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Old 06-03-2021, 03:27 PM   #1
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Power Gear Hydraulic Leveler Control

I have a 1999 American Eagle Dream. Spartan Chassis. 350 Cummins and 6 speed automatic transmission. I am in dire need of thePower Gear Hydraulic leveler control. Lippitt does not have it. Anyone have any ideas where I can find one or get mine repaired. The only thing that does not work is letting jacks down. If you cross out the silanoid out and hit the bottom on the control panel it works
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I owned a '94 Bounder with tripod Power Gear jacks. Liked them as they were easy to fix. Here's my ad free blog postings about the problems I had with them. I even had fun modifying the circuit board to add an indicator lamp.

'Letting the jacks down'? Are yours the folding kind? I'm familiar with Power Gear hydraulic jacks that use the pump and fluid to push the jack ram to the ground and thus lift the RV. There are some newer systems that use the pump to pull them back up too. Many others use a spring like both my Power Gear and HWH systems to pull the jacks back up and those use a single hydraulic solenoid to relieve pressure to the jacks all at once. The weight of the RV starts pushing fluid back into the tank while the springs are pulling the jacks up the final few inches after the RV weight lessens.

Those you can test the solenoid by applying 12 volts to the coil with jumper leads, or just measure the solenoid with an ohmmeter. It's usually mounted apart from the 'Down' solenoids.

I don't follow this: "If you cross out the silanoid out"
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If you cross the posts with a screwdriver. Yes they are the round hydraulic ones.
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Mine are like yours. The pump works and the solenoid is new.
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You can order a used one for your exact year and model most likely from one of the thousands of RV salvage yards around the US: RV Salvage Yards

Couldn't hurt to check the wiring between the controller under the dash and the hydraulic manifold. And the connector at the controller.
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I’ve checked some of the bigger salvage yards and they are sold out right now. Thank you
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