Ghost in Our Cardinal??
We have a 2002 Cardinal 29 WB LX. We keep it at a RV storage facility not too far from our home. A few days ago we went by to check things out and found the bedroom slide was not completely closed at...
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billmac wrote:
My comment sure got quoted. It must have been popular.
I will say that air can cause havoc in hydraulic systems. Ever had air get into your cars hydraulic brake system?
RV's get hot in the Texas sun, but not hot enough to make the transmission fluid act up in my rv slide system. None of my friend's rigs in Texas either.
Slide cylinders arms can get dirty and damage seals. Then they can leak. Usually air will often get in before the larger molecule oil can get out.
Again, just my 2 cents but I am not trying to be the definitive answer. Just trying to help a fellow rv'er with what I would look for. I think I am done now.
Lots of air in my hydraulic system the past 5 months. Only issue was the slides took a little bit longer to start moving, once I pushed the slide out button. However, my fifth is a bighorn, so maybe the design is different. I had several leaks in my system which has just been fixed.
According to Lippert's phone contact, their system is designed to purge any leftover air automatically after repeated uses.
