Slip slidin’ away
I had an issue last week where the DC quit and the slides couldn’t retract. No idea why. Fiddled a bit and lo and behold everything came back online. So, my Itasca was hydraulic. This runs off DC mot...
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Coelacanth wrote:bobndot wrote:
this link might offer something
The elec drill method or crank in method can only be used for a motor fail. If a slide gets knocked out of alignment and binds then it takes a lot of muscle to free it and push it back in. Another reason to keep slides small. If you are a boondocker without others to help, that could be a problem.
https://www.keystoneforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27412
I agree. But, first I need to find the motor.
I thought it was hidden by the fascia ? The link shows you ways to remove it which you were having trouble doing. Were you able to remove the fascia to get at the motor ?
If you do not know which brand slide you have. There are videos of various brands of slides. You might be able to ID yours by the hardware on the outside of the slide. Match it up to one of the videos on YouTube to ID it .
start by viewing "Replacing A Schwintek Slideout Motor" on youtube
