Kwikee steps locked in the up position
My steps are in the full up position and locked, I've completed the trouble shooting procedures, and found the motor is frozen. will not run in either direction following the step instructions. All ...
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I'm not going to look up all the documents I have on repairing steps but I am going to mention that the motors sold by LCI are no different than those sold by auto parts stores. Your steps and mine are of the same vintage, searching for LCI parts I found replacements for my motor at three times the cost of those at say, Autozone.
It was also recommended that I change the whole IMGL assembly because mine was no longer manufactured. That was about $250 instead of $23 for a replacement motor made by ACI.
A lot of technicians in a lot of fields recommend replacing complete assemblies instead of bad parts. I was recently quoted $1400 plus R&R time to replace a bad pump motor and pump for my HWH leveling and slide system. There was nothing wrong with the pump but replacing the assembly instead of repairing the failure is very common these days. I don't think profit is the ulterior motive for this practice, one of the biggest motives is litigation, another is HWH doesn't sell that motor any longer, so buying a new motor/pump assembly is justified with obsolescence and the theory that if the motor is worn out, the pump can't be far behind so do both now rather than later. I will admit that after market parts are not always exact replacements and for a mobil tech that is a big problem.
As I said $1400 for the p/m assembly or $125 for a motor from the OEM of the MOTOR. Maybe my Tech didn't have time to look for the motor, but I did and got it cheaper by $1275.
It was also recommended that I change the whole IMGL assembly because mine was no longer manufactured. That was about $250 instead of $23 for a replacement motor made by ACI.
A lot of technicians in a lot of fields recommend replacing complete assemblies instead of bad parts. I was recently quoted $1400 plus R&R time to replace a bad pump motor and pump for my HWH leveling and slide system. There was nothing wrong with the pump but replacing the assembly instead of repairing the failure is very common these days. I don't think profit is the ulterior motive for this practice, one of the biggest motives is litigation, another is HWH doesn't sell that motor any longer, so buying a new motor/pump assembly is justified with obsolescence and the theory that if the motor is worn out, the pump can't be far behind so do both now rather than later. I will admit that after market parts are not always exact replacements and for a mobil tech that is a big problem.
As I said $1400 for the p/m assembly or $125 for a motor from the OEM of the MOTOR. Maybe my Tech didn't have time to look for the motor, but I did and got it cheaper by $1275.
