chief916 Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 Anyone out there who has ever had a problem with a leaking ram...more specific....a slide ram on a 2013 Cyclone by Heartland? Would like to hear from you about how you went and had it fixed and repaired. The whole bottom is saturated with hydraulic fluid and is sagging really bad. I got a few ideas on how to secure the under side but to get the ram repaired...no clue. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoandiris Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 If the ram was built by Lippert (likely) you might want to call their tech support next week. And, it MIGHT be something as simple as a nut that needs tightened to seal a washer, unless you've been under there and have seen where the leak is coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrknrvr Posted April 28, 2019 Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 If you are going to try and work on this situation you need to prepare for collecting the fluid. First would be to put down some heavy plastic to protect the ground from getting the oil on it. Then have several containers to collect the oil. Then poke a small hole in the belly material at the lowest point. Now do not poke your tool into any tank, wire or anything to create a nother problem. So once you make a hole for the oil to flow it may take some time for it to drain most of it out. If you do not do this it may flow uncontrolled on to the ground or onto you. Yes I have had bad water do that to me so be prepared. Sealing that hole is easy when done. A call to manufacturer may help on the fix. Or a local hydraulic shop may be the way to go. But you need to see what is wrong first. Safe Traveis. Vern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Wrknrvr said: If you are going to try and work on this situation you need to prepare for collecting the fluid. First would be to put down some heavy plastic to protect the ground from getting the oil on it. Then have several containers to collect the oil. Then poke a small hole in the belly material at the lowest point. Now do not poke your tool into any tank, wire or anything to create a nother problem. So once you make a hole for the oil to flow it may take some time for it to drain most of it out. If you do not do this it may flow uncontrolled on to the ground or onto you. Yes I have had bad water do that to me so be prepared. Sealing that hole is easy when done. A call to manufacturer may help on the fix. Or a local hydraulic shop may be the way to go. But you need to see what is wrong first. Safe Traveis. Vern Thank you to both of you. I let you know how it goes. V/r Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 I had the same thing happen to the cylinder on my Vengeance and it was leaking where the piston exits the housing. Mine was out of warranty but when I contacted Lippert they sent me a new cylinder at no charge and the instructions were pretty straight forward and I did the job myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronbo Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) If it is lippert, you need to know the color of the cylinder. Also take measurements. Edited May 1, 2019 by Ronbo Quote Ron C. 2013 Dynamax Trilogy 3850 D3 2000 Kenworth T2000 Optimus Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 22 hours ago, Vagabond said: I had the same thing happen to the cylinder on my Vengeance and it was leaking where the piston exits the housing. Mine was out of warranty but when I contacted Lippert they sent me a new cylinder at no charge and the instructions were pretty straight forward and I did the job myself. Was the under pinning all messed up....soaked and sagging when you finished installing? Did you just cut an access hole or did you remove the under pinning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 15 hours ago, Ronbo said: If it is lippert, you need to know the color of the cylinder. Also take measurements. Ronbo...the measurements your talking about....is that with the shaft completely extended from bottom of housing to end of shaft or end of shaft to where the shaft slides into housing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronbo Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 The length of the cylinder itself. Look on their website. They will have the measurements Quote Ron C. 2013 Dynamax Trilogy 3850 D3 2000 Kenworth T2000 Optimus Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief916 Posted May 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 12 hours ago, Ronbo said: The length of the cylinder itself. Look on their website. They will have the measurements Ok... thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 My housing had a unique number stamped on it as well as a part number that help identify the correct one as well as measuring the cylinder. I retracted the slide which pushed most of the hydraulic fluid back into the tank and also removed the underbelly so what little dripped landed on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whj469 Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 What is a slide ram? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoandiris Posted May 16, 2019 Report Share Posted May 16, 2019 36 minutes ago, whj469 said: What is a slide ram? Some RVs use hydraulics to move one or more slides out and in. The ram is the mechanism that moves the slides. Similar to the legs of the Level Up system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whj469 Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Thanks, I have a fiver with three hydraulic slides and two electric with a hydraulic leveling system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblo Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 whj469. Do you have shiny metal rods extending from frame to slide side when extended? If so, that is the ram part of the hydraulic cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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