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ShelbyTom1 · 06-19-2020, 08:16 PM

Just wanted to share this.....
Earlier this week we were about 35 miles from home when the check engine light came on. I scanned the gauges and the Transmission temp was almost 240 degrees. Within a 1/2 mile I was off the road but as I turn off the steering was getting stiff.
Once I stopped there was a large pool of oil under the transmission but after investigation it was a light clear oil. I called coach net and was very pleased with their service. We were traveling with our son in his coach and were able to leave the coach overnight and get home. The next day I met the tow truck and they towed it 140 miles to Sacramento Truck Center for the repair. Two days later I went to get the coach and was told that the hydraulic line in the right side rear was routed next to the frame and had rubbed through. We only have 6600 miles on the coach. they wrapped the new hose with two different covers to prevent this from happening in the future. I will post some pictures latter as I did not take any of the fix

We have the Spartan Chassis and I hope this is not a common problem that the new coaches will have.

The coach is fixed and I would highly recommend Sacramento Truck Center as they have a new facility dedicated to RV's and the people were outstanding... They stayed an hour after closing to let the Tow Truck deliver my coach.

Just wanted to share this for owners of the new 2020 chassis to look at the hydraulic hose routings.

**TonyDi** · 06-19-2020, 08:36 PM

Sorry about your problem. Thank you for the recommendation.

TheRod · 06-19-2020, 10:22 PM

Look forward to pics and to learn location and what to look for.

Ricci · 06-20-2020, 11:23 AM

Hi Tom - thanks for the heads up and looking forward to the pictures and/or details of where this line is located so I can check it on mine. I wonder if it is a one off, wheel base length specific or an issue for all Spartans.

Tom

tqqest · 06-20-2020, 11:29 AM

Following as my 2020 DS Spartan has just over 6,000 miles on it. Looking forward to the pics!

Solo_RV_Guy · 06-20-2020, 08:42 PM

Hi Tom-

I was almost expecting another towing horror story and it's nice to see that part of the story was a non-event and that Sacto Truck got you up and running quickly.

Captain Slow · 06-21-2020, 05:32 PM

This is what I found on our coach.

Captain Slow · 06-21-2020, 05:34 PM

My solution. Purchased 1 1/2” flexible PVC reinforced plastic hose from Tractor Supply and used a hack saw to split length wise before sliding over Hydraulic hose. Secured with tie wrap.

ShelbyTom1 · 06-22-2020, 04:21 PM

Here are the pictures of the fixed hydraulic line.
I cannot seem to fix the orientation on the iPad.
The top picture is on the left and the bottom picture is the passenger side.
The blue hose was added as the fix.
Captain Slow was right on.

Ricci · 06-22-2020, 06:58 PM

Hi Tom - I am assuming that when they replaced the line they rerouted it as it is located different than mine. Capt. Slow's looks exactly like mine.

I split a large diameter re-enforced Gates hose and placed it in the area where the hydraulic hose was starting to show pinched issues. No real damage seems to have been done but I'm only at 5000 miles. I wrote to someone I have a relationship with at Spartan as a heads up in case they are not aware of the potential problem. Thanks for the original post, you may well have saved folks some serious repairs from overheating and hydraulic fluid spewing out next to an exhaust system is a recipe for disaster.

Tom

Breezy2006 · 06-22-2020, 09:06 PM

There appears to be two locations for potential hydraulic hose wear. The OP shows the left side of the coach near the radiator whereas Cptn Slow shows the right, so check out both.