User Tag List
Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Results 1 to 7 of 7
Thread: Hydraulic fluid leak
-
10-09-2015, 09:14 PM #1
- Join Date
- May 2014
- Posts
- 55
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Hydraulic fluid leak
I've never had a RV with hydraulic slides. The curb side slide would not move. I sprayed some WD-40 and let it sit for a day and it finally came in. I ran it in and out a few times then both slides just stopped. Went outside and saw hydraulic fluid all over the ground on the driver's side. I put fluid in the reservoir to get the slide in. Now I'm having problems with the stabilizers. Added more fluid to get them moving.
Are hydraulic leaks a common occurrence? I've only had the Solitude for 18 months. I have been parked with slides out for several months. Could this have any effect on the leak?Joe - Dallas, Texas
2014 Solitude 369RL
2015 Chevrolet 3500 LTZ 4x4
-
10-10-2015, 12:33 AM #2
- Join Date
- Sep 2015
- Location
- Ojai, Ca.
- Posts
- 245
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
You may have a pin hole, or blown a hydraulic hose.... You need to trace the source of the leak. Then try to figure out why it happened.
Jeff & Lee
Bodie, and Orion, Yellow, and Chocolate Labs
Nyx, Dachshund
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Duramax SRW 4WD
2016 Momentum 348M #1966
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
-
10-12-2015, 07:01 AM #3
- Join Date
- Sep 2013
- Location
- Bristol & Middlebury, Indiana
- Posts
- 1,297
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Hi Joe (@Texas Joe),
For further assistance, please contact your dealer for a service appointment so they can visually inspect - and if needed, test - your unit to help you resolve this concern. If you have further questions, please contact our Customer Support directly at (574) 825-9679.
Best regards,
~ JaniceMailing & shipping address: Grand Design RV, Attn: Customer Support, 13868 CR 4, Bristol IN 46507
Hours: Monday - Friday (8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST, closed holidays)
- Phones: Grand Design RV Corporate at (574) 825-8000 or Customer Support (direct) at (574) 825-9679
- Fax: (574) 825-9249
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.granddesignrv.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrandDesignRv
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/granddesignrv
- Google+: https://plus.google.com/113479014558069639097
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-design-rv-llc
- Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/granddesignrv
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHa...PuUd3J3NHNyXVQ
For EMERGENCY or immediate assistance contact your RV dealer or GDRV Customer Support directly at (574) 825-9679 with your 17-digit RV VIN, name, and phone number.
-
10-12-2015, 08:21 AM #4
- Join Date
- May 2014
- Posts
- 55
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Hi Janice,
I did try my dealer and the earliest they could get me in was 3-4 weeks. I was supposed to be in Florida this week. It is at Camping World now. They could get me in now with only a 3 day wait. All the other dealers seem to have long back logs as well. I'm sure it is a pretty big leak. I had to use 8 quarts of fluid just to get my slides in and the stabilizers up and the landing pads back down to take it off my truck. Are these leaks common or am I just the lucky one? By now, I'm sure the underbelly has to be pretty saturated.Joe - Dallas, Texas
2014 Solitude 369RL
2015 Chevrolet 3500 LTZ 4x4
-
10-12-2015, 08:16 PM #5
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Location
- Spring/Texas
- Posts
- 267
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Hey Texas Joe. Is Grand Design going to pay for this as it is at Camping World ? Don
2014 Reflection 303//2013 Ram 2500 turbo diesel Spring, TEXAS
-
10-20-2015, 04:32 PM #6
- Join Date
- Sep 2013
- Location
- Bristol & Middlebury, Indiana
- Posts
- 1,297
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Mailing & shipping address: Grand Design RV, Attn: Customer Support, 13868 CR 4, Bristol IN 46507
Hours: Monday - Friday (8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST, closed holidays)
- Phones: Grand Design RV Corporate at (574) 825-8000 or Customer Support (direct) at (574) 825-9679
- Fax: (574) 825-9249
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.granddesignrv.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrandDesignRv
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/granddesignrv
- Google+: https://plus.google.com/113479014558069639097
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-design-rv-llc
- Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/granddesignrv
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHa...PuUd3J3NHNyXVQ
For EMERGENCY or immediate assistance contact your RV dealer or GDRV Customer Support directly at (574) 825-9679 with your 17-digit RV VIN, name, and phone number.
-
10-21-2015, 04:04 AM #7
- Join Date
- Feb 2014
- Location
- Tidewater VA
- Posts
- 877
- Blog Entries
- 15
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Texas Joe,
I also had a hydraulic leak. Turned out one of my return hoses got caught in the slideout mechanism and cut the hose. It was correted by removing the underbelly, remove/replace the blown hose and the insulation. Bleeding air our out the system, and reinstalling the underbelly. However, I don't believe that leaks are common as you are the only other person that I have heard or read about with a hydraulic leak.David & Linda - Plainview, VA
2008 3500HD CrewCab DRW
2014 369RL #258
2007 Solstice
2008 TrailBlazer
2016 Kia Sorento
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Similar Threads
-
Exhaust Fluid System Fault
By TNFSolitude in forum General DiscussionReplies: 42Last Post: 07-21-2018, 03:24 PM -
Massive problem 2017 398m frame bent bad due to hydraulic leak lippert autolevel
By Toypuller in forum FrameReplies: 47Last Post: 08-22-2016, 07:48 PM -
Massive problem 2017 398m frame bent bad due to hydraulic leak lippert autolevel
By Toypuller in forum General DiscussionReplies: 42Last Post: 08-01-2016, 04:55 PM -
Adding hydraulic fluid
By waterlover63 in forum FrameReplies: 2Last Post: 07-26-2016, 04:59 AM -
Hydraulic fluid
By waterlover63 in forum ExteriorReplies: 6Last Post: 06-29-2015, 12:26 PM
Reflection swivel table question
Today, 08:33 AM in New To RV'ing, Purchase Questions & General Concerns