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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TXiceman wrote:
BO, it is a known fact that Lippert is having issues with the cylinders sticking and making noise. One thing they have done is to put a viscosity modifier and lubricant in the hydraulic fluid to make them quieter.
But if the coach is settling any appreciable amount, the solenoid is leaking by. If the jack was leaking, it there should be hydraulic fluid on the jack.
Ken
Not necessarily. As I said before, the cylinder itself can leak internally, from the pressure side to the unpressurized side, right past the o-rings around the piston. Hell, the cylinder could be scored from trash left in it and it's leaking through the scoring. I've dealt with too many of these things in my years farming.
Lyle
