Ghost in Our Cardinal??
We have a 2002 Cardinal 29 WB LX. We keep it at a RV storage facility not too far from our home. A few days ago we went by to check things out and found the bedroom slide was not completely closed at...
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hoopers wrote:billmac wrote:
Something is leaking. My 2005 Cardinal LX (built April 2004) has three slides. The hydraulic controls located near the pump allows isolation of each slide. Presumably so each slide can be controlled separately. I would pull in all the slides and turn off that problem slide's valve. If that same slide still creeps out, then I would assume the problem is in that part of the system. I would suspect air in the system through connections or slide cylinder. If the slide does not creep, then I would suspect the air leak is in one of the other slides cylinders or connections. Perhaps just the lightest or more inclined slide is moving. I don't believe in ghosts, but I know a sealed static hydraulic system should not move. Soapy water on connections and cylinder ends may help find the leak. Hope this helps you. My 2 cents.
If it is leaking somewhere, you should be able to see hydraulic fluid showing up somewhere. Monitor your hydraulic fluid reservoir levels.
A bad seal inside the cylinder itself won't affect reservoir level since there's oil on both sides of the seal. With no external leaks, only about 4 options are left; internal cylinder leak, valve leak (bad valve), bad switch causing the valve solenoid to operate when it's not supposed to or a solenoid not allowing the valve to close completely.
Lyle
