ATF: Cyclone - Manual Jack Crank Location

[DodieOrrill]

We have our 2011 Cyclone 3814 connected to the truck to take into the shop tomorrow morning to get the hydralic jack switch/motor fixed and water pump replaced. However, now we cannot get the legs to retract to be able to tow it. We have been searching for several hours on how to manually crank the legs up, but to no avail. Please help quickly! I have to get to work, too. Thanks!

 

[danemayer]

Hi DodieOrrill,

Welcome to the Heartland Owners Forum. I'm sorry you're having these problems, but there's a pretty good chance you'll be able to get to the shop and to work in time.

You can manually raise hydraulic jacks is to operate the hydraulic motor with a power drill, using a hex-shaped bit. I think that counter-clockwise drilling probably raises the jacks, but you have to also use an allen wrench to manually open the control valve (before activating the drill). Don't forget to close the valve when done.

Assuming your hydraulic pump is in the front compartment, you would look inside the basement storage for an access panel. That's where you would gain access to the control valve and to the pump. There may be a sticker covering the center of the pump where the hex bit is placed.

I'm attaching a Lippert document that pictures valves and pump, although it may not be exactly the model you have.

 

[porthole]

Cyclones have a second operating switch mounted somewhere near the hydraulic pump unit. May not be easy to see, but try looking in the compartment from a lower then pump level position and look up behind the pump for an unmarked switch.

Go with the drill method if you don't understand the wiring. The directions above will not work.

The hydraulic operation works by selecting hydraulic valves, one to allow flow, one to control the circuit. The pump is run by a 12 volt motor. Hydraulic ram direction is controlled by the motor e.g. reversing polarity to reverse direction.

 

[porthole]

In response to a PM questionI got.
The Cyclone switch should have 6 wires. The switch is a momentary on (have to hold down) double pole - double throw switch.

You cant short across the hot and ground. On the motor side it will do nothing. On the supply side it will cause smoke.

The wiring should be connected so that pump motor will be wired to the center of the switch.
12 volt positive and negatve leads will be attached to the the top or bottom two terminals.
Jumpers from those two terminals will be attached to the opposite terminals but will be reversed.

You may or may not have solenoid activation wires on this switch or back at the pump end.

When you push the switch in the upper position it closes the contacts between the middle and "lower" terminals.
Push down and you are closing the middle and upper contacts.

 

[porthole]

replace "coil" with pump motor

Looking at the above picture you can see pushing one direction sends power one way, pushing the opposite direction reverses the current to the motor.
DC motors can reverse their rotation by reversing the polarity.
The hydraulic pump pumps in either direction.