Update on Lippert slide mechanisms
When Lippert first came out with the in wall slide mechanisms, the failure rate was terribly high. How are people doing with them now? Our 2015 Winne has had only one issue but that was caused by poor...
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I have worked on Schwintek since they came out.
1. Motorhomes had/have fewer problems that Towables. Always have. Due to the motorhomes have better more rigid walls where the slide hole cut out is
2. The high failure rate from the first years until a few years ago was indeed installation by the OEM's
3. They had weak sidewalls and when the hole was cut, the walls flexed and this is NOT good for the Schwintek design.
4. They had inadequate frame(floor steel frame) designs that allowed the floor to flex too much and that slight bending cause failure of the mechanism
5. IF your original problem was as you described, then I would state that someone prior to you getting the unit had replaced that motor and failed to install it correctly.
6. To put the Schwintek in how they are in the RV business, over 4 years ago, they were building 8000 plus mechanism's a WEEK for OEM's. That figure has gone up.
7. Last, I hated Schwintek when they first came out. Until I had seen the problems and had LCI training, I now see that most of the problems were OEM installation/design caused problems. The system is actually very good if installed correctly. LCI had big problems getting the OEM's to install and design the frames/walls correctly. One thing that caused the OEM's to change and build correctly was, LCI started to charge back the OEM's for their designs/installs that caused the problems. Doug
1. Motorhomes had/have fewer problems that Towables. Always have. Due to the motorhomes have better more rigid walls where the slide hole cut out is
2. The high failure rate from the first years until a few years ago was indeed installation by the OEM's
3. They had weak sidewalls and when the hole was cut, the walls flexed and this is NOT good for the Schwintek design.
4. They had inadequate frame(floor steel frame) designs that allowed the floor to flex too much and that slight bending cause failure of the mechanism
5. IF your original problem was as you described, then I would state that someone prior to you getting the unit had replaced that motor and failed to install it correctly.
6. To put the Schwintek in how they are in the RV business, over 4 years ago, they were building 8000 plus mechanism's a WEEK for OEM's. That figure has gone up.
7. Last, I hated Schwintek when they first came out. Until I had seen the problems and had LCI training, I now see that most of the problems were OEM installation/design caused problems. The system is actually very good if installed correctly. LCI had big problems getting the OEM's to install and design the frames/walls correctly. One thing that caused the OEM's to change and build correctly was, LCI started to charge back the OEM's for their designs/installs that caused the problems. Doug