The "Level Best" by Kwikee which is installed in my coach is to me at best a fair system. It does have , to me, a few oddities,
A) Hydraulic up/down, Does Not have return springs.
B) Oil reservoir Located behind left front tire, you can only access it with the driver side slide out.
C) Fused in the Control Panel, Not the Main Power Fuse, this fuse only effects the Auto-Level Module. If it fails, All Up and Manual lower will work, Auto Level disabled as is the Jacks Down Alarm and Dash Indicator. Have to pull module from dash, separate the touch panel from the module housing CAREFULLY to get to it.
D) Auto Level sensing module is located inside the dash. Would have thought it would be closer to the Middle of the coach. Uses a Murata Inclinometer chip on a proprietary board.
E) Welded Hydraulic Cylinders. Not end user rebuildable. Did find a shop in Kentucky that can rebuild them. Not Cheap, but replacements aren't either.
What can I say, I'm a retired geek, too curious, and was trained by the Navy in hydraulics.
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Bill: 2007 Sightseer 35J Ford V10
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