Lippert Schwintek slide out system

[subdbf572]

Has any one had any experience with this system. The front will not go out with out help. Once moving it will go by it self. I t will always come in with no problems though.

[mileshuff]

Pop-Pop C wrote:
LUBRICATION-LUBRICATION!! Also do not stop the slide until it is all the way in or out.
No stopping in between. On our bedroom there was some plastic from shipping that covered the carpet got hung up. The voltage I check is also good. Being level before extending or retracting.
Just had to replace ours in our 2013 WinnebagoMH Journey. 40u.

What exactly do we lubricate? At least on mine its almost entirely sealed up. With the slide out I have a thin small rail exposed along the sides and thats it.

Looked at the video but not sure I can get behind like it shows.

[gmw_photos]

regarding lubrication:

http://www.doityourselfrv.com/how-to-lubricate-the-schwintek-in-wall-slide-out-system-mechanism/

[Itakethe5th2011]

I had the same problem a couple years ago. I would have to push the one side to get it going. I fix it by spraying the track and gears on each side. There is a good You Tube video on how to do it. I now do it every year or when it starts to slow down. No more problems.

[GaPete]

Pop-Pop C, I stand corrected. Will be lubing mine.

[Pop-Pop_C]

LUBRICATION-LUBRICATION!! Also do not stop the slide until it is all the way in or out.
No stopping in between. On our bedroom there was some plastic from shipping that covered the carpet got hung up. The voltage I check is also good. Being level before extending or retracting.
Just had to replace ours in our 2013 WinnebagoMH Journey. 40u.

[GaPete]

When I had binding issues with mine, Lippert recommended replacing original motors with the newer STRONGER model. I purchased 2 but so far haven't had to replace them. $429.05 including tax and shipping when I purchased mine.

[jsr21]

It sounds like the voltage to the motors needs to be turned up. If your batteries are up and/or you're plugged in, the control box may need to be adjusted. The control box for the slide has little pegs that can be turned to increase voltage going to the motors. I had a bedroom slide on a Jayco Pinnacle that was doing the same as yours and adjusting the voltage at the control box totally cured the issue.

[bid_time]

B.O. Plenty wrote:
I don't own one. Judging from some of the scuttle I've read on here about them, I don't know if I ever will. If you do a search here or on most other RV websites, I'm sure you will get plenty of reading material. Good luck.

B.O.

That's real helpful - NOT! He already owns one. He needs advice on how or what to fix. Not opinions on whether or not its any good. There are always plenty of satisfied owners who on most anything general outnumber the non-satisfied.

I would check the current going to the motors or see if someone can bench check the motors to see if they are weak. Lacking that, I would look for something that might be rubbing on the slide or something sticking, grabbing, settling, or misalignment. In other words, the slide not retracting into the proper position.

[gmw_photos]

mileshuff wrote:
I have a Schwintek bedroom closet slide and have not had any issues in 2 1/2 years since new. From the forums is appears the issues are with larger or heavier slides. My slide is short and rather light which few have trouble with.

My Schwintek slide has so far ( four years and a lot of use ) worked fine too. It's a large slide with dinette and fridge in it. Knock wood, I hope it keeps working well. A guess might be that some of the folks who report problems have sync problems due to failure to run it to it's in, or out limit each time it's used. And perhaps failure to hold the button down long enough, at the limit, for it to find it's zero point.

[mileshuff]

I have a Schwintek bedroom closet slide and have not had any issues in 2 1/2 years since new. From the forums is appears the issues are with larger or heavier slides. My slide is short and rather light which few have trouble with.

[gmw_photos]

Schwintek has online a couple of videos how to trouble shoot. You might watch them and go through the steps. Also, make sure when you use the slide to run it all the way out, and all the way in each time you use it. It could be yours is in a slight bind due to the opposite ends being out of sync with each other.

EDIT: to re-time it, here is a video showing how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSafAnjxIV4

Come back and let us know if this works please.

[azdryheat]

Have a tech look it over immediately before it gets any worse.

Schwintek was a good idea and can work well IF installed properly but we have trailers that don't have a reputation for being built properly. Both of my slides have it and my main slide had to be rebuilt after breaking. I would never have another RV with that system. Neither will Voltage as they have changed over to a cable system.

[B_O__Plenty]

I don't own one. Judging from some of the scuttle I've read on here about them, I don't know if I ever will. If you do a search here or on most other RV websites, I'm sure you will get plenty of reading material. Good luck.

B.O.

[Traveler_II]

Your slide probably needs to be adjusted, or the power to your slide is low, i.e., weak batteries, bad connection.