Front jack issue 327RES
I bought a 2010 327RES in February. I towed it home, and to a couple of locations with no issues. Took my first trip about 5 weeks ago and when I arrived at the campground the front jacks would not go down by the panel mounted switch. Grabbed the remote, and luckily was able to put the jack down. Discovered fuse was blown for the switch. I towed home and jacks worked on unhooking.
Next trip about 3 weeks ago and the jacks went up fine. Got to the campground and again the front jacks would not work, found the fuse blown again. Got home with the same story.
Spent an entire afternoon chasing wires. I cleaned up all of the wiring where the truck wires harness ties into the 5er. Checked and replaced the switch with a new one. Checked all grounds by appearance and continuity. The wires (DPDT switch) have obviously been probed as each had piercing marks in them; leads me to believe this problem is not new. I also found the hot for the docking lights (switch just below front jacks switch) dangling loose. Fixed everything up, tightened connections, used black tape to isolate and secure connections.
Hooked up last week...stepped on brake, headlights were on due to time of day, and backed up a couple of feet. Fuse was blown again.
I hooked up tonight and tried everything...and the fuse will not blow.
As an observation, the fuse does not seem to blow when I attempt to use the jacks by use of the switch. The problem seems to be in the fuse blowing at some point during towing with the switch being unusable when I go to use it. Every wire appears healthy, nothing is loose, wire loom is in place.
Anyone run across this in their units? Ideas/suggestions?
Joe
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Joe Belany
Washburn, WI
2010 Keystone 327RES
2016 Silverado 2500HD
B&W Patriot slider
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