Power Gear Slide-out System is failing
Whoa! I just hauled my Fleetwood Flair 2004 down for new tires, getting ready for a major trip. Got back and went to open the slides and 'nothing' - I can't find the controller for the slides. The boo...
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I have two slides - the bedroom and the main cabin. Both slides don't work. I checked the main cabin - at least the motor works, it turned a couple of turns until I stopped it and reversed it.
As I said, the slides usually operate without the automatic levelers - the automatic levelers require voltage level, parking brake, etc. So I operated the auto levelers to see. They work. But the slides still don't. They require level and parking brake and voltage. I have never had a problem with them before this running without the engine running and without the levelers, but I did both and they don't even make a sound, though the levelers appear to be working (leveled the camper at least). I can't find the controller - it is supposed to have an auto resetting breaker which I would like to check along with its wiring. Do you know where it is located (was located on yours)?
Update: the manual with the coach is listed as 82-S0010-01 dated January 18, 1999 (reference 81-1295) but the manual is different than my system. I do not have a switch with a key. The switches are located above the door and has a panel with two switches - the left one (toward the front) has a fwd pointing arrow and a rear pointing arrow to indicate main vs bedroom. The other switch has press up for IN and press down is OUT. There is nothing else on the cable till it disappears into the wall. Where does it go? Front, back middle? The picture on the 'wrong' manual shows a controller board with an automatic circuit breaker and a box which I assume is a relay that operates the motors but I cannot find anything like it - they claim it has 10 gauge wiring on a connector. I found a 141098 in a catalog but it claims to not have the relay or delayed fuse installed. If this is the same, it doesn't sound like what is on the diagram. The 141098 is from Kwikee which I understand was an intermediate owner of the Power Gear system.
As I said, the slides usually operate without the automatic levelers - the automatic levelers require voltage level, parking brake, etc. So I operated the auto levelers to see. They work. But the slides still don't. They require level and parking brake and voltage. I have never had a problem with them before this running without the engine running and without the levelers, but I did both and they don't even make a sound, though the levelers appear to be working (leveled the camper at least). I can't find the controller - it is supposed to have an auto resetting breaker which I would like to check along with its wiring. Do you know where it is located (was located on yours)?
Update: the manual with the coach is listed as 82-S0010-01 dated January 18, 1999 (reference 81-1295) but the manual is different than my system. I do not have a switch with a key. The switches are located above the door and has a panel with two switches - the left one (toward the front) has a fwd pointing arrow and a rear pointing arrow to indicate main vs bedroom. The other switch has press up for IN and press down is OUT. There is nothing else on the cable till it disappears into the wall. Where does it go? Front, back middle? The picture on the 'wrong' manual shows a controller board with an automatic circuit breaker and a box which I assume is a relay that operates the motors but I cannot find anything like it - they claim it has 10 gauge wiring on a connector. I found a 141098 in a catalog but it claims to not have the relay or delayed fuse installed. If this is the same, it doesn't sound like what is on the diagram. The 141098 is from Kwikee which I understand was an intermediate owner of the Power Gear system.
