Afterthought -- the lift seems to work fine with no weight on it. Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message: > From: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> > Date: July 14, 2014 at 9:16:19 AM EDT > To: Larry Willis <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Fwd: Van > Reply-To: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> > > All three of my vans have had the door limit switch fail. > > > On Monday, July 14, 2014 8:14 AM, Larry Willis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thanks Ron. Excellent advice. I'll take a look at that switch. Makes perfect > sense. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, July 13, 2014 > Subject: Van > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > hears what I think.....................when your doors open they hit a limit > switch that tells the lift its ok to unfold and come down. I think that limit > switch is going in and out(failing) basically confusing the lift into > thinking the doors aren't in the open position. You need to find the limit > switch that the door hits first. Then when using your remote to raise or > lower the lift, use something to tap on the switch when it fails and see if > you can make the lift work by tapping the switch. If it works when you tap > it, then it needs to be bent out a little bit or adjusted with a screwdriver. > The noise you are hearing is a relay clicking on and off inside the tower. If > the lift works with the override the relay isn't the problem its more than > likely the inexpensive limit switch Im talking about. Even if you take it to > the shop the limit switch is less than fifty bucks and less than an hour to > install. > > If you take it in make sure they replace the limit switch and not adjust it. > This is a common part they have and you don't want it failing again anytime > soon. > > > On Sunday, July 13, 2014 3:23 PM, Larry Willis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am having a pain in the anus problem with my lift. I have a 96 E150 with a > Crow River lift. The lift is factory refurbished and only 2 years old (post > refurb). Going up from the ground, it will stall 6 to 10 times. Then I hear a > click like that of a circuit breaker. Going down it stalls at floor level. It > will either work at first try or not at all. The over ride switch works well, > but that means an extra person. Anyone have a guess what the problem might > be? I hate the thoughts of an 85$ per hour trip to the shop! Larry > > > > >
