tropical36 wrote:
CloudDriver wrote:
Thanks for posting the picture. Pretty sure that we have the same system in our Minnie.
Our Minnie also came with two long crank handles that the dealer told us were to be used for emergency slide retraction if the drive mechanism failed. Fortunately, that hasn't happened. I have always wondered exactly how the crank handles were used. Since you show a broken part, did you have to crank the slide in?
We have what we need on board and have manually cranked the slide to be sure. Best to learn the manual cranking procedure in your driveway, rather than in Death Valley and the same with a fan belt.
Just sayin......and it's no fun to be towed and/or waiting, whether it might be for free or not.
A little off topic, but I do carry a spare serpentine belt and the belt tool. Agree that it's best to learn how to fix things in the driveway that might otherwise require a tow. I actually had to replace the serpentine belt once while on a trip. A ground squirrel committed suicide by hopping into the belt when I started the engine in Pebble Creek CG in Yellowstone. Tore the belt up pretty good and about as far from help as I could be.
