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Stuck sliding stair cover

Yahoo Message Number: 7365
Our stair cover just stuck halfway open/closed. It will move about 3 inches out, then 3 inches back and that's it. We can't see anything in the way, but it clearly has stuck on something. Has anyone had this problem and have a solution? How do we access the area? It's "one giant leap..." to get in and out of the coach at the moment!

Thanks..

Jan McNeill, Fulltimer
Currently in Indio, CA

Re: Stuck sliding stair cover

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 7385
Jan,

This happened to us earlier this year. As mentioned in another post, the mechanism is behind the door underneath the driver. There is a gear attached to the motor. When the motor is actuated, the gear pushes on a rack to activate the stair cover. I found the set screw that fixes the gear to the motor shaft was loose. All that had to be done was to ticghten the set screw. Unfortunately, you have to take the mechanism out to do this--not necessarily that difficult. On my Affinity, I had to roll the generator out for access. About a two-hour job!

Per

Affinity 5259

Re: Stuck sliding stair cover

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 7388
This happens to us about every few months??particularly if we've been trave= ling in

wet, muddy conditions. I've concluded that the slide mechanism gets clogg= ed up

and hence, the limit switch cuts in. What I've done to free things up is = to spray the

track liberally with 'horrors': WD40! I know, that just attracts more dir= t, but in the

short term, it works. Pressure washing the track would probably work also= .

Dick & DeVonne

Allure 2000 # 30519

Honda Element 'Humee' Toad
DataStorm

Quote from: Per Korslund \[br\
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This happened to us earlier this year. As mentioned in another post, the=
mechanism is behind the door underneath the driver. There is a gear attach= ed to the

motor. When the motor is actuated, the gear pushes on a rack to activate t= he stair

cover. I found the set screw that fixes the gear to the motor shaft was lo= ose. All that

had to be done was to ticghten the set screw. Unfortunately, you have to t= ake the

mechanism out to do this--not necessarily that difficult. On my Affinity, = I had to roll

the generator out for access. About a two-hour job!

Re: Stuck sliding stair cover

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 7400
[quote author=Richard Stearns" \.\.\.\>] > This happens to us about every few months??particularly if we've been tra= [/quote]
ve=

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ling in

wet, muddy conditions. I've concluded that the slide mechanism gets clo=

gg=

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ed up

and hence, the limit switch cuts in. What I've done to free things up i=

s =

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to spray the

track liberally with 'horrors': WD40! I know, that just attracts more d=

ir=

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t, but in the

short term, it works. Pressure washing the track would probably work al=

so=

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.

Dick & DeVonne

Allure 2000 # 30519

Honda Element 'Humee' Toad
DataStorm
...???...Dick:..?? Where in the world are you going that you get mud, etc.= splashed up that far on the INSIDE of that compartment??? These aint "motocross" machines partner....LOL

Re: Stuck sliding stair cover

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 7408
You woldn't BELIEVE some of the roads we experienced in the Province of Quebec.
A couple words to the wise when traveling there: be able to speak French, AND independantly verify road queries. ie:

Q: Do you speak english? A: Yes; Q: is the border to Maine open on this road? A: Yes; Q: is the road good? A: Yes.

ALL LIES!!

150 miles later we were 30 miles from where we started, muddied and steaming. We stopped at Freighliner in Bangor later to have the tires and suspension checked out, and to CC's and Toyo's credit, nothing was broken. Shortly after things dried out however, the step slide started sticking. I don't know, maybe it suffered some damage, but it works OK after a shot of WD40.

Dick

Re: Stuck sliding stair cover

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 7490
I am confused....are we talking about the steps that are outside? Or, are you talking about the stair well cover that is in front of the passenger's seat and inside the coach?

Jim Hughes

2000 Allure #30511

Quote from: Richard Stearns
You woldn't BELIEVE some of the roads we experienced in the
Province of Quebec.

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>

A couple words to the wise when traveling there: be able to speak

French, AND

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independantly verify road queries. ie: >

Q: Do you speak english? A: Yes; > Q: is the border to Maine open on this road? A: Yes; > Q: is the road good? A: Yes.

ALL LIES!!

150 miles later we were 30 miles from where we started, muddied
and steaming. We

Quote
stopped at Freighliner in Bangor later to have the tires and
suspension checked out,

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and to CC's and Toyo's credit, nothing was broken. Shortly after
things dried out

Quote
however, the step slide started sticking. I don't know, maybe it
suffered some

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damage, but it works OK after a shot of WD40.

Dick

> ...???...Dick:..?? Where in the world are you going that you
get mud, etc.=

Re: Stuck sliding stair cover

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 7491
Well I'M talking about the outside step. I can't imagine getting mud or dust that far inside the coach. But then....

Dick Stearns
2000Allure 30519

Quote from: Jim Hughes
 

Re: Stuck sliding stair cover-FIXED NOW

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 7537
Jim, I started this thread and it was regarding the STEP COVER that is in front of the passenger seat. Some folks missinterpreted it as the sliding stairs OUTSIDE the rig. I've had some good responses, but found that "magically" after 5 days of jumping on it, pushing it, lifting it, etc....it all of a sudden works! However, I got some useful info that we'll pursue once we're "in camp" in a few days so that we can remedy the situation if it occurs again.
Thanks for responding...
Jan McNeill, Fulltimer
2001 Intrigue 11320

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