Lets Talk HWH Slides

[cmillsap]

Al,

Have you located exactly where the leak is? I wouldn't go buying more parts than may be needed. They ain't cheap! I believe the most common leaks happen on the slide extend/retract cylinder's rod seals. There is a kit for that although I can't give you the part # as I am away from my bus.

Johnney at Parliament replaced a seal on one of my slide extend/retract cylinders. About a week later, the other cylinder rod seal started to leak. We ended up replacing both extend/retract cylinders with new ones. HWH had to make them to order as they didn't stock them. Now my slide operates nice and smoothly.

Be sure that whoever repairs the leak bleeds the system properly and throughly before operating the slide room. If a room extend/retract cylinder is dismantled; be sure the stroke is re-adjusted properly.

This kind of repair may be better left to someone with knowledge and experience on the HWH hydraulic slide mechanisim as I wouldn't want it to end up like the towing harness did at "Q".