slideout hydralic hoses has bubbles
i have a 2006 forest river charleston with four slide outs.all the hoses for the slide outs and leveling jacks are starting to have bubbles from one end to the other. they were replaced in 2009 before...
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frankdamp wrote:
Change them ASAP, otherwise you may be stuck being unable to retract the jacks. As a former aerospace hydraulics engineer, I don't understand the reliance on hoses. The actuators are in a fixed position and don't move with actuation. It should be a no-brainer to plumb the system with rigid CRES tubing. Using hoses is a cheap and nasty way of building in obsolescence.
I would think, given your Expertise, that you would understand the COST difference in hoses versus the CRES tubing. CORRECT Hyd hoses is never a problem, (HWH/Powergear/RVA/ Bigfoot)but LCI used a CHEAP inexpensive HYD hose for their systems and unfortunately other systems get tarnished with the LCI cheapness. IF you understood the Manufacturing process of Motorhomes AND Towables, you would see rigid type CRES tubing is NOT practical to install and use. The working pressure is around 2800 to 3200 psi and the HWH type hose is rated at I believe 5000 psi. The LCI is rated I believe at 3500. LCI hoses on both towables and motorhomes have a high failure(leak and/or burst) and bubble failure rate. Doug
