Slide Out will not retract/NW Ohio
I have a 2008 Carriage Cameo. The Kitchen slide will not retract. It is an electric gear driven system. When activated the slide moves about 1" and the motor starts to "chatter" (clutch slipping). Car...
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Here is the company that made the slideout actuator for my 2003 Laredo.
Venture Manufacturing
I had the motor on my slide go bad. They were very helpful in getting me a new motor at a price much better than any other retailer.
Based on my experience, there is no way you will be able to push your slide in with the actuator still connected. I think you need to investigate what is jamming the slide as you try to bring it in. It appears your actuator is still working - it just can't overcome a jam or binding situation in the slide and that is why the clutch disengages. Even if you disconnect the actuator from the slide you may not be able to push it in due to the jam. If you do get it in, you will need a way to hold it in while you travel otherwise it will come back out on its own.
Can you manually crank in your slide? My trailer has a hole in the side opposite the slide where you can use the manual landing gear crank to manually turn the actuator. If you are able to do this be very careful. I applied too much force in the wrong direction and broke a shear pin in the acutator. I had to take the actuator out of the trailer and disassemble it to repair the broken pin.
Good luck in your repairs
Venture Manufacturing
I had the motor on my slide go bad. They were very helpful in getting me a new motor at a price much better than any other retailer.
Based on my experience, there is no way you will be able to push your slide in with the actuator still connected. I think you need to investigate what is jamming the slide as you try to bring it in. It appears your actuator is still working - it just can't overcome a jam or binding situation in the slide and that is why the clutch disengages. Even if you disconnect the actuator from the slide you may not be able to push it in due to the jam. If you do get it in, you will need a way to hold it in while you travel otherwise it will come back out on its own.
Can you manually crank in your slide? My trailer has a hole in the side opposite the slide where you can use the manual landing gear crank to manually turn the actuator. If you are able to do this be very careful. I applied too much force in the wrong direction and broke a shear pin in the acutator. I had to take the actuator out of the trailer and disassemble it to repair the broken pin.
Good luck in your repairs
