Rear Stabiliser Legs

We have found when travelling extensively on dirt roads, the rear stabiliser legs become difficult to release & swing down to the operate position. The wind-down function is OK & doesn’t seem to be affected by the dirt.
We used to have to clean out these legs every couple of hundred kilometres to keep them working.

The Fix

Remove the stabiliser legs from the van, & dismantle the release handle & swivel assembly.
Thoroughly clean all sliding & moving parts with steel wool.
Get a piece of old towel & pour some powdered graphite onto it.
Thoroughly rub the graphite into all of the moving parts.
Reassemble & re-install on the van

The last two treatments have taken us from Birdsville – Sydney – Tasmania- Wiepa, and from Wiepa to the Tip, & back to Barcaldine without problems.
Worth a try, it works for us, & seems to be good for around 1500km on the dirt.

Neil