Ned Hall wrote:

> >. Check your owners manual to
> >see how you should jack up your model. Don't have a manual, check with
> >AS in Jackson Center and GET ONE!. I assure you, even supposed RV techs
> >don't know. So you better!
>
> Thanks, Eric, but AS has no manuals for units as old as mine.
>
> I just crawled under the trailer and took a close look. It appears to be a solid
> axle, and would be easily jacked up under the plate that holds the leaf springs.
> (I think the axle has been moved to ride under the leaf springs, to gain a
> couple inches more of clearance for the tires.)
>
> n

Maybe this will help. Prior to 1961 Airstream used a Dodge truck axle. Starting in
1962 they began using the Dura Torque axle. The most visible difference is presence
or absence of leaf springs. A Dura Torque axle is a square tube with an off center
spindle arm to which the brake/wheel assy are attached. While it is not generally
recommended to lift the coach on the axle, in the smaller sizes it is ok. For
general purposed the jack points are along the frame rails. In the wheel well it can
generally be determined as that structure to which the top of the shock/shock stud
is mounted to. Beyond the wheel well it is necessary on most years to sight down the
underside of the coach to determine the rail location. A tap test with a tool can
help determine the exact location. In most cases lifting at the wheel well will lift
the side of the coach enough.

Charlie