Auto step just stopped working
I have a 2008 Four Winds 31P Class C RV. Today my automatic step on the main coach side door just stopped working. This morning...no problem. This afternoon when I opened the door the step didn't d...
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THANK YOU GARY!!!
The step seems slow when you're waiting for it, but lightning fast when you don't expect it to run. That, and the motor mechanism, along with the bracing for the step treads, work with a scissoring action that can cause serious injury.
Mr. Bishop is correct about #888 if the coach is a 2008.
I've had two problems with ours, which is older and uses Manual #875.
First problem, WIRING! Specifically the wiring of Coach TO Step. No problem in the Step itself. In our case the coach builder brought four light gauge wire (say 14 or 16) into a butt connector meant for larger wire (say 10 or 12) and tried to make the four way splice with two wires into each end of the larger connector. Maybe I shouldn't complain, it ran a dozen years or so like that...
Second problem was within the Motor, but I was able to fix it with one of the HELP line (from Dorman, at auto supply stores) kits that repairs a stripped clutch in the motor's gearbox. Commonly used on older Ford window motors.
That's been it. I think they'll last a long time if:
We keep it lubed
We don't put weight onto it till it's all the way down/open
We put blocks or one of those little props under it when we'll be set up awhile
All of these make sure the only strain on motor and gearbox is what's needed to open and close a freely working step.
The step seems slow when you're waiting for it, but lightning fast when you don't expect it to run. That, and the motor mechanism, along with the bracing for the step treads, work with a scissoring action that can cause serious injury.
Mr. Bishop is correct about #888 if the coach is a 2008.
I've had two problems with ours, which is older and uses Manual #875.
First problem, WIRING! Specifically the wiring of Coach TO Step. No problem in the Step itself. In our case the coach builder brought four light gauge wire (say 14 or 16) into a butt connector meant for larger wire (say 10 or 12) and tried to make the four way splice with two wires into each end of the larger connector. Maybe I shouldn't complain, it ran a dozen years or so like that...
Second problem was within the Motor, but I was able to fix it with one of the HELP line (from Dorman, at auto supply stores) kits that repairs a stripped clutch in the motor's gearbox. Commonly used on older Ford window motors.
That's been it. I think they'll last a long time if:
We keep it lubed
We don't put weight onto it till it's all the way down/open
We put blocks or one of those little props under it when we'll be set up awhile
All of these make sure the only strain on motor and gearbox is what's needed to open and close a freely working step.
