mike brez wrote:FIRE UP wrote:mmccray100 wrote:
Regarding my 1999 Winnebago Chieftain using HWH Series 200 hydraulic leveling jacks with 2 slides.
I was parked for a week before making a propane run. The slides and Jacks retracted normally. When I returned, the levelers worked per normal and living room slide extended. The bedroom slide went out about 12 inches and stopped. I retracted then tried to extend again but no action at all. I don't hear the pump, only the switch clicking.
I'd had a problem retracting both slides back in March. That turned out to be caused by low fluid. I checked the level this time. It took 1 1/2 quarts, but I'm still unable to extend the bedroom.
I've got the switch exposed and will check it. But first I decided to call HWH. They said they are very busy and it would be a week before someone would call me back!
So now I'm reaching out to rv.net folks. l'v received great help before.
TIA
Mike
Mike,
Well, since no one's commented on it, I'll mention it. You state you had to add "1 1/2" quarts? Wow, that's a pretty fair amount of fluid in my book. The reservoir on most coaches for the two systems is not all that big so, 1.5 Qts. is a lot. You don't mention a leak, puddleing, or seeping anywhere. We have a similar system on our '04 Itasca Horizon 36GD with the C-7 330HP CAT.
On occasion, it too will run the bedroom slide out about 1/2 way and quit. Now, in my HWH manual and, the owners manual for the Itasca both state that you SHOULD NOT extend either slide a partial amount, then retract them. It states to EXTEND EITHER SLIDE, TO FULL EXTENSION AND THEN, RETRACT IT. And, it goes for the retraction too. Fully retract either slide, THEN extend it. You can, in semi-emergency conditions, go the opposite direction of what you're doing, if you're only 1/2 way in or out but, it's not recommended.
Anyway, on yours, if you're not hearing the pump, sounds like you're not obviously getting juice to the motor. Other than to tell you to start back tracking the flow of electricity to find out where the issue is, not sure what else to advise you here. Good luck.
Scott
I guess they are all different. I'm not in front of my HWH manual right now but I could swear that it said to move it in and out six inches or so to adjust.
Mike,
I have parts and service manuals for the levelers but, I can't find any right now for the slide operation. It was in my owners manual for the Itasca where it stated to extend or, retract, for the entire travel of the slide, before reversing. I'll dig that up tomorrow just to make sure I'm not producing bad info.
Scott
mmccray100 wrote:
Regarding my 1999 Winnebago Chieftain using HWH Series 200 hydraulic leveling jacks with 2 slides.
I was parked for a week before making a propane run. The slides and Jacks retracted normally. When I returned, the levelers worked per normal and living room slide extended. The bedroom slide went out about 12 inches and stopped. I retracted then tried to extend again but no action at all. I don't hear the pump, only the switch clicking.
I'd had a problem retracting both slides back in March. That turned out to be caused by low fluid. I checked the level this time. It took 1 1/2 quarts, but I'm still unable to extend the bedroom.
I've got the switch exposed and will check it. But first I decided to call HWH. They said they are very busy and it would be a week before someone would call me back!
So now I'm reaching out to rv.net folks. l'v received great help before.
TIA
Mike
Mike,
Well, since no one's commented on it, I'll mention it. You state you had to add "1 1/2" quarts? Wow, that's a pretty fair amount of fluid in my book. The reservoir on most coaches for the two systems is not all that big so, 1.5 Qts. is a lot. You don't mention a leak, puddleing, or seeping anywhere. We have a similar system on our '04 Itasca Horizon 36GD with the C-7 330HP CAT.
On occasion, it too will run the bedroom slide out about 1/2 way and quit. Now, in my HWH manual and, the owners manual for the Itasca both state that you SHOULD NOT extend either slide a partial amount, then retract them. It states to EXTEND EITHER SLIDE, TO FULL EXTENSION AND THEN, RETRACT IT. And, it goes for the retraction too. Fully retract either slide, THEN extend it. You can, in semi-emergency conditions, go the opposite direction of what you're doing, if you're only 1/2 way in or out but, it's not recommended.
Anyway, on yours, if you're not hearing the pump, sounds like you're not obviously getting juice to the motor. Other than to tell you to start back tracking the flow of electricity to find out where the issue is, not sure what else to advise you here. Good luck.
Scott
