cant identify my steps please help
hi everyone I have a fourwinds hurricane 2008 3 slides its also a 34b model. well my steps have had it. I pulled the motor and gear box off and found two broken teeth on the big gear in the gear box ...
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peterman1 wrote:
hi everyone
I have a fourwinds hurricane 2008 3 slides its also a 34b model. well my steps have had it. I pulled the motor and gear box off and found two broken teeth on the big gear in the gear box also tested the connection that plugs into the motor and I get 13 volts for about 5 to 10 seconds when opening and closing the door. I then plugged in the motor just to test but it did not work. I then banged on the motor on the concrete a few times then it started to work for about 3 cycles then it went dead again. im going to replace the gear box and motor but I cant find any stickers or numbers anywhere. does anyone know of a way I can identify what model steps I have..
peterman1,
I appreciate your telling us the make/model/year of coach because, so often, none of that info is presented. As for your step, I just went through much of the same thing with mine. Now, mine is a Kwikee two step version and, it also broke a couple of teeth in the big gear. Those gears are cheap, "cast pot metal" gears. They are not machined steel.
Now, what would really be nice is, if you could get some pics of your gear box, motor, plug, etc. and post them to see if all that stuff is either close or, the exact same stuff as I just replaced. I emailed Kwikee and told them I needed JUST A GEAR, ONE GEAR, THAT'S ALL. They came back with, no, you need a complete "retro" kit for $347.00, WHAAAAAAAAAAAT??????? Are they nuts or what?
So, I took my parts and goofed around on ebay and Amazon and guess what, I found a complete new gear box that is the same exact one as I have and, also a brand new motor. Both the gear box and the new motor was less than 1/2 of the price of that "retro" kit. So, if you could post a pic, we could compare.
Scott
On edit:
This is what mine looked like when I removed them from the gear box.
The big gear is the "driven" gear. The little one is the "drive" gear. The little one is fine, albeit it has a tooth stuck in between two of it's teeth, that broke off the big gear. You can see them in the pics.
Scott
