Creeping slide

Mybackyard wrote:
My 1997 Winnebago Chieftain has one living room slide. Even when I have the 2 floor latches locked the slide will move out an inch or two. Thoughts on fixing this? Thank you in advance.

we had a similar problem on our '00 Itasca MH. problem was a bad solenoid.

Slide creeping out, likely weak/failing extend solenoid. HWH sells rebuilt solenoids as does Stuart's in Elkhart, IN.

Hydraulic or mechanical? Mine is a Power Gear mechanical/gear drive. The drive motor has a brake switch on it. The one on mine got tripped and my slide would also creep out and inch or so until I discovered the brake switch was tripped.

smlranger wrote:
Slide creeping out, likely weak/failing extend solenoid. HWH sells rebuilt solenoids as does Stuart's in Elkhart, IN.

I can't say enough good about Stuart's. He spent a hour on the phone with me trouble shooting why my slide would not work.

1997 should be HWH hydraulic. Before replacing the Extend solenoid, open BOTH the Extend and Retract T handles on each solenoid and run the pump motor in or out for about 10 seconds. With BOTH open the room will not move much, but this will dislodge any possible debris stuck in the needle valves of the solenoids. Then close the T handles. Then retest. If it still creeps out replace the extend solenoid. Doug

Mybackyard wrote:
My 1997 Winnebago Chieftain has one living room slide. Even when I have the 2 floor latches locked the slide will move out an inch or two. Thoughts on fixing this? Thank you in advance.

If you're equipped with a POWERGEAR elect/mech system, look for a release handle on the back of the drive motor for the electric brake. Might be enclosed in rubber and the older ones were not spring loaded, so could be in the manual position and free to move.