Slideout noise while underway
I recently acquired a new 2013 Winnebago/Itasca Sunova and am experiencing loud squeaking and rubbing noises from the driver side slideout while underway. The noise is directly behind the driver and ...
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dougrainer wrote:rgatijnet1 wrote:dougrainer wrote:
Check to see if it is the Slide Cover and/or the anti billow mounts for the slide cover. Slightly extend the room 1 inch and then test drive, to see if the noise disappears.
SLIDE OUT SEALS NEVER SQUEAK OR MAKE RUBBING NOISES.
The usual cause is metal on metal or plastic on metal. Doug
Doug, that is a bold statement, but WRONG. My slide out seals did squeak and rubber lubricant stopped the noise. Perhaps on some slides it may be metal on metal, but NOT ALWAYS.
Bold statement? I have over 25 years of working on all different slides for such noises. NEVER have I had a rubber seal cause a problem like the poster stated on a slide. Just like posters that state they thing their entry door seal is making such a noise--NEVER. While you may have experienced it, the odds are it is NOT a seal and why waste time looking at a seal when the real odds are it is not the seal. BTW, I have NEVER had to do any slide seal lube on all the slides over the years. All you have to do is keep them clean. Doug
Gosh, in 25 years you saw EVERYTHING that could possibly go wrong with a slide on every motor home ever made. Thank goodness I wasn't paying you by the hour to solve my squeaking problem. :R
Even in the previous post, Winnebago said to use talc on the rubber seal so I would guess that Winnebago may have some experience with squeaky seals and how lube can correct the problem.
