Jack won't retract - HWH
This '02 Winnie Journey has the HWH manual jacks/room extender system and in general, works easily to drop the jacks and extend the rooms. However, when retracting the slides, after I press 'Store'...
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mabynack wrote:
Could be air in the system, too. If the fluid level was low at some point it could have allowed air to get in. You could bleed it by cracking a hydraulic line at the farthest jack and extending the jacks. Make sure someone is stationed near the reservoir to make sure it doesn't start sucking air again.
It could also be a collapsed hydraulic line. Sometimes they're hard to detect because the inside of the line collapses and the outside looks normal. Check for a pinched line. A hydraulic shop can check for flow at the cylinders and figure out if that's the problem.
HWH jacks are self bleeding. AIR in the HWH system is a non issue. You can have NO fluid in the system and the jacks will retract. Of course with no fluid they would not be extended:) In 35 years of working on HWH systems, I have NEVER had a HOSE have an internal restriction. Pinched yes, but that is visible. If you are concerned about hoses and such all you do is crack the Line for that jack at the Pump solenoid block. That will bypass the solenoid and allow the fluid to seep out. Have a catch pan underneath. Doug
