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Naticiass01 · 08-05-2020, 07:17 PM

Someone please help!! I ordered new motor from Lippert cause yesterday if we kept tapping on motor it would raise and lower Jack's, installed new motor and it works sometimes then other times it just clicks, if I wait a while it will work. I put the slides out earlier, no problem, went to put them in and click click click, about 20 min later they came in no issues. I have talked to several ppl at Lippert, one tech offered no help w the motor install and said it is hydraulic pump.. next time I call w the information for the hydraulic pump I get a part number which I research and realize that he has the motor I just paid 900 dollars for attached, so I call back, get someone else cause I want to confirm what I am seeing and return the motor and order the whole hydraulic tank, pump and motor...she tells me he gave me wrong part number and I need another.. I am wits end as to what issue is, checked all fuses, fluid, brand new fully charged battery and confirmed all connections are tight and no corrosion. I would normally go to my dad, but this camper is surprise for my dad, it was his brothers that passed in January.

Jim_HiTek · 08-06-2020, 02:27 PM

I would recommend you try to find a Mobile RV Tech in your area...you can google just that and hopefully someone will pop up. More than one I'd hope. Mobile techs are usually the best and brightest and branch out and start their own companies but you might want to do an online check of them before hiring them. Try to have all the information right at hand. A mobile tech will save you money over a shop too.

mjdenn · 08-06-2020, 08:07 PM

I second the other posters suggestion to get an RV tech.T
here is a high amperage relay next to the motor which could be the culprit and only cost around $100. You don't necessarily need a new pump assembly.

L.C.Gray · 08-07-2020, 05:15 AM

My first suspicion is you have a bad (intermittent) ground. Sometime it connects, sometimes it don't, sometimes not so well.

For diagnosis purposes clip a jumper cable to the frame and to the pump motor and see if it makes a difference. If that seems to be the cure either remove and clean the mounting points for the pump or run a ground strap externally for a long term fix.

Naticiass01 · 08-07-2020, 06:09 AM

I crawled into the compartment w the inverter and all the wiring and did find a ground, fixed that late in evening and next morning the mobile tech stopped by and checked it all out and found no issues, so we ran everything up and down, in amd out 3 times, no issues!! So I think we are good to go now

chunker · 08-07-2020, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Naticiass01

I crawled into the compartment w the inverter and all the wiring and did find a ground, fixed that late in evening and next morning the mobile tech stopped by and checked it all out and found no issues, so we ran everything up and down, in amd out 3 times, no issues!! So I think we are good to go now

Thanks for the report back. Nice to know what works and what doesn't. You will find that bad ground connections cause all sorts of issues with RV systems.

Edd505 · 08-07-2020, 12:03 PM

This one was a bad ground. Mine was doing that a couple weeks ago and it was an auto resetting breaker. Tech said they get weaker after each trip and mine finally refused to reset. Mine was near the battery, replaced and all's working well right now.

Naticiass01 · 08-08-2020, 10:30 AM

Glad to hear you got yours fixed as well, thank you all for all the feedback

L0veless · 08-10-2020, 07:03 AM

my guess would be the resettable breaker gone bad most likely 50 amp from the factory when they should have been 80 amp. have someone use the system and watch to see if the breaker trips. if so and easy fix any auto store will have the 80 amp breaker you will not need a resettable breaker at that amperage. good luck. there have been multiple tech bulletins on this depending on your MFG.