[RussWhite]

Just an interesting note to add to this discussion. Richard and I needed to get my rear slide extended, at least we though we did! Steve's suggestion of opening the valves and pushing the slide by hand might have worked for putting it in, but it was already in. While you might think the reverse of what Steve suggests will work, it won't! The rear slide cylinder may be pushed in, but not pulled out. What you say! When trying to extend the cylinder with no hoses connected, it moves a few inches and bows up solid in its tracks. I thought I was going to have to replace it. Richard said, "I wonder what thing is on the rod end. It looked like a very very thick nut. Hex shaped so on went the wrench to take it apart. As soon as it was loose there was this hiss of air and hydraulic fluid and the rod moved right out, all the way to the end of travel. While I still don't know its function, it was a bit rusty so we cleaned it up and put it back together and pronounced the cylinder good ( and it was ). Who knew!