Suspect hydraulic pump (slides) fading
I have a fifth wheel at an RV park where it now lives. When I arrive I open the slides and when I leave I close them. When I left last week, the slides moved much slower and I had to push the last sl...
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heyobie wrote:
Do you think that if a cylinder had an internal leak, it would eventually stop functioning because it will have oil on both sides of the piston?
If true,the system would continue to function and one of the 4 slides would not work properly.
Do you think I'm right?
With a internal leak the oil just goes back to the tank. They are double acting cylinders, oil on both sides. So the non pressure side is always open to the tank. Before you try to open them back up check and see if they are all still tight against the trailer. Ours would not hold the bedroom shut. However you may have more than one bad, since you have loss of oil.
