Hydraulic Jacks

[rrekosh]

I have a 2013 Cedar Creek Fifth wheel. I had a squirrel I believe due to the nest I found in the camper bite into my hydraulic line and I am not able to open my sides and pretty sure I will not be able to rise and lower the jacks. I have put about 4qys of fluid in the reservoir and it is not holding the fluid it is going out somewhere. I am wanting to know how I can manually get the six jacks up in order to transport to a shop. I reallly don’t like squirrels at this time. Thanks for any help with this question.

 

[NMWildcat]

Jacks should be on separate valves/lines from the slides. Have you tried them yet? Ensure there is enough fluid in reservoir. Hopefully, the break is not between the pump and the valves.

You should be able to remove the hydraulic lines from the jacks to manually move. Be careful of pressure that may be in the line. What a mess that would be. Then you might have to secure the ram so it doesn't move back down. On the farm, we can move some of the hydraulic rams in/out by hand after removing lines, some not so much.

If you can't replace the chewed hydraulic line(s) yourself, might think about calling a mobile RV tech.

 

[rrekosh]

Thank you are this information. I will see if I can do this. If not I may have to call a mobile tech to assist to at least get it on my truck to get to a shop. Thx