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WARNING
CAUTION
avoid possible
avoid possible
injury or death
injury and/or property damage
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
Installer:
Provide these instructions to the consumer.
Consumer:
Keep documents for future reference.
Atwood Levelegs™ Levelers are intended for use on recreational vehi-
cles, motorhomes and trailers.
WARNING
VEHICLE CAN MOVE OR COLLAPSE
•
Never exceed the rated capacity of the leveler as stated on its label.
•
Levelers are not designed to be used as jacks. Do not use levelers to
lift the vehicle during tire changes, axle work or other servicing. The
tires must stay on the ground.
INSTALLATION
LEVELER LEG
1. Prior to installation, retract the levelers so the foot pads are within
1/2˝ to 1˝ from the end of the outer housing (
FIG
1-F).
2. Position Leveler leg frame bracket (
FIG
1-C & 4-C) vertically on frame
so that there is 8-9˝ minimum of ground clearance (4A-B) for a fully
retracted leg when the RV is loaded to its maximum GVWR. Leveler
legs may be mounted on inside or outside of frame and require cor-
responding Cross Brace Kit.
3. Weld frame bracket using two (2) 5/16˝ welds as shown (
FIG
5-A).
Place leveler leg into mounting bracket with tabs up against bottom
edge of mounting strap (
FIG
6-A) and bolt into place using 2 sets of
3/8˝ carriage bolts, 3/8˝ washers and 3/8˝ nuts (
FIG
6-B). Torque both
bolts to 20 ft. lbs.
4.
Repeat steps 1-3 for opposite leveler leg keeping the mounting positions
approximately the same distance behind axle.
5. Cross brace attachment - Attach top cross brace brackets (
FIG
6-C
) to
each jack under the tab on the jack using 3/8
˝
carriage bolts and 3/8
˝
nuts and torque to 20 ft-lbs. Have top cross brace bracket openings fac-
ing opposite directions, one forward and one rearward. Attach each
cross brace tube to each attached bracket using the 5/16
˝
-18 bolts and
nuts (
FIG
6-D). Do not tighten the bolts and nuts. Let the other ends of
the tubes rest on the foot of the opposite jack. Put 5/16
˝
-18 bolt through
center of cross brace tubes and put the nut on the bolt, but do not tight-
en. Place lower cross brace bracket (
FIG
6-E
) on jack facing the opposite
direction as the top cross brace bracket that is on the jack. Slide the
lower bracket up and attach the cross brace tube end (
FIG
6-F)
to the
cross brace bracket with 5/16-18 bolts and nuts. Put 3/8
˝
carriage bolts
and nuts on cross brace brackets and tighten to 20 ft-lbs. Insure lower
brackets do not prevent jack from fully retracting. Tighten all 5/16
˝
-18
nuts to 12 ft-lbs.
CONTROLS
WARNING
EXPLOSION
•
Controller is not ignition protected. DO NOT install in areas that
require ignition protected devices (such as battery or propane tank
storage compartments).
1. Install
Auto Position Control Module
(
FIG
2-A) in clean, interior area pro-
tected from moisture and loose materials. Control module must be
mounted face up within 10° of level and with Forward Arrow point-
ing toward the front of the RV. Fasten solidly to surface using corner
holes and appropriate hardware. Failure to do so will affect function.
2. Position
Auto Position Key Pad
and
Activation Switch
in clean, interior
box at front of RV with access from side of RV (preferably road side).
Keypad and switch should be protected from moisture and loose
materials (
FIG
8).
3. Provide cutouts for the Key Pad and Activation Switch as shown
(
FIG
7). Note: Reference Key Pad when making cut-out; there is a
tight clearance.
4. Use corner holes on both Key Pad and Activation Switch to fasten
to surface using appropriate hardware.
5. Make connections of Activation Switch wiring harness to Key Pad
and Control Module (
FIG
10-J & K). Wiring harness must be run in
safe area and wire tied appropriately.
6. Attach hooking/unhooking procedure label near key pad.
POWER CONNECTIONS (FIG 10)
A - Driver Front Landing Leg
F - Red (-) Motor Gear Box Lead
B - Passngr Front Landing Leg G - Yellow (+) Motor Gear Box Lead
C - Driver Rear Leveler
H,J,K - Control Pad Wire Harness
D - Passenger Rear Leveler
P - Female Connector
E - 125 Resetable Circuit
Q - Male Connector
Breaker for 2 AWG
battery wire
CONTROL MODULE
1. Connect the controller to the chassis 12 VDC battery through the
manual reset circuit breaker or fuse (
FIG
3-G).
2. Connect the controller to the battery through 2 AWG wire (
FIG
10-N).
3. Terminate
2 AWG wire (
FIG
9-A)
power wire to controller through a
2 AWG 1/4
˝
ID ring terminal (
FIG
9-B)
4. Attach ring terminal to controller with following components:
•
#10 conductive washer
FIG
9-C
•
#10 lock conductive washer
FIG
9-D
•
10-32 conductive nut
FIG
9-E
Note: Torque nut (
FIG
9-E) to 20-25 in-lbs.
Control Module to Levelers and Landing Gear
1. Use wiring harness kit 66386.
2. Run longer motor wires (
FIG
3-E) (connector at motor end) from
each rear leveler leg back to control module. Plug sealed Delphi
®
connector into motor connector. At control module end cut wires
to desired length, strip wires back about 3/8˝ , and crimp to
appropriate butt connector on Molex
®
connector marked R (rear)
(
FIG
3-A) and matching wire colors. Plug into control module con-
nection marked rear (
FIG
10-S).
LITERATURE NUMBER
MPD 66385
LEVELEGS
™
SYSTEM
FOR TOWABLE RV
’
S
ENGLISH
Effective 12/10/07
•Installation •Operation •Maintenance
