Slide out stuck and resolution
Hi All
I just was gifted a 2003 Fleetwood Pride 31-5Geas. It has not been used/moved since 2009. After getting a hitch set up we pulled it out of storage and set it up. The living room slide was stuck. The bed room slide worked fine.
The 12 volt house battery was a 2002, so replace it. Did not help the stuck slide. I found the manual crank under the slide, could not move it. I verified that the control relays were activating with the wass switch. Removed the motor, could move the slide with a ratchet and socket on the rack.
Assumed it was the gear case. Split it open, looked new, plenty of fresh looking grease and it moved freely. Removed the motor and used a battery to apply power. Motor was stuck. Seemed very odd to me, but it would only spark when I applied current to the electrical lead. There was a section about 1" long on the end of the motor that had the clutch and two very small diameter electrical wires. The clutch had no impact on the operation of the motor. I would not run in either clutch position.
Upon removing this section I discovered that it was an electro magnet. It took me a little while to understand what I was looking at. Upon disassembly I discovered the issue, the clutch has rusted/corroded and would not slip. The motor would run fine in both directions with the clutch removed I used a wire wheel and sand paper to clean up the 'pressure plate' and cleaned the nylon 'clutch disc'. Reassembled, worked perfectly.
Maybe everyone but me was aware of this. But, I hope my learning can help someone else learning their way around like I am. I had no idea the slide motor had an electric clutch, or that it could lock the slide out.
If you encounter a stuck slide and can not move it with the manual crank when the motor clutch is released, you may also have a stuck motor clutch. This repair cost me a little time removing the motor and about 30 minutes on the bench disassembling, learning, testing and cleaning. Looks like a new assembly is about $700.00
I just was gifted a 2003 Fleetwood Pride 31-5Geas. It has not been used/moved since 2009. After getting a hitch set up we pulled it out of storage and set it up. The living room slide was stuck. The bed room slide worked fine.
The 12 volt house battery was a 2002, so replace it. Did not help the stuck slide. I found the manual crank under the slide, could not move it. I verified that the control relays were activating with the wass switch. Removed the motor, could move the slide with a ratchet and socket on the rack.
Assumed it was the gear case. Split it open, looked new, plenty of fresh looking grease and it moved freely. Removed the motor and used a battery to apply power. Motor was stuck. Seemed very odd to me, but it would only spark when I applied current to the electrical lead. There was a section about 1" long on the end of the motor that had the clutch and two very small diameter electrical wires. The clutch had no impact on the operation of the motor. I would not run in either clutch position.
Upon removing this section I discovered that it was an electro magnet. It took me a little while to understand what I was looking at. Upon disassembly I discovered the issue, the clutch has rusted/corroded and would not slip. The motor would run fine in both directions with the clutch removed I used a wire wheel and sand paper to clean up the 'pressure plate' and cleaned the nylon 'clutch disc'. Reassembled, worked perfectly.
Maybe everyone but me was aware of this. But, I hope my learning can help someone else learning their way around like I am. I had no idea the slide motor had an electric clutch, or that it could lock the slide out.
If you encounter a stuck slide and can not move it with the manual crank when the motor clutch is released, you may also have a stuck motor clutch. This repair cost me a little time removing the motor and about 30 minutes on the bench disassembling, learning, testing and cleaning. Looks like a new assembly is about $700.00
