Fleetwood slide question

Generally no mechanical switch, but it is possible.. What type of slide is it?

Power Gear Rack and pinion

HWH Hydraulic

Accu-Slide Cable car

Swintek

OTHER.

Gonzo42 wrote:
Yes, I did get it closed. I did some manual pulling on the slide from the inside. I was extremely worried about all the cables, so I was trying to be as careful as possible.

So I jogged it in and out with the switches plus yanked on it. It did break loose and stow.

I could see that it was trying to move so I suspect a CB is unlikely. I was talking to the owners today and they said it did the same thing only once before, and they manually pushed it from outside and it pulled in, while on the inside the switch was activated.

You mention cables. Do you actually see the cables or just assume there are cables? Most Fleetwoods I have worked on the large front slides did NOT have cables but a standard Motor drive connected to a Driveshaft. When the slide fails to retract but WILL extend with no problem, usually means the Drive motor is defective and needs replaced. The motor has lost its ability to come up that first 8 inches of the ramp. There is NO limit or Amp adjustment on the Fleetwood system I am talking about. IF you do have the Accuslide Cable system, there is no motor or limit switch adjustment either. You can try lube, but that will not fix the problem. Doug

use a scotch bight pad clean the rails anduse somedrylube on them and drylube your seals it should allow it to come in easier

When we first got our 2005 Fleetwood Excursion 39S we also had slide problems with the left side. The Excursion is basically the same as the Expedition except it has a higher ceiling and some upgraded do-dads.

The left side as you've seen has to come up over the hump which makes it harder to retract. Using slide lube underneath helped a lot. The other part of our problem is the batteries we got it with weren't the best. If you start the generator it will put 60 amps into the batteries and that brought the slide in without a problem.

Bill

Yes, I did get it closed. I did some manual pulling on the slide from the inside. I was extremely worried about all the cables, so I was trying to be as careful as possible.

So I jogged it in and out with the switches plus yanked on it. It did break loose and stow.

I could see that it was trying to move so I suspect a CB is unlikely. I was talking to the owners today and they said it did the same thing only once before, and they manually pushed it from outside and it pulled in, while on the inside the switch was activated.

"stuck in the full deployed position and I had a hard time starting it back to stow position."

Does this mean you succeeded in getting it to close eventually?
If so, there may be a circuit breaker which overloaded and then reset after a period of cooling. Have that from time to time with our hydraulic slide mechanism, usually results in an "oh sh-t" moment until I remember to look for a strain point and ease it before trying again after a few minutes.

Could be something binding or just too much draw from the power supply at that moment.

If you did not get it closed, that is a different set of issues :(