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Originally Posted by Beeest
We recently bought our 2015 Georgetown and have tested and used our leveling jacks multiple times but now they won't work. I've combed the troubleshooting guides for tips and answers but nothing has worked so far. The LCI control pad just continues to flash/beep (in different configurations) and shows jack not retracted...but they all appear to be fully retracted. I filled the fluid, nothing. I tried to "set zero", unsuccessful. Thought it might be a breaker but can't see a breaker in the general panel...is there a separate breaker location for the jacks?
Any other tips or thoughts out there? Thanks all!
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Hello, Beeest!
Not sure what is your coach model, so I just share with you my experience, and hope that you could figure out from here on.
My coach is 2016 Georgetown XL 352QS with 4 hydraulic slides and 4 hydraulic jacks. On my first shake down trip 200 miles round trip, the odometer was at 1250 miles, at the campground when I tried to retract all slides and jacks so we could depart for home when I released the parking brake, the LCI panel keep flashing "Jack Down" while all slides and jacks are fully retracted. Could not get any help from FR because that was on Sunday. Since all slides and jacks were retracted, I left the campground and drove home which is about 100 miles from the campground. The LCI panel beeping at me every 10 minutes. Once I got home, all well, thank God. I called LCI the next morning, and they told me this:
- The hydraulic valves that I have maybe defect. One of the O-Ring may be leaking and does not hold the pressure. The system must have at least 2300psi pressure to hold the jacks and slides in place, otherwise, the only message that you will get from the LCI panel is "Jack Down" flashing when you release your parking brake.
I called the local dealers and every one of them told me that they would put me on the bottom of the list because I bought my RV from other city and not from them. The time frame to fix it could take 3 to 4 months.
That said, I went to one of the nearby campgrounds and look for a "mobile service" guy and end up become friend with him because his rate was much cheaper than the dealer would charge. He gave me the rate of $75 per hours instead of $150 or more at the dealership, and he fixed my problem right at my yard.
Here is the problem, in order to fix my hydraulic problem, I have to have FR sent me a new valve system since it is still under warranty. It took FR 6 weeks to get the complete valve and pump system sent to me and my mobile service guy spent about an hour to put it on to replace the defective one.
For your case, if the coach is not under warranty, you may have a service guy to "rebuild the valve" which take much lesser time to wait for the part as well as would be the cheaper route to go.
What you need to do first is to do it yourself or have the mobile service person to put a pressure gauge on your hydraulic system to make sure that you have enough pressure to hold the system. If it is less than 2000 to 2300 psi, it would definitely be the valve.
Hope that you have the problem figured out soon.
Note: After I had the whole hydraulic valve and motor replaced, the coach performed beautifully and flawlessly. I have had number of slides and jacks extended and retracted and so far, I am very happy with it... "knocked-on-wood".
Good luck.
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