Possible major camping rebuild

Grit dog wrote:
15 grand? Lol. Take it off the truck, light a match, call insurance company!

Promoting crime on the forum?
When you read the comments on mentioned rebuilds - 15 grands is still 1/3 of what new camper of this class cost and having custom rebuild you will have it leak-proof, unlike the factory assembly.
Captain - the member who makes all those pictorials had his camper rebuild with some hardware taken from boats, so that sure beats the "cheap, cheap, cheap" stuff you will find on new campers.
I did extensive dryrot repairs on my Fleetwood and even I am qualified home rebuilder, it is not easy job for single person.
Dealing with big sheets of roofing and sides require several persons, forklift, jigs and experience to do it right.

daily double wrote:
I have been having trouble with the slide on my 2012 Adventurer closing all the way. I took it to a local RV repair place last year and the fixed the problem but the fix only lasted for a couple of months.

You should identify the type of slide mechanism first.
Then ask for who can fix it.

The following is based on a Schwintek slide problem.

Your repair shop would have followed the Schwintek instructions for aligning the slide (they measure top/bottom and side-to-side extension of the gear track) and tighten it up. It works for a while then fails because there is a small part either broken or missing.

My repair shop had this exact problem and it took them a long time to figure out what was wrong.
One way to fix the problem is to replace the entire slide mechanism (about $900. in parts alone).

The other way is to replace broken missing parts (find them on ebay).
I think your repair shop is defeated by the problem.

If the repair shop want to win this problem then refer them to this illustrated post:
https://www.eaglecapowners.com/owners/showthread.php?tid=364
They will have to find the parts on ebay (possibly elsewhere) themselves.

If they are too busy, find another shop. If no one will do it, be prepared to ante-up for a complete new slide mechanism plus labor.
The slide will never work properly if not fixed.

These guys, RV Roof Install, are a long drive from you house (GA) but if the work they show on YouTube is indicative of the work they do every day, this is where I would take my RV !

Worth a phone call !

It sounds as though you may have to take it apart and fix it yourself if no one is gonna do it for you.
You don’t need a lot of special tools, you just have to get out there and have at it.
The old saying “those who believe they can and those who believe they can’t are both right” applies here.
It isn’t rocket surgery. Watch some YouTube, you can usually find something to help a bit.

Then, most importantly... sell it and buy a fiberglass camper with no slides!

I have contacted most of those shops in Okla. and they don't want anything to do with a truck camper! I talked to Whelen RV service mgr. and mentioned Happijak. He didn't know what that was!

15 grand? Lol. Take it off the truck, light a match, call insurance company!

On Lance forum you will find long pictorial, how a shop in WA was rebuilding campers for several members.
One of the owners did not hesitate to deliver the camper about 2000 miles as finding reputable shop for such things is not easy. Not everything went the way sleepy expected, but if you think you can spend 15 grands on rebuilding camper to your specifications, that sure would be the place to go.

I googled RV tech in Ketchum and came up with 17 finds. They are up to 55 miles away, but this should get you someone.

RV tech

Probably more of a local place question unless some boys from Oklahoma show up in the thread.
Whatever you do, sounds like you’re not diy at all and don’t even want to diagnose it, get a couple three opinions.
Open ended issues with zero knowledge by the owner typically don’t end up economical.
Good luck.

Has the manufacturer been any help finding you a dealer that is familiar with repairing the slide? Can they themselves do major repairs like this?