Power Gear slide, Help!

Well.. Are you anywhere near Darien, GA? (odds are you are not)..

So long as you tried.. I do believe they have a contest to see how hard they can make it.

Thanks, John
I tried that, just now. Not limber enough to get to it.
Could have a few years ago!

Chuck


























hanks John,
I tried

I was 62 when I replaced my last shear bolt. It is not that hard to do, the hard part is aligning the holes.

Thanks all! It is the shear pin/bolt.
I will have to get RV guy to fix. This 80 yr old body can't get to it.

Chuck

thanks, RobtS,
I sent you a PM.


thanks again,
Chuck

2002 36wdd HR Admiral Power Gear Slides

Mine is a single track on the bedroom slide.

Had a very similar thing happen a few years ago. Turned out to be, the Woodruff key had sheared on the shaft that brings the slide in or out.

Simple to fix once you get to it. Believe you can find the key at Lowes or HD now. In my case I was in a small town in Vermont on a Sunday afternoon, so you can imagine my experience.

Mine broke a tooth one time.

The gear box was under our bed and enclosed in a plywood box cover type thingy.

Fairly easy to get to once the plywood was removed.

path1, thanks for the manual link.
Wa8yxm, thanks for info on the shear bolt. I will look at shaft tomorrow. Not sure where the square shaft is.

Chuck

Pins sheared.. Most likely pin is a 1/4 inch Grade 8 bolt.

NOTE: Most common bolts are grade 5 You need grade 8

Get a bolt long enough that no part of the thread remains inside the square shaft. The SMOOTH part must extend through the square shaft.. Then use thick washers to build up the shaft to the point where you can properly tighten a NYLOCK nut onto the bolt.

Trust me you need a long enough bolt I found out the hard way.

Owners manual and service http://www.gulfstreamcoach.com/towablelanding/slideouts/powergear/old%20powergear%20electric%20slide%20out.pdf