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kkiger's avatar
kkiger
Explorer
Oct 10, 2013

Help with slide

So, I let a friend borrow the coach for a trip with his family, I know, I know. While he was parking, he ran over a railroad crosstie. He ran over the far end and the back end "see sawed" up and did some damage to the bottom of the middle storage compartment door. I will post some pics if I can figure out how. The damage to the door isn't my main concern. When I went to let the slide out, the rear motor stalled. After manually putting it back in and reading some, I cranked the engine and tried it again. It went out with what appeared to be no problem. However, when I try to pull it back in, it stalls again. I'm thinking the crosstie bent the slide arm and it's causing the motor to stall. I haven't been under it yet, it was dark when I got it back.

Any thoughts?
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7 Replies

  • sailor_lou's avatar
    sailor_lou
    Explorer
    Oct 10, 2013
    Good attitude for keeping things in perspective. It's only a vehicle that can always be repaired and a good friendship is far more important. Let us know what you find.

    Lou
    05 Travel Supreme Envoy
  • kkiger's avatar
    kkiger
    Explorer
    Oct 10, 2013
    Thank you for the replies. Sailor_lou, My cargo doors do extend with the slide, I'm about to head that way and do some investigation. Luckily, I'm a pretty easy going person and my friend is truly a good friend and responsible person. He has already offered to pay for all the damages and then some. I'm more interested in getting the damage fixed. If the slide is all jacked up, I worry about leaking and future problems.
  • Scars's avatar
    Scars
    Explorer
    Oct 10, 2013
    ...and since this was an accident, insurance coverage should apply. Let your friend pay the deductible and then develop a "NO-LEND" policy. :)
  • OhhWell's avatar
    OhhWell
    Explorer
    Oct 10, 2013
    Popsie wrote:
    Call out a mobile RV repair service, and send the bill to your friend who did the damage. Then you both will be square. Otherwise, this will haunt your friendship forever.


    What he said x10.
  • Popsie's avatar
    Popsie
    Explorer
    Oct 10, 2013
    Call out a mobile RV repair service, and send the bill to your friend who did the damage. Then you both will be square. Otherwise, this will haunt your friendship forever.
  • sailor_lou's avatar
    sailor_lou
    Explorer
    Oct 10, 2013
    On my rig the slide mechanism is at the bottom of the slide itself (above the cargo bay doors) and far away from the described damage area. I do recall seeing that with some Winne's the cargo bay doors move with the slide, do you have a similar setup? If so, it sounds like the damage may not just be the door, but perhaps also to the cargo bay. Maybe it is racked upward or to the side and is rubbing on something else. I would think that would happen before the slide arm would bend, but I am not familiar with your specific slide configuration. I would look before trying to extend/retract it any more to prevent additional damage. Good luck.

    Lou
    05 Travel Supreme Envoy
  • rgatijnet1's avatar
    rgatijnet1
    Explorer III
    Oct 10, 2013
    Try to manually retract the slide and see if there is any binding.

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