Re: HWH Slide Mystery
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All great tips/info sharing on HWH slides.
For those who have Power Gear electric vs HWH hydraulic slides. I will share that the Retract/Extend switches mentioned above, can have the same impact of intermittent operation on the Power Gear slides.
Our coach does not have keys involved, only the Ignition Key must be on.
We received a tip from I think it was Former CC Owner Don Seager (Could have been someone else, but Don shared his knowledge freely with all of us, and still does:)!) - that by having the rear and front switched activated back to back, sometimes get things going. (Our routine is the DW brings in the Rear slide, then I wait about 10-15 seconds, and bring the Front Slide. Sometimes the Front slide would not come in. The DW would then quickly turn on the Rear to Extend, and then stop. This would somehow magically allow me to bring in the Front Slide. She would then bring in the Rear Slide again (Even though it really had not even started to extend, before she released the switch.))
We have not had this problem for over a year now.
One more recent problem, again helped by fell CC owners. Is the Front Slide would start to come in, and then quite often stop. Usually just as it's about to finish the slight raise of the slide, to clean the fixed floor. (We call it getting over the hump.). I'd then need to wait about 10 seconds, start to Extend, then quickly stop, then Retract and it would usually come in. Sometimes I'd need to repeat this a few times. Earlier on this trip, the Front slide would continue to stop a few times while coming in. And, I could hear noises from the rear slide gear. At times, I'd go outside and help assist by pushing in on the slide, as the DW retracted it. It never left us i a codtion where I had to do manual Retraction.
Following a tips from CC owners, I did a deeper dive into the Power Gear. Removing the access panels to see the rollers and gear that are deeper in. (I had a yearly routine of cleaning and lubing the gear while the Front slide was extended. But, this was not getting in deep enough to do any good on the rollers on beside of the framed rams.) The Front slide ram/gears/wheels looked pretty good gunk and dirt wise. On our coach, this was above the Fuel Tank, so pretty well protected. The Rear slide ram opens to the bottom of the coach, in the LP Tank area, at least on our coach. Well this was embarrassingly dirty, with dirt caked on the ram/gears/wheels. I spayed both off well with a brake cleaner can I always carry. Waited for ti to dry, and on the rear, repeated it again. Then I used the recommend lubricant to spray well. Ran the slides in/out a few times (With no problems.). I also then went inside the coach, and lifted the edge of the carpet part on the slide, with the slide extended. And cleaned and then sprayed with Silicone Lubricant the white nylon bump strip (Which is the 'hump' the slide first must climb up over to come in.)
In February, we'd been in several days of blowing dusty Arizona sand storms - with both slides out. The rear part ram/arm of the Front slide, being opened from below in the LP tank area - took the worse of this...
And, I'd never heard about cleaning the nylon bump strip. Which had some areas of junk, and even a few places with a certain dawg that travels with us, hair build up.
So, I've now added a different more thorough annual cleaning an maintenance of the Front slide Power Gear. (Which is all electric motor driven.)
Long winded as always, but hope it helps someone researching problems in the future.
Best to all,
Smitty
04 Allure 31017
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