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<p>[QUOTE="markk, post: 12388696, member: 75126"]Happens to me all the time and is a pain when loaded .</p><p>Usually too much grease has gotten in the jaws . I grease my fifth wheel too much so I stopped and put a plate on.</p><p>But anyway when it's cold it is really a problem.</p><p>Power wash it out. Or at least use a putty knife to remove some .</p><p>I just pull out from under it as far as I can and use my nail bar to pry them back into the unlocked position. Otherwise it will never lock. Then just slam into it hard. I have had mine take me 1 1/2 hours of messing with it to make it work after going in and it not locking .</p><p>Pry jaws open and ,ake sure the lock is in proper spot also .</p><p>I dropped my loaded pneumatic in middle of street because of that. It looked locked but was not. Lots of money[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="markk, post: 12388696, member: 75126"]Happens to me all the time and is a pain when loaded . Usually too much grease has gotten in the jaws . I grease my fifth wheel too much so I stopped and put a plate on. But anyway when it's cold it is really a problem. Power wash it out. Or at least use a putty knife to remove some . I just pull out from under it as far as I can and use my nail bar to pry them back into the unlocked position. Otherwise it will never lock. Then just slam into it hard. I have had mine take me 1 1/2 hours of messing with it to make it work after going in and it not locking . Pry jaws open and ,ake sure the lock is in proper spot also . I dropped my loaded pneumatic in middle of street because of that. It looked locked but was not. Lots of money[/QUOTE]
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