 |
|
10-26-2013, 05:58 PM
|
#1
|
|
Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Fort Bragg, NC
Posts: 865
|
Leveling Sequence
The manual says slides out then jacks down.
Manual does not indicate the reason for that sequence -- what is the story?
Curt
__________________
Curt Geiger
2014 Entegra Aspire 44U
North Carolina
|
|
|
 |
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
|
10-26-2013, 06:03 PM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Pensacola Fl
Posts: 667
|
Slides are aligned, when installed, to a level frame. Leveling does twist the frame a little or a lot, up to the programed limits. Pulling a slide in to a distorted frame is a recipe for jamming or damage.
|
|
|
|
|
10-26-2013, 06:28 PM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Fort Bragg, NC
Posts: 865
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by mccsix
Slides are aligned, when installed, to a level frame. Leveling does twist the frame a little or a lot, up to the programed limits. Pulling a slide in to a distorted frame is a recipe for jamming or damage.
|
Not sure that answers why slides out then jacks down -- or maybe I don't understand.
Curt
__________________
Curt Geiger
2014 Entegra Aspire 44U
North Carolina
|
|
|
|
|
10-26-2013, 06:40 PM
|
#4
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: NV
Posts: 2,227
|
I was told by nate at Orlando rv, someone was toggling the levelers while slides were out at a dealership and cracked marble counters. while doing so
|
|
|
|
|
10-26-2013, 06:41 PM
|
#5
|
|
Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 71
|
we thought this to be odd from all of our previous trainings on other units! However after Joyce and Don explained the design of the Entegra coach structure it made perfect sense. Just as mccsix said, the slides are installed on a level frame ( undistorted from leveling sequence). Prior to performing leveling the slides and coach are balanced and level to the chassi even though for person comfort the coach is not level. Open slides as coach is chassi level , not comfort level. If you level coach first and the ground was very unlevel and much flex ( within programmed limits) occured and you open slides it is possible for binding, jamming, or even overloading slide motors and damaging them also!
So as we were instructed by CS we run slides out first and then level, odd as it seems!
Hope that helps some.
|
|
|
|
|
10-26-2013, 06:46 PM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 6,695
|
Curtis,
As this thread gets read by other brand owners, there will likely be a number of folks come on a suggest that it is just the opposite with their coaches. And that is true for their coaches.
Entegra recommended approach is slides out, jacks down then jacks up, slides in. There are several other threads in this forum that have discussed this ... just trust the folks above and the Entegra guidance...that's the way to proceed. My $.02 worth.
__________________
Dave and Beth
2015 Cornerstone 45J
2020 Ford F-150 Lariat
|
|
|
|
|
10-26-2013, 06:50 PM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Fort Bragg, NC
Posts: 865
|
I think I understand now.
Slides out first to prevent potential damage to slides and slide mechanisms.
Is it that simple?
Curt
__________________
Curt Geiger
2014 Entegra Aspire 44U
North Carolina
|
|
|
|
|
10-26-2013, 06:50 PM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 126
|
Does the same procedure apply to the Cornerstone when auto air leveling?
|
|
|
|
|
10-26-2013, 07:05 PM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Or-E-gun
Posts: 1,052
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Curtisgeiger
I think I understand now.
Slides out first to prevent potential damage to slides and slide mechanisms.
Is it that simple?
Curt
|
Slides out first when coach is still fully aired up, having the coach fully aired up is the key when putting slides out and in....when you arrive to your spot the coach is aired up and slides can go out....before bringing slides in, coach must be aired up, then bring jacks up wait a bit more for system to re-air as some air was lost when jacks came up....now slides can be brought in. The key is for the system to be fully aired before slides go in or out, this keeps coach frame work as square as possible.
__________________
2021 Anthem 44F
2022 Rubicon Unlimited
|
|
|
|
|
10-26-2013, 08:23 PM
|
#10
|
|
Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 2,193
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by lp5151
Slides out first when coach is still fully aired up, having the coach fully aired up is the key when putting slides out and in....when you arrive to your spot the coach is aired up and slides can go out....before bringing slides in, coach must be aired up, then bring jacks up wait a bit more for system to re-air as some air was lost when jacks came up....now slides can be brought in. The key is for the system to be fully aired before slides go in or out, this keeps coach frame work as square as possible.
|
Exactly. All damage we've heard about is when following the procedure for SOB's. We had a Phaeton and it took some remedial training to get it right for the Entegra. I think Entegra may be the only one that recommends/requires this process.
__________________
Cheryl and Emerson missing Rascal but loving our new buddy, Winston
Sadly Coachless
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2013, 06:08 AM
|
#11
|
|
Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: SW FL
Posts: 31,735
|
The 'New" slides out first procedure is going to be hard for us to get use to. I will make a cheat sheet and attach it to the Equalizer panel for the first couple of trips until we get use to it. I am so use to hitting the level button as soon as I apply the parking brake.
__________________
Chuck in SW FL
Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B"
A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded
A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2013, 06:12 AM
|
#12
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000
Posts: 4,034
|
Monaco also states that slides go out first and then you level. Their slides are installed as described above.
__________________
Moisheh
2008 Dynasty 42' Diamond IV
1988 Bluebird PT38
2009 Silverado Toad
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2013, 07:12 AM
|
#13
|
|
Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Midland, Texas
Posts: 606
|
Yep, it took awhile to memorize but I think I've finally got it:
Arrival:
1. Set brake,
2. Turn off ignition,
3. Extend slides,
4. Level
Departure:
1. Retract front night shade (this one made me look silly once)
2. Start engine,
3. Retract leveling jacks,
4. Retract slides
__________________
Terry & Gloria O, Midland, Texas
2020 Entegra Aspire 44W, 2022 F250 King Ranch
2012 Entegra Aspire 42RBQ Traded
|
|
|
|
|
10-27-2013, 07:43 AM
|
#14
|
|
Senior Member
Entegra Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: SW FL
Posts: 31,735
|
There's my cheat sheet, thanks Terry.
__________________
Chuck in SW FL
Digital 2021 Cornerstone "B"
A "Digital" 2019 Cornerstone "B" Traded
A "Classic" 2014 Anthem 42 RBQ---Sold
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
