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Originally Posted by Mark7
I have 3 had slides on my rig. Every time there is a big temperature swing the BR slide creeps out a couple of inches. I just pull it back in.
Temps can swing 50º in one day in ND.
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Mine is nine years old.. 3 hydraulic slides.. The BR slide will occasionally creep open while stored here at the house when the temps drop down to around 8 degrees and then warm up to .. say 35 to 40..
There are no leaks. The BR cylinder passed an internal leak test done by me. I simply fully extend the BR slide and close it. Usually it will do this a few times during my storage period here at the house. The main slides ( also hydraulic ) never creep open when the BR slide does..
Also I have never had any slide out creep open during towing.. My actions.. I simply choose to extend the one one slide and close it.
As a side note I do cycle the 3 slides at last once a month while stored at the house from late Oct to May as well as retract all the hyd levelers ( after first wiping down with AW32 ) and relevel..
Exercising all the Hydac valves, the pump motor, etc is a good practice .. IMO