First RV and a few questions

[Jeff Miller]

For the jacks, ATF is required.

The retract problem is common, comes from non-use.

Clean the rams on the jacks with WD-40 or whatever your favorite is,
and wipe clean. The jacks have rams to lift the coach, and rams to
kick the rams down into the vertical position, be sure to service
both. More important is the bearing at the top of the kick-down ram,
clean and lubricate it until it spins freely, this will greatly help
the retraction. Last of all is the springs, if they're weak they can
be replaced.

The line under the sink is a low-point drain when winterizing, and
leads to the outside faucet which is (was?) just forward of the
entrance step in the LP compartment (side bath).

- Jeff Miller
http://www.wanderlodge.net
http://www.millercoachworks.com


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "ttikalsky"
wrote:
>
> Thanks for the help and a few more questions.
>
> Do any retail stores sell the HWH fluid?
>
> The two rear jacks to not retract very well, about 3-4 inches of the
> ram is exposed. I tried pushing the ram back in after it was
flipped
> up but they aren't moving. Can they be rebuilt?
>
> There is a valve and open water pipe under the bathroom sink. Looks
> like it may have turned downward thru the floor at one time. The
> previous owners have attached a elbow that goes nowhere. There are
> also some extra pipes with a female garden hose attachement in a
bag.
> Looks like they were going to add an adapter so a garden hose could
> be attached. Does anyone know if this valve was originally built for
> draining the water lines thru the floor of the coach?
>
>
> Troy from Waconia, MN
> 1983 FC33