Trouble with auto leveling system on DRV

Leaky valve or seal. Time to see dealer.

we are having the same problem- not as bad as yours but they go down enough over a few days we feel it in the camper. the dealer thinks it might be the solenoid valve leaking ever so slightly -

Would a tripod stand help support the weight of my DRV til i can get fixed.

Hobo2 wrote:
Would a tripod stand help support the weight of my DRV til i can get fixed.

NO.

Hobo2 wrote:
Would a tripod stand help support the weight of my DRV til i can get fixed.

For a very short bit perhaps IMO as the legs are not made of that great of metal to hold up that much weight. Just to add in supporting it to stabilize.

Hobo2 wrote:
Would a tripod stand help support the weight of my DRV til i can get fixed.

A tripod isn't designed to support the weight of the front of a 5er. At best, it "might" slow the drop. Most likely, it will crush the tripod.

At least that's my opinion, as a 32 year tool designer.
Mark

Are you using some pads under the jacks? We would get some settling on occasion which I think was related to the park site. Concrete ones no problem but gravel or grass seemed to settle because the jacks were slowly sinking just a bit. We now use about 6" of pads under each jack no matter what is under us.

May not help but if you have the Lippert system there is a service bulletin which says basically to remove a quart of fluid and add a quart of Torco racing fork fluid to stop the jacks from popping and cracking with movement inside the coach. I have the fluid but have not added it yet. We do get some of the popping especially when parked on a gravel pad. Like I said, if you have a Lippert Level Up system that will probably not help with the issue you are having but something you may want to have done.

Do some reading on the Thor forum DRV section, 5th wheel forums, Suites Owners Forum. That subject is being discussed there now.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Do some reading on the Thor forum DRV section, 5th wheel forums, Suites Owners Forum. That subject is being discussed there now.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yeah, what he said. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Dan

An "anti-stiction" additive is a good first step with any hydraulic system that is acting up. Learned this over decades of servicing hydraulic elevators. Some would have the issue, others, not. Same with RV's. Some will 'pop' and 'jerk', identical ones won't. Who knows why. It's a cheap fix that often works miracles. Try it. Motorcycle fork oil or Caterpillar hydraulic oil additive.