Front hydraulic landing gear settling
We have a 2014 Cedar Creek 5th wheel with the Lippert hydraulic 6 point leveling system. Recently the front landing gear has started to settle slowly after being set up... approximately 1/8" per d...
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laknox wrote:
I agree that it sounds like an internal ram seal, but there =are= other causes, though they tend to be localized to one ram. You can get contamination in the valve seats, which can cause these issues, and which LCI is wont to blame, so they can sell you an entire new hydro system. They also don't tell you about internal leaks so they can sell you entire ram assemblies. Any decent hydraulic shop can test cylinders and tell you if you've got a leak, and can almost always do it without having to remove anything but the appropriate hoses. Now, LCI =may= step up and replace the jacks under warranty, but they may not.
Lyle
I did tell him that seals can be replaced where hydraulic rams are repaired. It may be easier said than done to find someone who can do this. I spent , some years back as an Enginerr and Maintenance Supervisor, 2 weeks traing in tear down, repair and maintenance on pneumatic and hydraulic rams. Rebuilt many over the years You really need to make sure you find a person that knows what they’re doing.
Poppets, manifolds and valves can be cleaned.. that’s the easy part.
Jim
