Saturday, April 13, 2013

RV (Voyager) Slide Motor Issue

We have a 3-day stint at our favorite local park as part of getting ready for the New England & Canadian Mari-times summer voyage. Got everything loaded and went to pull in the slides. All fine except the door side. I could tell it was slipping (grinding/not engaging). Did a little research online and found a guy on RVeCafe website. I used two of his pics as he had the same exact problem and has the exact same parts. Wanted to give credit to the photo-man although I added text and arrows. I got under the RV and found the zippered area that gives you access to the motor. Unzipped, moved insulation, and looked at the assembly for some time. I Removed gear cover plate (see pic) which is held in place by 4 phillips-head screws. The top two take a little work, but not too bad. With plate removed, you can then access the 5 bolts holding the motor in place and aligned with the main slide cog (big one). Again, see pic. My problem was that all 5 of the motor mounts were loose and the assembly fell enough to disengage. I adjusted, tightened, and put everything back together and it works again. Now, with my looking, peering, grunting, and swearing, I managed it all in about 2 hours. Note: There's always swearing. I'm waiting to see if it loosens again as there was some wear on the motor cogs. If it does, I'll order a new cog and use some blue sealant to keep things tight.




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