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Old 07-28-2020, 01:30 PM   #1
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Level Best 3000 Jack Issues

34' 2007 Itasca Sunovo with a Kwikee Level best 3000 leveling system. The jacks are hydraulic up and hydraulic down Lippert part number 359278.
I have a few issues, some existing some brand new. I had an issue with the Jacks Down light coming on while driving which I believe is from a leaking right rear cylinder. The right rear cylinder has visible ATF on the foot pad.
So this prompts my first question, I know I either need to replace or rebuild the cylinder. I got prices from $1000-$1300 to buy a cylinder but I was hoping to rebuild it. Lippert says it cannot be rebuilt. Has anyone ever had success rebuilding these or getting them rebuilt?
The next issue which is new. After verifying I had enough fluid in the reservoir, I fully extended and retracted all the jacks to try to purge any air that may be exasperating the jacks dropping problem. After doing that I was going to try to reset the auto level sensor by leveling the coach and resetting the sensor. What I found is now I can't get the right rear jack to touch the ground when I try to raise the right side of the coach. It will travel to the ground if i try to raise the rear of the coach. Either way, I could't get the jacks to raise the right side of the coach. Thinking maybe I somehow got air in the right rear, I am looking for a way to bleed the right rear jack. I am also looking for any insight or ideas why the system is acting weird now.
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Just to summarize, I am looking for information on two things:
Rebuilding the leveling jacks
Bleeding procedure for the leveling jacks.
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Old 07-29-2020, 10:03 AM   #3
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Just to summarize, I am looking for information on two things:
Rebuilding the leveling jacks
Bleeding procedure for the leveling jacks.
I've read a couple of threads on here where someone had rebuilt their Kwikee jack by cutting it open, rebuilding, and then rewelding it back together. Personally, I can't do this and don't know anyone that I'd trust to do it correctly. My jacks started leaking, one at a time, a few years ago and I ended up just buying new and replacing myself.

Did a lot of internet searching and found that Lichtsinn RV had the lowest price back then, less than $400 each before shipping. Would imagine prices have gone up but bet their's would be lower than most other places,, if they still carry them.

As far as bleeding, don't remember exactly but the manual for our older 2003 jacks does have the procedure. I know that with jacks up, you start by having the reservoir topped off. Here's a link to a 2003 manual (doesn't state 3000 in particular but I believe it covers the bleeding process).

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/g..._KSG002.pdf%22
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