If you own a camper or motorhome with slideouts, carry an ample supply of
lithium spray grease and keep everything slick or your days of satisfaction
are numbered, and you are vulnerable.
BTDT. Driving to the nearest RV shop down busy highways with the slide
stuck and hanging halfway out into oncoming traffic... not pretty. Slide
stuck, motor burned out, no viable recovery on site.
Grant...
On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Greg Fiorentino <gf...@dslnorthwest.net>wrote:
> On mine ('97 Alpenlite 5th. Wheel) it is mechanical, not hydraulic. I'm by
> no means an expert, but I think this is typical. There is a rack on the
> underside of the slider and that presumably engages a gear motor. There is
> also a manual backup in the form of a hex drive accessed through a port on
> the curbside.
>
> Greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
> On Behalf Of Dieselhead
> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 1:38 PM
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> Subject: [MBZ] Calling Pete Arnold: WAS: Camper / travel trailer or caravan
> slideout
>
> A question made for Pete Arnold
>
>
> >I have been asked for advice on a trailer slideout. Why me? I guess
> >because I work on my own cars, therefore I must know about all
> >automotive like stuff.
> >
> >Anyway - I don't. Know everything. Actually, I know very little about
> >these camper or travel trailers [caravans]. I believe the slide out
> >sections are hydraulic. Is the system
> >durable? What about roof and wall leaks at the joint? Is
> >there a manual backup to the (presumably) electric control?
> >Are there other questions I should be asking?
> >
> >So I'm hope someone on this amazing list is familiar with these and can
> >make me smart enough to give good advise. *smiles*
> >
> >-- Philip
>
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