Quick question on slides...
Had to park on a slight incline...nose up. Dropped the jacks and leveled as best I could. Extended the LR slide. Except for the slight droop downhill in the LR, all seems normal. The rubbers did protest a little more than normal when I extended but I thought that might be due to the low humidity. No grinding or metal on metal scraping noise when I extended.
I opened the basement compartment that comes out with the slide (under the table and chairs towards the rear of the LR) and found the rearmost gas strut was detached from it's bracket?
Inspecting the ball joint and bracket assembly I see it's bent almost 90°. WTH?
I do vaguely remember a loud snap or pop when I was setting up so perhaps that's when it caught on the frame...though I cannot find any damage corresponding to that bracket on the chassis frame. I bent it back into position so it's working OK, but here's my question:
Assuming that the damage is because the RV isn't perfectly level front to back, and the bracket caught on the chassis because of that, how do I avoid further damage when I leave this spot tomorrow?
1) Can I pull the slide in to within 2" say, drive the 100 feet necessary to find a flat spot in this neighborhood and then bring it all the way in? (My users guide doesn't mention if that's even possible except it does have a procedure to follow that talks about driving with a slide extended).
2) Just go for broke and pull it all the way in before moving the rig?
Any suggestions?
'02 Winnebago Journey DL - DSDP. My first expirience with slides.
I opened the basement compartment that comes out with the slide (under the table and chairs towards the rear of the LR) and found the rearmost gas strut was detached from it's bracket?
Inspecting the ball joint and bracket assembly I see it's bent almost 90°. WTH?
I do vaguely remember a loud snap or pop when I was setting up so perhaps that's when it caught on the frame...though I cannot find any damage corresponding to that bracket on the chassis frame. I bent it back into position so it's working OK, but here's my question:
Assuming that the damage is because the RV isn't perfectly level front to back, and the bracket caught on the chassis because of that, how do I avoid further damage when I leave this spot tomorrow?
1) Can I pull the slide in to within 2" say, drive the 100 feet necessary to find a flat spot in this neighborhood and then bring it all the way in? (My users guide doesn't mention if that's even possible except it does have a procedure to follow that talks about driving with a slide extended).
2) Just go for broke and pull it all the way in before moving the rig?
Any suggestions?
'02 Winnebago Journey DL - DSDP. My first expirience with slides.
