JoelP
Well-known member
I am posting this in case somebody else with an older Workhorse chassis may find this useful.
Recently I noticed that my levelers were not deploying when I turned on the controller. On my last trip I had the levelers down, but when I put the key in the ignition and turned it the levelers suddenly retracted. Fortunately, I was on a very level site so the slideouts were not impacted. Upon closer examination I saw that the levelers indicated that the emergency brake was not set, even though it was fully set. I released the emergency brake and then set it again. After that, the indication on the slide control showed no emergency brake error.
It occurred to me that I might have a faulty emergency brake switch. I wrote to Lichtsin to order one for $60, but it was out of stock. I removed it to see who made it for Workhorse, which was easy access for the Workhorse chassis. To my surprise it was a very primitive design. It consisted of a strong spring that extended a shaft from a plastic body. On the other end of the shaft was a flat washer that was pinged to the shaft for retention. When the shaft moved the washer made contact between the brass contacts to ground and power. I was able to sand off the oxide that has accumulated over 14 years on the washer and the brass and applied a little contact paste. It seems that my problem is solved.
Recently I noticed that my levelers were not deploying when I turned on the controller. On my last trip I had the levelers down, but when I put the key in the ignition and turned it the levelers suddenly retracted. Fortunately, I was on a very level site so the slideouts were not impacted. Upon closer examination I saw that the levelers indicated that the emergency brake was not set, even though it was fully set. I released the emergency brake and then set it again. After that, the indication on the slide control showed no emergency brake error.
It occurred to me that I might have a faulty emergency brake switch. I wrote to Lichtsin to order one for $60, but it was out of stock. I removed it to see who made it for Workhorse, which was easy access for the Workhorse chassis. To my surprise it was a very primitive design. It consisted of a strong spring that extended a shaft from a plastic body. On the other end of the shaft was a flat washer that was pinged to the shaft for retention. When the shaft moved the washer made contact between the brass contacts to ground and power. I was able to sand off the oxide that has accumulated over 14 years on the washer and the brass and applied a little contact paste. It seems that my problem is solved.
