Slideout repair- need advice
2003 keystone Cougar. 30BHS The slide room has one actuator that pushes one side out & the other side is driven via slave tube which is connecten by a pin to the driven side. The pin broke once ...
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They are called 'shear pins' for a reason...so that they will break and not cause further damage which using a grade 8 bolt would do.
Get some new shear pins (split roller pins) to use.
The shear pin (and the bolt you used) broke because something caused excessive pressure/torque.......broken tooth on drive gear, misalignment, rusted/dirty rails.
Problem may be at drive side vs slave side.
Drive side has a driven gear that cross tube attaches to and a drive gear on other side. Either drive gear could have a missing tooth causes a slip/hesitation/momentary jam which breaks the shear pin
In order to inspect you will need to remove underbelly pan OR just cut a three sided window (leading uncut edge towards front) to gain access.
Get some new shear pins (split roller pins) to use.
The shear pin (and the bolt you used) broke because something caused excessive pressure/torque.......broken tooth on drive gear, misalignment, rusted/dirty rails.
Problem may be at drive side vs slave side.
Drive side has a driven gear that cross tube attaches to and a drive gear on other side. Either drive gear could have a missing tooth causes a slip/hesitation/momentary jam which breaks the shear pin
In order to inspect you will need to remove underbelly pan OR just cut a three sided window (leading uncut edge towards front) to gain access.
