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Hey all, I'm having an issue with one of my surf gate paddles (and yes I did post this on the axis forum but I figured some of the Malibu guys might have some ideas). I have a 2015 T23. The left/port side paddle is stuck out and won't retract. I've had this issue before and it was fixed by unplugging the electric connections mounted in the left/middle backside of the engine compartment where the surf gate fuse box is located. The not-ideal design lets water easily get in there and can short out connections which is what I think happened the first time. So I unplugged it/dried it out and recalibrated from the dash and it retracted and acted normal.
It will beep at me and the alarm says "Surf Gate Malfunction Retracting Left" or something along those lines. I tried all the aforementioned and nothing worked. One other thing I noticed was on the hydraulic piston itself. Right where the metal piston rod extends from the black piston body, there was a small ring piece that had been pushed off somehow. I think it might be a wiper/seal of some sort. I just slid it back on and made sure it was flush with the piston body. This ALSO happened last time I had surf gate issues. I'm sure they're all related some how but I don't know how. Any thoughts on how to get it to retract? Last time I had to put her back in storage with the paddle out and I took a crew out with it stuck out the next time hoping I would fix it, and it did retract successfully after doing the steps above. But that could have also been due to water vapor drying over a week. It was JUST in the shop so I don't want to have to take it in again. Any input is helpful.
Thanks
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