Sticky hydraulic levelers
The levelers on my class A work well except when it time to pack up and leave. Often 1 or 2 will stay down. I now carry a 6 foot 2x4 and a wood block to push them back into the stored (up) position. E...
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dougrainer wrote:lryrob9301 wrote:
You need to spray the shafts with WD40 and then run the levelers up and down a couple of times. HWH now recommends this cleaning any time one of their levelers becomes sluggish. Also on a 11 year old system I would say the springs are getting weak and need replacing if that hasn't already been done.
Not true The ONLY thing HWH recommends is to keep the shiny cylinders clean. The cylinders are immersed in Trans oil when retracted. Doug
The problem is when they are extended for long periods of time. The "shiney" shafts get covered with dirt/dust and are dry so they don't retract easily. Same thing as when the landing gear on a plane is extended or over extended as when on jacks. for a long time they need to be cleaned and wiped down with the proper oil. The bottom seal gets dried out and increases drag.
Bill
