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01-04-2017, 05:21 PM #1
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level up system, jacks leaking down
Have a 2017 Solitude 310 GK, bought last of Nov. Came to Fl first of Dec. I am having to relevel the rv every 5 or 6 days. Evidently fluid is leaking back through the solenoids back to the reservoir. There are no signs of a leak at any connection points.
Is this a common problem with this system? I had a motor home with the Big Foot leveling system and never had this problem. Just doesn't seem right to have to be releveled every few days.
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01-04-2017, 08:23 PM #2
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01-05-2017, 03:51 PM #3
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No, I am on hard ground. Not sinking at all.
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01-06-2017, 02:40 AM #4
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01-06-2017, 04:06 AM #5
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All I can add is that is the three years I've have my rig I have never experienced the jacks leaking down. Even when stored at my house for long extended periods of time.
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01-06-2017, 04:30 AM #6
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I am having to relevel the rv every 5 or 6 days. Evidently fluid is leaking back through the solenoids back to the reservoir. There are no signs of a leak at any connection points.
Is this a common problem with this system? I had a motor home with the Big Foot leveling system and never had this problem. Just doesn't seem right to have to be releveled every few days.[/QUOTE]
I have had a much slower issue with hydraulic settling, but it's there. My unit may take a week to settle and not be level. At this point, I deal with it. If it becomes more frequent, I will attempt to figure out why, although that doesn't help you. I think it may be more common then people realize, although unless you stay in one place for an extended amount of time in one place, it goes undetected.
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01-06-2017, 07:18 AM #7
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We've never experienced that and have been stationary for very long periods. The only item we had on that end was the static friction issue that many experienced. One bottle of CAT 1U-9891 to replace 1 quart of the factory fluid and the issue never came back.
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01-06-2017, 07:33 AM #8
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I also had the static friction popping noise, when my unit was just sitting still on a concrete pad, or on any stable ground. I thought at the time, it was due to the leak down of the hydraulics. I still think it's due to the leak down, but now I don't hear the popping noise after adding the CAT fluid.
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01-06-2017, 08:18 AM #9
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Is that what that noise is? We get a single random pop from the flooring every now and then. Once an hour maybe? Doesn't seem to be weight related, and I can't reproduce the noise manually. Single spot somewhere above the garage area. Does that sound like the same thing? I've been wondering what that noise was... We don't have to re-level or anything, but then we haven't been in the same place for more than a couple weeks yet.
Adding this low friction fluid, is it a simple drain-a-quart, add-a-quart thing?2016 Solitude 377MB
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01-06-2017, 10:25 AM #10
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To answer your question above, yes, that is probably what you need. If you do a search on this forum, there were a numerous amount of posts relative to this popping noise and how to add the CAT fluid.
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