Help... Hydraulic fluid leak ..... Just had her worked on!

[gregory O]

now the vent needs to be cleaned if that is where it escaped or the jacks will
begin to retract slowly. It could also be that the vent is plugged and the
retracting fluid pressurized the reservoir and pushed fluid out a non pressure
side hose clamp?????

the level will rise when the volume of oil increases.: if it was serviced with 1
inch from the top (as some one suggested?) and if after working the jacks and
again retracting, the level rises or overfills, there is too much air mixing
with the hydraulic fluid. this happens when 1-two fluids are incompatible or 2-
not proper makeup or 3-if the pump sucks air.
volumn also increases when the pump bearings are shot and heat the fluid up, but
that will not happen when you retract as the pump doesnt run
Greg


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Light Ltenergy@..."
wrote:
>
> Hi Bluebird Kids,
>
> We took Blue out today for a propane fillup and had a great time and JUST
wanted to keep DRIVING... somewhere... anywhere... She is great.
>
> BUT on our return, we slipped her back into her space and got her up and
leveled. Then as we were finishing up, Captain D (my husband) saw hydraulic
fluid on the ground around the front curb side tire. (our hydraulic fluid fill
is in the step in the entrance).
>
> We had gotten the hydraulic system worked on and they said it was good but
needed a service... so they cleaned her up, put in new seals, and topped off her
hydraulic fluid.
>
> Now today was the first trip since we drove her back from the hydraulic system
work was done.
>
> ANY IDEAS out there?
>
> THANKS IN ADVANCE
>
> Light
> -91 40'PT WB
> in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California
> until we get a chance to get "her" out on the road for our first trip
(vacation trip) since bringing her home from Kentucky...
>