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Old 12-20-2012, 07:35 PM   #1
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Default top lowers only reluctantly

Have a 1908 hi-lo that lowers only after pressing button several times. I pull the locking cable, raise the top slightly to unlock the top, then press the lower button and nothing happens

Have to go through this maneuver several times before top finally lowers.

Any ideas as to what I can do to remedy this

Also the top shell lower rail by the door is pulling away where the cable is attached. The cable seems attached securely, but the rail is bowed out. Probably happened when the cable was replaced and raised too high a few months after I bought it.

I wonder if a metal bracket or something of that nature could be engineered at a RV repair shop.

Anybody experience this problem ??? I have put some slack in this cable to relieve some of the tension.

Thanks in advance for your comments

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Old 12-21-2012, 08:05 AM   #2
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First look for the simple problems. Make sure that the safety latch is unlocking when you pull the cable. Raise the top first then pull the cable. It will take two people to troubleshoot this, one to operate the switch and cable and one to get under the RV to see that the latch is released. Next check the voltage at the lowering valve on the pump when you press the lowering switch. If no voltage then the valve is bad. If the 12 volts is there then you are losing the voltage at a loose or corroded connection or a bad lowering switch. You will need a volt meter and know how to use it to troubleshoot the problem. Hope this helps. Get back here if you have other questions.
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Old 12-21-2012, 06:06 PM   #3
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Thanks Jim.

Your suggestions are a good place to start. I am willing to bet there is some corrosion on some wires causing the lowering process to work sporadically.

I will also check to see if the lock is disengaging when the wire is pulled.

Excellent suggestions .....
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