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 > Slide-out moves with a cant after repair. Is this bad?

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TonyInPa

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Posted: 05/15/12 02:59pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

I had a slide-out repaired by the factory under warranty because of broken parts.

Now, after the repair, it does not slide in or out without a slight cant. When it gets all the way in or out it straightens up when it seats.

The other slide-out, which was not worked on, still moves in and out perfectly straight, no racking. The factory did not do anything with that one.

Should I be concerned about the misaligned slide-out?

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Posted: 05/15/12 03:02pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

As long as it seals completely when in and when out, I wouldn't worry about it.


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Mine has done this since new. Thought it was fine, or at least normal.


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Posted: 05/16/12 09:24pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Mine seems to tilt out a bit and align itself as it fully extends or fully retracts.
I also assumed this was normal. Mine is rack and pinion.


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Is it hydraulic or motor/cable and pulley. If the latter, then there is a chance the cable is out of the pulley some place and one side is 'longer' than the other, causing one edge to be slightly behind the other.

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Posted: 05/16/12 08:58pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Thanks for the help.

I think the slide is rack and pinion, but I'm not sure. It is not hydraulic.

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The one on my fiver is screw drive with a rack and pinion synchronizer. When it goes all the way out, the plywood floor drops down to be even with the main floor. So as it starts in, it tips up a bit. As it comes in further it tips up even more. Eventually, it passes a balance point and tips back down so that the slideout floor is parallel to the main floor. But to make sure the top seal seals out all of the rain, the outer wall of the slight is deliberately canted inward slightly toward the top. So as the top of the slide touches the main wall, the floor of the slide starts tipping up again. But it only tips up 1/4" at most.

My new TT on the other hand . . . well that slide is all messed up and jammed up. That is why it has been at the dealer for almost 2 weeks now. They need to reroute the slide motor cables and move the slide controller in order to fix it right (Schwintek/Lippert system).


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