schwintek slide issue

drsteve wrote:

MrWizard wrote:
I wonder why, Mfg are too cheap, and do not install roller strips at the factory
It would certainly benefit them in quality reputation

Because they make it through the warranty period without roller strips. And that is all they care about.

drsteve wrote:

dougrainer wrote:

drsteve wrote:

joebedford wrote:
Schwintek is fine for our bedroom closet and galley slides. The big living room slide works OK but it does not make a flat floor - there is a transition up into the slide. I don't like that.

The step up makes it possible for the slide floor to clear the tires without having a taller ride height.

Not correct. Schwintek sliders CANNOT be a level floor due to the system. Doug

My 2018 Coachmen TT has a level floor, no step up to the dinette slide, and I could swear it's a Schwintek. Too cold to go out and look right now...

dougrainer wrote:

drsteve wrote:

joebedford wrote:
Schwintek is fine for our bedroom closet and galley slides. The big living room slide works OK but it does not make a flat floor - there is a transition up into the slide. I don't like that.

The step up makes it possible for the slide floor to clear the tires without having a taller ride height.

Not correct. Schwintek sliders CANNOT be a level floor due to the system. Doug

drsteve wrote:

joebedford wrote:
Schwintek is fine for our bedroom closet and galley slides. The big living room slide works OK but it does not make a flat floor - there is a transition up into the slide. I don't like that.

The step up makes it possible for the slide floor to clear the tires without having a taller ride height.

2naEagle wrote:

tvfrfireman wrote:
Have been struggling with a 13 foot slide on our DRV fifth wheel for months and replace almost every part. I finally noticed while cleaning and waxing the bottom of the slide some slight depressions where the rollers travel along the slide while it moves in and out. I then realized the slide has settled very slightly in these grooves. The bottom of the slide is made of one inch plywood with a white protective barrier on the bottom that could be melamine. I called my dealer and they knew all about this problem and told me they installed eighth inch stainless strips a bit wider than the rollers to bring the slide up so the teeth of the drive gears don't bind in the track mounted to the slide. I was wondering if I could use aluminum for the same purpose as I can cut aluminum. Have any of you folks done this to the troublesome shwintek slide? This has been an ongoing nightmare and fails at the most inopportune times. I would be grateful for any help in this issue. Thanks, David

In my case, the manufacture of the RV (DRV) installed five rollers for the thirteen foot slide. Three five inch rollers in the middle position and two 2 inch rollers on the outside edges where there in more weight. There is not much indentation where the five inch rollers are installed. It seems to me the larger rollers should have been on the outside where there is more weight.

Here's a Link on what I did to my slide.

joebedford wrote:
Schwintek is fine for our bedroom closet and galley slides. The big living room slide works OK but it does not make a flat floor - there is a transition up into the slide. I don't like that.

MrWizard wrote:
I wonder why, Mfg are too cheap, and do not install roller strips at the factory
It would certainly benefit them in quality reputation