Kudos to Grand Design.

minnow wrote:

Coach-man wrote:

minnow wrote:
How much of a job was it replacing the motor. I've seen the videos and looks to me like little to no room to access the motors.

There is enough room to get one arm / hand in, which is all you need. As with hitching, and un hitching you may have to manually move the slide to take the pressure off the motor, but it pops up and back. It then just pulls out. One thing I learned while doing the job is to index the drive so it goes back in the same position as it came out. There are two pockets for the outside set screw. Square that with the wall to get position of the drive gear. It also helps if the slide is about half way, that makes reaching the motor easier but it still can be done all the way in.

Thanks. I also read that Lippert has "beefed up" the motors now as well as the original version was not robust enough to do the job.

Coach-man wrote:

minnow wrote:
How much of a job was it replacing the motor. I've seen the videos and looks to me like little to no room to access the motors.

There is enough room to get one arm / hand in, which is all you need. As with hitching, and un hitching you may have to manually move the slide to take the pressure off the motor, but it pops up and back. It then just pulls out. One thing I learned while doing the job is to index the drive so it goes back in the same position as it came out. There are two pockets for the outside set screw. Square that with the wall to get position of the drive gear. It also helps if the slide is about half way, that makes reaching the motor easier but it still can be done all the way in.

minnow wrote:
How much of a job was it replacing the motor. I've seen the videos and looks to me like little to no room to access the motors.

Coach-man wrote:
I recently had my front slideout stop working. I was one month over my warranty period, and the dealer would not work on it unless I paid. I called Grand Design Customer Service to ask some questions, as I was going to fix the slideout myself. Ray at Customer Service was great, answered my questions, and walked me thru trouble shooting my problem. We determined it was the controller that was the problem, Ray authorized sending me a new controller under warranty. Yesterday received new controller and a new motor! All is well, everything works as good as new!

I am so glad we decided on Grand Design when we purchased our 5th wheel. I researched a lot of companies, the one company that stood out was Grand Design for customer service. All companies have "issues" with their units coming off the production line, but Grand Design stands behind their products with first class customer service! Anyone looking to purchase a 5th wheel or TT check out Grand Design, you will not be disappointed!