Fleetwood Power Gear Slide out stuck extended
A buddy of mine recently bought a 2004 Fleetwood Southwind 32V. Dealer service everything and slide-outs worked fine. Today here extended the 2 slide and all went well. When he retracted them, only...
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My big slide Power Gear motor wore off a few teeth and got to the point where it would bind up, and eventually blew the slide fuse.
I spent an hour or so looking under the hood for the slide fuse box, it was not marked. After replacing the fuse, it still would not pull the slide in, so I disconnected the drive shafts from the motor, and had some help pushing the slide in and locked it in place with the travel bars.
I had a friend dis-assemble the gear box, and I tried to have a new sprocket made, but found no one local that had the capability. Eventually bought a new Power Gear motor-gearbox ($650) and installed it.
Now I have a spare motor and gear box that only needs one sprocket to make it complete.
I spent an hour or so looking under the hood for the slide fuse box, it was not marked. After replacing the fuse, it still would not pull the slide in, so I disconnected the drive shafts from the motor, and had some help pushing the slide in and locked it in place with the travel bars.
I had a friend dis-assemble the gear box, and I tried to have a new sprocket made, but found no one local that had the capability. Eventually bought a new Power Gear motor-gearbox ($650) and installed it.
Now I have a spare motor and gear box that only needs one sprocket to make it complete.
