Nancy_and_Neil
Jul 28, 2013Explorer
Hydraulic Leveling Jack Issues
We just purchased a 1997 Itasca Suncruiser. So far it has been a great purchase, although we have only been able to get out a couple times. Since we bought it the leveling system has not worked. The guy we bought it from said he had it looked at and fixed, but not the case. It is a box on the drivers side that works when the parking break is on and then there are levers beside the drivers seat to extend/retract the jacks. We now have 2 issues:
1) When trying to level the motorhome I have a heck of a time getting it to say the parking break is in place (this is what was supposed to be fixed). I have to put in and release or wiggle back and forth a bit about a million times before the box will recognize it. Is this a simple wiring issue? Is there anything I can do to fix this?
2) The jacks all come down/ extend fine but now 2 do not go up. If you pull the levers to release and wait about an hour they will go up about half way and maybe after a day they may go up all the way. My husband worked them up with a crowbar but I am not really an advocate of this. I think it may do more harm than good. Because of my lack of knowledge in this area I do not want to be shafted if I take the motorhome in to get fixed. I have had a few bad experiences where I knew what I was talking about and the mechanic/ sales rep tried to rip me off. I have never left a vehicle anywhere to be fixed (my dad and I always worked on our vehicles) but I do not feel comfortable at all with hydraulics and neither does my husband. Does anybody have any insight/ advice or experience with this hydraulic system? I was looking underneath and wondered if it could be the springs? When the jacks are retracted and you move the pad thing it seems pretty loose compared to the others. But then again I do not know what they are supposed to be like. I would rather not be told to replace things that do not need to be.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
1) When trying to level the motorhome I have a heck of a time getting it to say the parking break is in place (this is what was supposed to be fixed). I have to put in and release or wiggle back and forth a bit about a million times before the box will recognize it. Is this a simple wiring issue? Is there anything I can do to fix this?
2) The jacks all come down/ extend fine but now 2 do not go up. If you pull the levers to release and wait about an hour they will go up about half way and maybe after a day they may go up all the way. My husband worked them up with a crowbar but I am not really an advocate of this. I think it may do more harm than good. Because of my lack of knowledge in this area I do not want to be shafted if I take the motorhome in to get fixed. I have had a few bad experiences where I knew what I was talking about and the mechanic/ sales rep tried to rip me off. I have never left a vehicle anywhere to be fixed (my dad and I always worked on our vehicles) but I do not feel comfortable at all with hydraulics and neither does my husband. Does anybody have any insight/ advice or experience with this hydraulic system? I was looking underneath and wondered if it could be the springs? When the jacks are retracted and you move the pad thing it seems pretty loose compared to the others. But then again I do not know what they are supposed to be like. I would rather not be told to replace things that do not need to be.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.