china marker so I could see what needed to come off.

    This is the bit
    SB-3 Tungsten Carbide Burr Rotary File Cylinder Shape Double Cut with 1/4''Shank for Die Grinder Drill Bit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086S2FLR7/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_3E2XE6CB8BFM1XBADWJG?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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