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11-09-2016, 02:12 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 27
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Fill Power Gear Hydraulic Fluid
Have a 2010 Winnebago Journey with Power Gear jacks and get occasional 'jacks down' alarm. Fluid is probably just a little low, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to get fluid in reservoir. It's a horizontal tank, and there's the float and what appears to be the breather on top of the tank. When I turn the 'breather' it just spins, it's not threaded. Winnebago says this is the fill point. Has anyone added fluid to this reservoir, and if so - how?
Skip Yates
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11-09-2016, 06:16 PM
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Winnebago Watcher
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Island Park , NY
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Skip y , it might just be a push in breather with a rubber grommet like a breather on a valve cover on a car! Try to pull it straight out working it in a circular motion. Bobby
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11-09-2016, 11:47 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 10
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Be sure your jacks are in the "UP" position when checking/filling tank. Don't ask me how I know to do it this way :-(
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2005 Fleetwood Excursion 39L, 350 Cat, Allison 3000, 1991 Honda Accord EX Toad
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11-14-2016, 07:49 AM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 128
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip Y
Have a 2010 Winnebago Journey with Power Gear jacks and get occasional 'jacks down' alarm. Fluid is probably just a little low, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to get fluid in reservoir. It's a horizontal tank, and there's the float and what appears to be the breather on top of the tank. When I turn the 'breather' it just spins, it's not threaded. Winnebago says this is the fill point. Has anyone added fluid to this reservoir, and if so - how?
Skip Yates
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My Forza fills by pulling the breather straight up and out. As others have stated be sure that all hydraulics are in the retracted position.
From experience it doesn't have to be very low to set off the alarm.
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Tom & Denise N
2016 Winnebago Forza 36G Freightliner XS-C, Cummins 340HP, 2011 Ford Edge
Uniontown, OH
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11-14-2016, 08:58 AM
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Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cape Cod, MA
Posts: 122
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The plug just pulls up, and yes make sure the jacks are retracted. If you fill when they are down you will have a fine mess when you retract them. I am not admitting anything!!!
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Jeanie, Ed & Slade the GSD
Cape Cod, MA
2017 Entegra Aspire RBQ & Sierra Crew
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11-19-2016, 12:26 PM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 8
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On mine the chrome breather cap will spin on the threaded nut below if it's too tight. I had to use a wrench below the chrome cap.
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11-19-2016, 12:28 PM
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Winnebago Master
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Full time RV'er
Posts: 1,205
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Like others, my chrome breather spins and you push it down to engage the turny part.
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11-22-2016, 09:46 AM
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Winnebago Camper
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip Y
Have a 2010 Winnebago Journey with Power Gear jacks and get occasional 'jacks down' alarm. Fluid is probably just a little low, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to get fluid in reservoir. It's a horizontal tank, and there's the float and what appears to be the breather on top of the tank. When I turn the 'breather' it just spins, it's not threaded. Winnebago says this is the fill point. Has anyone added fluid to this reservoir, and if so - how?
Skip Yates
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Thanks to all! It required a stiff pull with a twist and the cap popped off. Added about a pint, we'll see if that eliminates the sporadic 'jacks down' alarm
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