Slide out kitty wampus....what the heck (happy ending)

You are lucky that it was as bolt that sheared. Two motorhomes ago, our slide had spiral pins that were the sacrificial item. When they sheared it was HARD to get the shafts lined up to re-insert a spiral or roll pin. Out last motorhome had grade 8 bolts for that purpose. When I sheared one of them, it was MUCH easier lining up the shaft to insert a replacement bolt. As has been mentioned above, we had to use grade 8 bolts.

Ed Headington