Hydraulic landing gear drifting
I have our camper parked where the front is relatively high off the ground and the landing legs in front have been drifting slightly. Every so often you will hear a pop or thump and the camp wiggles a...
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This is a common complaint with the Level-Up system and Lippert has a solution. The answer is to add some anti-stiction oil (aka fork oil or ?) to the reservoir. The complete description is here: Lip Sheet-0295
Here is part of the writeup describing the recommended oils:
If there is a popping noise in a Lippert Leveling system, Lippert has approved adding a quart of anti-stiction fluid. Approved fluids are listed by brand name and fluid characteristics below:
1. Torco RFF Grade 15 (Fig. 1)
2. Maxima Fork Oil Grade 15 (Fig. 2)
3. Caterpillar Hydraulic Oil Additive 1U-9891 (Fig. 3)
I used 1 quart of the CAT fluid (not-cheap) and it solved the problem for me.
Here is part of the writeup describing the recommended oils:
If there is a popping noise in a Lippert Leveling system, Lippert has approved adding a quart of anti-stiction fluid. Approved fluids are listed by brand name and fluid characteristics below:
1. Torco RFF Grade 15 (Fig. 1)
2. Maxima Fork Oil Grade 15 (Fig. 2)
3. Caterpillar Hydraulic Oil Additive 1U-9891 (Fig. 3)
I used 1 quart of the CAT fluid (not-cheap) and it solved the problem for me.
