Schwintek slide repair
After three full wall slide repairs (all paid for by WGO) and a fourth repair just completed at the WGO factory, I now have a very good understanding of the causes of the problem. We stopped at For...
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Groover wrote:
No lubrication? Makes me wonder if this video put out by Lippert on how to lube it is no longer valid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KbVRFMo1Rg
Engine running before extending slides? My Thor product has an interlock that prohibits me from doing that.
I am glad that yours is working better now. It is amazing how much contradictory information is out there about these slides. I hope that the foot dip is an overstatement. I can't imagine it having that much play without breaking something. My slides to tip a little when the CG of the slide passes over the rollers. They lean out when the slide is out and in when the slide is in but maybe 1/4 of an inch is all. The big problem with mine was that the rack was not shimmed properly at the factory and only had about 25% tooth engagement so the teeth wore out quickly. After several attemps at a field repair I had to drive it back to the factory to get it done right. I just don't know why it was not done right the first time. At least Thor did compensate me for some of my driving expense and were very helpful while I was there.
No lubing needed on the new Powergear system. The biggest thing to lube on the old schwintek as shown in the YouTube video was the coupler which is now inaccessible. The other part was the gibb which has been redesigned. I did look on the Lippert site and no longer see any how to lube videos for the new system.
Sounds like you had a good factory experience as well.
