x 213 rear bed will not slide out

Question

have approx. 5,000 miles on Jayco X213 and no major problems until now.
We had the bump bed out for 19 days and it came in with no problem. We traveled to the next camp ground and tried to put the bed out and it would only go out approx one foot and then the clutch on the motor would engage. I checked the track and the cogs and can see no place where it looks like something has jammed it up. The bed did retrieve back into place after we tried to get it to go out. Can this be a motor problem or a clutch problem or adjustment problem?? One thing we did initially at the campground is try to let the bed out when it was at a approx. 10 degree angle going up(We did not want to unhitch from the tv) So when we had the problem, we unhitched the tt from the tv and made sure the tt was level, but we had the same problem. If this is a simple fix I prefer to do it myself instead of taking it into the rv shop. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Frank.

mfl · Answer

Of course 10 degrees out of level is not the time to be operating the slide in, or out. Can you tell if the slide room is still mostly centered by looking at the slide wipers? If the room has shifted, no longer centered, you might try putting it out part way, and pushing to shift it back, after loosening the side to side adjusters.

Lots of options and adjustments, but if lacking slide adjustment knowledge, it may be best to get a pro, or at least someone with the basic slide adjustment knowledge.

Jerry

fly_4_fun · Answer

My sister has the same rig, and about 4 years into ownership the motor also stopped pushing the king bed out.  It did run very slowly near the end but almost needed "assistance" to get deployed.  Had it taken in for service and a new more powerful motor was installed and now it deploys twice as fast and with authority.  Not under warranty, but I don't think it was too bad a bill for the repair.

fxs44 · Answer

Thanks for all the comments.  I will take it in to have a pro look at it.

wayneat63044 · Answer

Could it be stalling at a point where more torque is needed but the batteries/12V is insufficient?  Then less torque required to pull it back in. Are batteries fully charged or being supplied by being plugged in to 120VAC shore power?  Just some things to check yourself before getting into serious mechanical issues.

yeti_plus · Answer

If we have too much stuff thrown on the bed, it doesn't want to move. Take off all the extra pillows and the other things that get thrown on to travel and it works fine.
Sometimes pulling back in it is slow to stopped and I will apply pressure outside while DW Operates the switch inside.
I like the idea of a bigger motor.
Brian

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