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KC Snellgrove:
Good Day fellow BEAVERS! I have a 2005 Beaver Monterey coach with 3 slides. The passenger large slide when retracted eases out about an inch, I have been told it is likely the SOLENOID VALVE. Where would I find this item on the coach? They are spendy little items and are on back order through Beaver in Bend. I am going to try and order through Monaco. Any ideas are muchly appreciated. Thank you,  ???

KC Snellgrove
2005 Beaver Monterey Olivia Jean
38 foot CAT 400

Joel Ashley:
Under the front right corner of the coach, in the vicinity of the entry step.

You should see 8 solenoids on a common manifold, with a tank and pump motor.  The solenoids are the smaller cylindrical parts in the diagram.  Three slideouts have 1 "In" and 1 "Out" solenoid each, and they are opposite each other on the manifold.  Your slideout with the bed in it is probably electric and so no hydraulic solenoids are used for it.  The 4th set of solenoids on the manifold, as I understand it, are for those rigs with the hydraulic leveling jacks option.

In the last few days there was another thread here where the poster, Roger Rempe, included a photo of his:   http://beaveramb.org/forum/index.php/topic,5076.0.html

Joel

Lee Welbanks:
KC,

Order the solenoid valve from HWH direct, that's who all the rest will get them from as they are the co that made the unit.

http://www.hwhcorp.com/

Stan Simpson:
Just had one replaced, and luckily my repair shop had one on hand. The part was $196.00.

Joel Ashley:
As I've mentioned in other related threads, our front curbside slide creeps out about once a year, with the coach just in storage, power off.  It hadn't done it for awhile, but a couple weeks ago I put all slides out for exterior cleaning, then back in, all systems and mains off again. Yesterday I walked past the rig and noted the slide was out at the bottom a half inch.  Though it creeps out on occasion, I'm not so sure a new solenoid is necessary.

In the past I've just turned on the 12v. and popped the thing out 3-4 inches, and back in, and it's always stayed put.  It seems to be just a matter of the rare imperfect O ring-sealing upon retraction, that lets a smidge of fluid by that with time gives the slide a chance to relax out a little.  A bump out and back in seems to reseat the ring, at least so far.

If that routine's not holding for you, then a new solenoid is one resolution.  It's been awhile since I've read about it, but I recall some have disassembled the offending solenoid, cleaned it, and replaced O rings.

Joel

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