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pdmeehan's avatar
pdmeehan
Explorer
May 30, 2016

Rear Hydraulic Levelers stuck in extended position

New to forum and new to Class A MH. We have experienced an extremely rough ride During our first trip. I finally got the unit to Catepiller who has a lift. Great to finally get a look at the underside. Found that the rear hydraulic Levelers were extended as far as possible. This is probably the cause for the rough ride. Front Levelers are retracted as expected. I tried to manually retract the Levelers. No success. Any suggestions on things to try?
Class A
  • Effy's avatar
    Effy
    Explorer II
    May 30, 2016
    I can't see how it was drivable with the levelers fully extended. It would have lifted the rear wheels off the ground. I imagine if they were extended somewhat you may have hit a few times. Probably pretty exciting fireworks show for the folks behind you, but if they were down and you did hit them, there's nothing left but to replace them. I have to imagine the rams are bent beyond the ability to retract.
  • mccsix's avatar
    mccsix
    Explorer
    May 30, 2016
    Call your coach hot line.
    Look at the reservoir area for the valve module where the hoses come together. Most times there are 2 or 4 buttons (sometimes rubber coated) that when pushed will release pressure to that cylinder.
    Last resort loosen the hyd line to dump pressure.

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