Trouble with slide outs getting repaired
My husband and I bought a used fifth wheel (2007 Heartland Big Country) in early May only to find it has some issues with the hydraulics of the slide outs. We bought this rv to go on a big trip in Jul...
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rjxj wrote:
Diagnostics equipment? I'm not being smart mouth but it's not a space craft. Unless it's some fancy module that automatically puts the slides, stabilizers and awning out on it's own I can't see them needing a whole lot more than a digital volt meter. Something sounds wrong and maybe you need to move on to some other shop.
The pump pushes oil out into cylinders to create movement. Some basic hydraulic tests as simple as cracking open a connection can tell a lot. System pressure is checked with a $10.00 hydraulic gauge. This is very simple stuff.
Agree, sounds like these people have NO CLUE on what to check out with the hydraulic slide issue...not too much to the closed hydraulic system to check, valves, pump motor, sump and enough hydraulic oil in the reservoir to extend the slides...
Agree, get it away from where you have it now...who knows what they would tell you and then charge you to fix it..."waiting for diagnostic equipment":R...yeah, they're buying time to try to figure out where they parked your 5er.....get it and move it quickly, the dealership sounds like it is sadly lacking in experienced technicians.
donn, so simple a caveman could probably figure it out:B
