speediq99
Arizona
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Hello Everyone,
I have a 2005 Gulfstream Ultra LE Class C with an Equalizer Slideout. The slideout was moving out very quickly but it was very slow coming back in. It has been this way for a long time (years). We noticed that the slide was not properly aligned (slightly off vertically and not centered horizontally). Regardless, the slideout was working fine until a few days ago. It would move half way out and stop. A few hrs later, it will operate again as if a time sensitive limiter was kicking in. It behave this way for a few days until it simply stopped working and I had to manually move the slide back in. Now, it doesn't move when I press the switch. You can hear a click at the pump the switch is pressed (two clicks, one for in and one for out) but there is no movement. My conclusion is that either the motor is bad or an interlock that Gulfstream installed is defective. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to further isolate the problem. Here is what I have done so far:
- Checked voltage at the pump (13+ volts)
- Checked for voltage drop when operating switch (none)
- Jumped solenoid to make motor move (no movement)
- Checked all electrical connections (good)
- Checked battery (good, fully charged)
- Checked ground (good)
- Checked fuse for interlock (good)
At this point, I am out of ideas. It seems like it could either be the motor or the interlock but I have no idea how to test either one.
Any suggestions before I take it to the dealer ?
Mike
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Gale Hawkins
Murray, KY
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Mike the going back to work after it cooled could have been a thermal breaker in the motor that was opening as the motor was dying and drawing a huge current. You could have a wire that was breaking down and passing less current. I would ohm out the motor and see what kind of readings you get. If that is normal or you just want to find out if the wiring to the motor take jumper cables and a battery to apply 12 volts directly to the motor. Reverse polarity for directional control if electric but not sure if it is hydraulic because I have never seen a slide out. If it moves fine then it is a power problem.
Keep body parts from between moving parts.
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speediq99
Arizona
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I need a little bit of help. What do you mean by ohm out the motor ? Where would you take these readings.
I am attaching a drawing of the motor/pump. If I was to apply power directly to the motor, where would I do this (studs 1 & 2 ?). Mine is hydraulic.
Mike
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Gale Hawkins
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Ohm is a measurement of electrical resistance or something like that. The $15 volt meter at WM, AZ(other part houses) should have an Ohm's setting. Based on the 4 gauge wire size I say read across #1 and #2. The lower the better think. Touch the meter leads together and the read out should go to ZERO then do it across #1 and #2. If the meter hand does not move the windings or thermal switch is shot. If the thermal switch is shot I expect the motor is as well.
This would be the same place to apply 12 volts. It looks like #1 is the + connector but to save inventory costs all #4 wire is black so polarity is labeled and not color coded.
There are others here who are experts at this and have experience that may be back tomorrow.
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Gale Hawkins
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Mike I just noticed it looks like you have a place of a jack handle to fit. If that is the case you should be able to close it by hand pumping it. There should be a manual reversing valve for going in or out unless the manual operation is designed only to close the slide so you can hit the road with no slide.
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speediq99
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Thanks Gale,
I will take the readings tomorrow and report back.
I have a feeling the motor may be the issue.
Does anyone here know a good place to find a used replacement motor ? These things seem to be expensive when new.
Mike
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speediq99
Arizona
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Yes, I can and have been doing the manual operation to open and close the slide. It is a real pain because of the way they setup the pump. It is right next to the batteries and I have to remove them in order to operate the slide manually. We are home now so I am just trying to see if I can fix this myself before forking out hundreds of dollars to a dealer.
I have been doing some Internet searches on the motor but I am not sure where to start. Basic searches of 'slide out motor' come up w/ nothing useful. I will look around the motor to see if I can find a brand, name, specs etc...
Thanks again for taking the time to respond at this late hour.
Mike
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Gale Hawkins
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You might consider pulling it out and taking it to a electrical motor shop but i am sure some have posted they ordered parts for their slide motors. The OEM name should be on the slide control that you can google.
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ronfisherman
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You may want to look at some of the literature that Equalizer Systems has for GS. Documents.
2004 Gulf Stream Endura 6340 D/A
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