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machunt

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Posted: 05/14/12 01:47pm

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What is everyone using to lube the slides on there units?

tomman

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Posted: 05/14/12 01:50pm

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My owners manual says not to lube anything on the slide out mechanism.

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Posted: 05/14/12 01:57pm

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Grease and oils attract dirt, I would use something like DuPont Dry Wax Silicone. I use it on my motorcycle chain and everything else I need to lubricate where dirt is an issue.

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Posted: 05/14/12 02:02pm

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My trailer is 16 years old. No lube and still moving fine. So I guess its not necessary.

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Posted: 05/14/12 02:02pm

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tomman wrote:

My owners manual says not to lube anything on the slide out mechanism.

Same here.

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Posted: 05/14/12 02:32pm

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ok then that answers my question

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Posted: 05/14/12 03:07pm

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All the above is right on the money!

I'll add that the slideout manufacturers such as Lippert say that they're run during destructive testing up tp 10,000 in/out cycles without lube related failures.

Unless it becomes balky or noisy, in which case use a dry spray lube such as RemOil Dry Teflon or Slip Plate Dry Graphite sprays.

And you can use water to clean them if they get a build up of gunk or road debris. The #1 cause of slideout failure is electrical issues including bad switches or poor electrical contacts.

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Posted: 05/14/12 03:15pm

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Moved from 5th wheels to Gen'l RVing Issues.
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