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Jim's avatar
Jim
Explorer
Jul 26, 2016

Bedroom slide slow creep inward...

The small bedroom slide in my '02 Winnebago Journey has begun to slowly retract on it's own. But only the bottom section. This is a closet slide on the drivers side. I first noticed it a week ago when I had trouble opening the bottom drawer of my chest of drawers. I pulled the slide in a few inches, then extended it and all the seals were tight.

Then a check tonight, I find the bottom of the slide has moved in over 1 inch.

The switch is in a spot that's impossible to just accidentally bump. And, just the bottom is drifting in towards the RV, the top seems to stay put.

It's a HWH hydraulic jacks and slides (2 slides) system but I can't tell if the rear slide is hydraulic or electric, it's hard to see under there.

Any thoughts on where I should start with this?
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  • Mr_Mark1's avatar
    Mr_Mark1
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2016
    Jim,

    We had hydraulic 3 slides on our Dynasty and 1 electric slide. I noticed that the electric slide moved slower (bedroom bed) than the hydraulic slides. Also, the sound was different.

    We now have four electric slides.

    From reading these sites over the years, I recall someone saying there is a brake that is not holding the slide. I'm sure DOUG would know.

    MM.
  • Jim's avatar
    Jim
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2016
    Mr.Mark wrote:
    Jim,

    We had hydraulic 3 slides on our Dynasty and 1 electric slide. I noticed that the electric slide moved slower (bedroom bed) than the hydraulic slides. Also, the sound was different.

    We now have four electric slides.

    From reading these sites over the years, I recall someone saying there is a brake that is not holding the slide. I'm sure DOUG would know.

    MM.


    Thanks for the info. It seems to operate just slightly faster then the LR slide. I can't hear worth a darn so I don't know if the sound is different.
  • SCVJeff's avatar
    SCVJeff
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2016
    My big one creeps out about 1" when the weather gets hot

    One thing I do to prevent this, in both directions, is let the pump run a few seconds after the slide is in position to make sure pressure is on the ram. It's not leaking is it?

    (Edit: fixed spellin')
  • dougrainer's avatar
    dougrainer
    Nomad
    Jul 26, 2016
    Activate the Slide. IF the HWH pumps comes ON, it is HWH Hydraulic.
    IF it creeps IN, then the extend/retract solenoids(2) are leaking internally. Under warranty HWH replaces BOTH. If out of warranty you replace the Extend solenoid if it slowly retracts slightly when out. Before replacing, open BOTH solenoids manually and operate the pump for 10 to 15 seconds and then close the valves. That removes any possible trash in the needle seat of the solenoids. Then observe for a few days. If it still creeps, I would replace BOTH. Doug
  • Jim's avatar
    Jim
    Explorer
    Jul 26, 2016
    Thanks for that info, Doug. I'll have to wait until I can find someone to listen to the pump for me, I just can't hear well enough to tell by myself.

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