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Slide Problem

Yahoo Message Number: 21971
This morning while bringing in the slides so we could take the coach to service at Beaudry, our living room driver side slide "hung up".
The front ram didn't keep up with the rear ram, the slide got cockeyed, and I had to give it a "push" to get it to go in. I couldn't find anything obviously wrong, Chris Snyder of CC who is stationed at Beaudry couldn't find anything wrong, and its working fine now. Has anyone had this happen and found a cause/effect? Its a little unnerving heading to the wilds of New Mexico with a slide that might be getting ready to fail.
Bob

'05 Intrigue 11872

Re: Slide Problem

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Yahoo Message Number: 21977
I believe it says in the manual to hold the button down for awhile while moving in and out, after they have stroked out, to let the cyls equalize . This prevents the one cyl from getting out of sync with the other slighlty and binding the slide. I think there is a tiny hole in the piston in the equalizing cyl that lets one cyl move in relation to the other if necessary.
I might be way off on this, but you should check with the service guy and HWH.

John and Terry
2005 Affinity

Quote from: Bob Stephens
> > This morning while bringing in the slides so we could take the coach > to service at Beaudry, our living room driver side slide "hung up".
The front ram didn't keep up with the rear ram, the slide got > cockeyed, and I had to give it a "push" to get it to go in. I > couldn't find anything obviously wrong, Chris Snyder of CC who is > stationed at Beaudry couldn't find anything wrong, and its working > fine now. Has anyone had this happen and found a cause/effect? Its

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little unnerving heading to the wilds of New Mexico with a slide

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Re: Slide Problem

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 21978
Bob,

It could be air in the system. Make sure you bring the slides in all the way till you hear a pitch change in the motor. Do not stop part way in or out and go in the opposite direction. This will introduce air into the system. You can stop but continue in that direction till it is all the way in or out.

Joe

Intrigue 11876
2005

Soon Intrigue 12054
2006

Re: Slide Problem

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 22006
John/Joe, thanks for the suggestions. My better half most always operates the slides and is especially careful to run the slides all the way out and all the way in until the pump stall sound starts.
Maybe it was a fluke. I'm going to check with HWH just to be on the safe side unless it happens again today in which case I'll be calling them to figure out the problem. Again, thanks for the suggestions.
Bob

'05 Intrigue 11872

Quote from: Joseph Stevener\[br\
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Bob,

It could be air in the system. Make sure you bring the slides in
all the way till you hear a pitch change in the motor. Do not stop part way in or out and go in the opposite direction. This will introduce air into the system. You can stop but continue in that direction till it is all the way in or out.

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Joe

Intrigue 11876
 2005

Soon Intrigue 12054
 2006

Bob Stephens wrote:

This morning while bringing in the slides so we could take the

coach

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to service at Beaudry, our living room driver side slide "hung

up".

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The front ram didn't keep up with the rear ram, the slide got > cockeyed, and I had to give it a "push" to get it to go in. I > couldn't find anything obviously wrong, Chris Snyder of CC who is > stationed at Beaudry couldn't find anything wrong, and its

working

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fine now. Has anyone had this happen and found a cause/effect?

Its a

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little unnerving heading to the wilds of New Mexico with a slide

that

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might be getting ready to fail.

Bob

'05 Intrigue 11872

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