Slide out issues

[Chandler1]

Hi. Wanted to post this in hopes that someone has some ideas. Going on trip in a couple of weeks and want to get this thing going.

A few months back on a trip I did something to my slide out. I opened slide out into tree branch. It was a small branch and I though I could nudge it over with slide out rather than repositioning RV. My mistake.

I've had issues with slide out ever since. Hard to move and jumping as it moves.

My RV is 1997 Fleetwood Jamboree GT 31'. Has the big living room slide with couch and dinette. Slide is hydra slide DC1-104-75-B.

I removed motor and what a pain to do, disassembled and the gears looked fine. I put it back together and reinstalled(pain). While it was out I ran it both directions and cycled fine. I grabbed motor with all my force to try and simulate a load and all was fine.

After reinstall I added a switch at motor so I could control from at motor and watch it. Still jumping and move it in a little. Now it wont move back out. I can hear motor engage and measure voltage but no move. The wires are getting hot the entire run, I'm assuming because of current of trying to move.

I'm ready to take it to a dealer if anyone has any recommendations for a RV repair place in Phoenix that may have a slideout specialty.

I'm going to continue to try and get it to come out with maybe a hydraulic jack and prybar assist to help motor get it going a little. I really need it out to try to make any adjustments.

I usually figure this stuff out on my RV but so far stumped and not experienced with slideout diagnostics.

Any help or recommendations appreciated.

[Chandler1]

The big plastic gears on the actual slide rack and pinion looked ok and the internal gears of the motor were ok. I load tested it after I removed and no jumping on motor itself. My woodruff key was in place still. The outer square tube is screwed into the wood base of RV upside down and I'm considering it may have a slotted mount to square it up. I may have pushed it out of alignment and the outer and inner tube may be out of alignment. I'm going to go check it out.

[Diesel_Camper]

Did you make sure all the teeth are still on the gears? Also, our slide has geared tracks and the motor gear is held in place with a woodruff key. If you sheared one gear and not the other side it would cause binding...

[Chandler1]

Possibly. The railing is pretty beefy on the slide though so would be surprised at that.

Anyone have any recommendations for RV place in Phoenix, AZ?

[Diesel_Camper]

Seems like you bent sonething and the motor is having a hard time. I would look for any bent tracks or rods, broken wheels or other signs of damage. What you describe seems like the motor is fighting something.