Slide out will not open
Hi All: I have a 2013 Heartland with a electric slide out which will not open. Worked a couple of weeks ago but now on a major trip across country it failed to open at first stop. motor sound like ...
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A lot depends upon what sort of mechanism you have. Mine is a single rack and pinion ram. It came with a weak/wrong shear pin in the drive train.
That sheared. The motor would turn, and I could turn it by hand,
but the slide would not move.
Replaced the pin with a grade 3 bolt and it worked briefly, then sheared. Replaced that with a grade 5 bolt and it worked for a while, but took out the whole collar when it sheared. Ordered a whole new assembly, which came with a grade 8 bolt and it's been fine ever since.
That sheared. The motor would turn, and I could turn it by hand,
but the slide would not move.
Replaced the pin with a grade 3 bolt and it worked briefly, then sheared. Replaced that with a grade 5 bolt and it worked for a while, but took out the whole collar when it sheared. Ordered a whole new assembly, which came with a grade 8 bolt and it's been fine ever since.
