Leveling Incosistencies

[aggies09]

I am trying to understand the way that my "automatic" leveling system operates. During a recent trip I noticed that each time I tried to level the coach by hitting my "auto" switch, I would get a different result. Should this system be a reliable feature for leveling the coach? If so, what and where should I look to better diagnose what is happening to me?

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Tony,

Maybe someone more knowledgable about the nuances of the Liberty leveling can offer some specific service information, but I have found that the automatic leveling feature is something that gets you in the ball park but lacks the ability to be precise and apply logic.

Regarding the logic, whenever possible I want the front down as low as possible, so if I manually level the coach I drop the front end and then make whatever adjustments are necessary to level it. When the front end is high the step height is not an easy one, even with our little portable platform.

The second deficiency is accuracy. It does a good job of getting the coach close, but if we need it perfect I have to manually adjust it to get it perfect on occasion. I believe the control for automatic leveling is a pendulum whose pivoting end actuates switches which in turn actuate the solenoid valves. Even if the adjustment is perfect there will be some variation due to tolerances in switch repeatability. If your bus is consistently out of level in the exact same direction every time, I would guess that could be adjusted to be more accurate, but inconsistencies are likely as the result of tolerances.

[truk4u]

Jon,

Any idea where the leveling devise is located in the Liberty?

[phorner]

On the Liberty coaches that I have seen, there is a small box suspended from the top of the first pass through bay behind the front door. There should be a warning label on the box that says that the gyro is enclosed and to be careful around it.

However, in "Auto level" mode, my bus seldom is actually level..... I always end up fine-tuning it manually.

[aggies09]

Maybe I was expecting too much from this feature it appears that everyone has to make adjustments after auto leveling. Jon gave me his procedure for leveling. Is that the procedure that most of you use when leveling or do you have alternate methods. Jon's system sounds very logical and should work provided that you are on somewhat level ground to begin with. I was in a park in Liberty Hill, TX this past weekend that I am not sure anything would have worked well.

[jimshoen]

Go to the store (Home Depot, lowes, Ace, etc.) and buy a good quality Torpedo Level. Set it on your counter top near your Range. Get that counter top level and the rest of the bus is perfect.