Noisy Slide - Sounds like Crypt Being Opened
We have a 2017 Fox Mountain 235RLS and the slide is really noisy. It screeches and squeals both on the in and the out cycles. The local Fox Mountain dealer (Cordelia RV) refuses to service it as we pu...
Forum Discussion
We have an 03 Keystone Cougar with gear driven slide, and we also had squealing slide for a long time. We did the things suggested here to no avail.
I put in an access panel for the slide gear motor underneath our fiver that goes through the polar package(Keystone Cougar term). I removed the cover and had my wife operate the slide, and found that the squeal was coming from the bottom of the slide gear rack rubbing against something in the belly of the camper(don't remember exactly what). I used an oil can with 30 weight motor oil to lubricate the slide gear rack, and problem is now solved. It's been months now and no more squeal. I don't worry too much about the oil attracting dirt, because the underbelly is sealed with the Polar Package.
You might want to make your own access panel for getting to the motor, if yours doesn't have one. It's a lot easier to do it at home instead of out on the road somewhere.
I put in an access panel for the slide gear motor underneath our fiver that goes through the polar package(Keystone Cougar term). I removed the cover and had my wife operate the slide, and found that the squeal was coming from the bottom of the slide gear rack rubbing against something in the belly of the camper(don't remember exactly what). I used an oil can with 30 weight motor oil to lubricate the slide gear rack, and problem is now solved. It's been months now and no more squeal. I don't worry too much about the oil attracting dirt, because the underbelly is sealed with the Polar Package.
You might want to make your own access panel for getting to the motor, if yours doesn't have one. It's a lot easier to do it at home instead of out on the road somewhere.
