Creeping Slides
For the first time after 9 1/2 years of fulltime traveling, we have put our fiver in storage for several months. A month ago we went over to do a check out. We found that one of the slides had creeped...
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hydraulic operated slides in an rv use hydraulic pressure to open AND to close the slides.
Fluid is ported from one side of hydraulic piston to other side
This is done via solenoid valves at the hydraulic reservoir.
When opening/open pressure is held on piston by solenoid valve
When closing/closed pressure is held on piston by solenoid valve
If pressure bleeds off nothing to hold slide out in open/closed positions.
Solenoid leaking thru allowing fluid pressure to bleed off
Slide out bars are OK.........bright red ribbon from them/place post-it note over control switch----something to remind you so that damage isn't done by trying to open with bars in place
Fluid is ported from one side of hydraulic piston to other side
This is done via solenoid valves at the hydraulic reservoir.
When opening/open pressure is held on piston by solenoid valve
When closing/closed pressure is held on piston by solenoid valve
If pressure bleeds off nothing to hold slide out in open/closed positions.
Solenoid leaking thru allowing fluid pressure to bleed off
Slide out bars are OK.........bright red ribbon from them/place post-it note over control switch----something to remind you so that damage isn't done by trying to open with bars in place
