Hydraulic Hatch Adjustment

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Caliente
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Hydraulic Hatch Adjustment

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1999 44' Express. Is there a way/process to adjust the powered hydraulic hatch for smoother closing???
Last edited by Caliente on Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Hydraulic Hatch Adjustment

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I would try lubing everything . Not sure what hatch you taking about or what model Trojan , whether its manual or power ?
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Re: Hydraulic Hatch Adjustment

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Any hydraulic system can experience a jerky operation if there is air in the system or low on fluid.
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Re: Hydraulic Hatch Adjustment

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X2 ( I see a edit with more info) I do agree binding hardware could also cause a issue .
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