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malexander
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Jan 30, 2016

Fleetwood Bounder Slide

I have a 2007 Fleetwood bounder 38N DP. The kitchen slide and living room slide work fine. The bedroom slide will not extend or retract. It just stopped working. I had all three slides out, on my driveway, while cleaning it up. I retracted all slides, parked the MH under the carport. Bedroom slide won't extend now. The other two operate fine.

I replaced the circuit board, and checked the fuses. I can hear the in/out relay clicking (it's under the bed) when I depress the rocker switch on the wall. At the motor, about 8-10" away, there is a 2-wire molex connector. I disconnected this and "jumped" the wires, directly to the motor, with a hot battery. Slide extended & retracted just fine.

Keep in mind, the other slides are operating fine. So, I'm pretty sure I have all the "safetys" in order. ie. ignition key on, MH level, parking brake engaged, etc.

Any suggestions? Maybe a fuse between the circuit board & the motor?
  • On One of my Bounders of the past & on my Discovery the bedroom tv pulls out of the back wall. I had to make sure that the tv was all the way in before I could put the slide in. The tv cabinet has a switch on it.
    Chuck, 2002 37T Discovery
  • rav wrote:
    I would also call Fleetwood - they have been great helping me with issues I have had.



    Planning on that too.
    In the process of sorting out the slide issue, I've found a few minor squawks that needed addressing. So, it's not really all been in vein.:)
  • I would also call Fleetwood - they have been great helping me with issues I have had.
  • Goldencrazy wrote:
    Do you perhaps have a bed that folds or retracts? If so is the switch fully engaged and if so then is the default not working. It sure sounds like a default has engaged preventing the slide from moving and when you direct wired you by passed it. Recently I had this problem and the bed was totally retracted visually but it took one more push of the switch to remove the default.



    I've pushed on that button so many times my finger is sore.:B That was a big grin, don't know what my "preference setting is.:)
  • -Gramps- wrote:
    Could be but where is the question, an inline fuse should be visible. Maybe a loose wire or broken connection between the relay and the motor? The slideout could have broke itself by grabbing a wire coming in or out.



    Yeah, I've been "playing" with the slide issue for a couple weeks now. I just bought the MH in November. I'm working on "making it mine". Not really getting in any rush, or getting frustrated in finding the problem. Been doing lots of other things to the coach, ie figuring out the tv/antenna system (still haven't), changed engine belt, working on the Sleep Number bed, etc.

    The circuit board has 2 fuses on it. One is a self-resetting, 15 amp breaker, the other is a 20 amp slo-blo barrel fuse. I'm figuring the 15 is for the coils in the relays, and the 20 is for the load (motor). I haven't checked them with a meter yet with a load on them.

    I have the slide out now, and have full access to the wiring. Absolutely nothing looks out of place (pinched). All the wires are in the plastic conduit, still with the factory tape & ties in place.

    Oh, BTW. I did spy another bank of fuses (12v) last night. Didn't have time to check them, or see what they go to.
  • Do you perhaps have a bed that folds or retracts? If so is the switch fully engaged and if so then is the default not working. It sure sounds like a default has engaged preventing the slide from moving and when you direct wired you by passed it. Recently I had this problem and the bed was totally retracted visually but it took one more push of the switch to remove the default.
  • Could be but where is the question, an inline fuse should be visible. Maybe a loose wire or broken connection between the relay and the motor? The slideout could have broke itself by grabbing a wire coming in or out.