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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Jim@HiTek wrote:
I extended the jack that was 'stuck' (and then unstuck) when I got to my current RV park. The morning after arriving, I had to move the rig to a new spot to avoid some construction work going on in the park and darned if this time it didn't retract as fast as the others.
So I think that the problem solved itself for now. And I got myself a 6 foot long lever (2X4) to carry with me too, along with my floor jack. This will give me the time to try to find a new valve since there's no hurry on that part of the issue.
Thanks for everyone's advice...especially Doug's. Nothing like having a RV tech on the forum.
When you have the seal problem, the test is to extend the jack fully, let sit for 24 to 48 hours and then retract. IF it fails without levering up you replace the jack. Just extending and then retracting will usually retract as the seal has been stretched slightly from current use. You let it sit for a few days and it usually fails to retract. Try after a few days and see if it fails again. Doug
