jacks sliding down a little??

[jfaberna]

My Monty has been winterized and parked at the storage lot since Mid October. I check on it every 3-4 weeks. Today, I went to perform some maintenance and took a freshly charged battery with me.

I noticed when I arrived at the lot that the 4 rear LCI Level-UP jacks were down a little. From 1-5" depending on the jack. The LCI control panel said jacks down, I retracted the rear jacks and no issues. Also no leaks anywhere I could see. I went ahead and auto leveled and that worked fine. So should I worry about this? I've left the RV level for now and I'll check on it next week.

2nd question, I extended all the slides to check on the inside. It was cold, about 40 deg F and overnight it had been at freezing. The slides extended slower than in the summer as I would expect.

However, when I got ready to leave and retracted all the slides, the system stopped half way on retracting the large kitchen table and couch slide. I figured it was the auto reset breaker. I waited 30 seconds and tried again and it completed the retraction.

I know it draws more amps when it's cold, but I've just never had this issue.

Any advice?

[1retired06]

My experience, slides move slower in the cold, battery likely not fully charged as well. I sit in Florida for five months each winter, my levelers have never moved from my initial level. Interesting all four were down, but not the front. Maybe a call to Lippert?

[dieselguy]

Is this what you said ... I unhooked my truck from my fiver a few months back. When i checked on it today, the 4 rear jacks had dropped a few inches from being retracted ... I brought the dropped ones back up and then did an autolevel and left. If that is the story ... they should not have dropped on their own. You have a slow leak internally in the system somewhere as you said you saw no external leaks. There is a screw on the solenoid valves that allows you to run your legs manually ... perhaps one is not seated completely. Read the manual for location as to this possibility.

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[DarMar]

Ours has been winterized since mid October as well, sits outside in this cold north and our 4 rear jacks are still snugged up where they were left in October. I would agree with a leak somewhere.

[jfaberna]

quote:Originally posted by dieselguy

Is this what you said ... I unhooked my truck from my fiver a few months back. When i checked on it today, the 4 rear jacks had dropped a few inches from being retracted ... I brought the dropped ones back up and then did an autolevel and left.

Yes that's right. I asked my dealer to check those screws after the National Rally last fall, he said he did. I'll look at the doc you referenced to see if I can detect anything before I call LCI.

Thanks,

Jim A

[stengels]

Is it possible that you have a leak in one of the lines that run through the belly and can't be seen without dropping the belly?

[jfaberna]

The odd thing is it will go for 2-3 months without an issues, then in month 4 it moves a few inches. Hardly worth dropping the belly for that. Over the years I've found a bubble of oil on the bottom of the manual operation valve, but when I cleaned it off, it didn't reform for a long time, weeks in fact. Never seen any oil puddle anywhere. I'll call LCI.

[Phil P]

Hi

Diselguy has it nailed.

I recently had the experience of helping a fellow out that had been sitting half a day because he couldn’t retract his leveling jacks on a class A coach. The solenoids were all located in the very front of the RV. He was amazed at how easy it was to get going once you knew a little about the systems.

If all of your release handle on the solenoid valves are tight then you have an internal leak somewhere.

Phil P

[Pugtracker]

I have a similar problem only the front two legs retract a couple of inches. When hauling the one or both of the front two will drop a little. Any thoughts?

[rmthelen]

I would suspect air in the line.

[Pugtracker]

quote:Originally posted by rmthelen

I would suspect air in the line.

Anyone have the procedure for getting air out

[joe1047]

Hello, 2 of mine would creep down about 1" every 2 or 3 weeks, dealer replaced them, said the inner seal was leaking, but not dripping on the ground, it was internal. Everything is good now. Good luck.