The drill will spin the motor and the pump will put pressure on the hydraulic fluid, but you also have to open the control valve(s) manually to enable the fluid to flow to or from the desired mechanism. The switch sends power to both the pump and the valve. Manual operation has to also operate both.having a drill I attempted to spin the motor to retrack the landing gear. And I guess I' m wondering why that didn't work.
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Another question re: interchanging the electric rear stabilizer switch with the front landing gear switch? An older post suggested this could be done . But a service tech told me a hydraulic switch is different. Anyone with knowledge of whether this would work?
Pretty sure both switches are 1) momentary rockers, 2) 12V DC, 3) double pole, double throw, 4) as pictured below from a wiring standpoint.
Take a picture of each switch with wires in place before taking any wires off. Make some notes. Be certain you can put things back together.
Thanks. The wiring diagram is exactly my landing gear switch. I have taken photos of the landing gear switch wiring but had not even thought about the electric stabilizer switch being the same. Primarily, because the service tech I was speaking with over the phone told me hydraulic switches were different.
Tomorrow I hope to pick up a new switch and head back to the campground where my RV is sitting. Still one more weekend of camping before storing the unit for winter.
Thank goodness for this forum and being able to tap into people's experiences.
Thanks. I did find another Lippert manual online and you are right there are many models. Ironically, the one and only manual submitted on the Heartland Owners forum seems to be close to the hydraulic system on my Big Country.
It tells me there is a 5/32 set screw at the top of one of the landing Jacks that has to be released before attempting to use a drill to retract or extend. It even tells me that clockwise retracts and counterclockwise extends. So my only hope is that my system is the same.
These hydraulic systems are more complicated than the standard electric.
Thanks again.
Don