First trip in my 2014 400bh and only 1 issue

[dan-nickie]

My 2014 RB did come with spare tiles in the storage.

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[grt1014]

New problem. Bunk slide out fade on trip. When we got to cg Friday night and extended the bunk slide. It started out for about 6 inches them made terrible grinding sounds and stopped moving. I pushed the in button and it moved about a inch. Then stopped moving and you heard motor spinning freely and slid did not move. With the help of my son and two others we manually pushed the slide out. When we left camp today we manually just pushed the slide back in.

Haven't even looked at the manual yet.

May just call dealer and not even mess with it as it's under warranty.

Anyone se have this problem?

[CT Camper]

I bet it's a stripped gear. I had the exact same issue on my 14 after our first trip (horrible loud grinding noise). Took it back to the dealer and they replaced the motor and gear. 3 days late, I was back on the road.

[grt1014]

Thanks CT. Sounds like that's what I'll do too. I will call the dealer Monday.

[Superchief]

Checkout Tmmar posts. He recently had the same problem.

[CT Camper]

Yep, you jinxed yourself with the thread title!

[grt1014]

I think you are right. Oh by the way the outside tv doesn't work either.

[Superchief]

I think this is the link, if I did it right.

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...ad.php?t=53951

[grt1014]

Thank you supercheif. That sounds very similar to my problem except mine was able to be pushed in/out when button was pushed. I'll call randy in the am and get a plan together. I mobile tech would be great. I really don't want to drive 120 miles to the dealer I bought it from. Sounds like my gears stripped.

[tmmar]

Originally Posted by Superchief

I think this is the link, if I did it right.

HELP!! Does anyone know about bunkhouse slide mechanism - Forest River Forums

Craig,
Thanks for posting this for me. You beat me to it!! (LOL!!).

The gear box and motor are a single unit in that slide. When the gear box went it froze. With the gears frozen, I couldn't push the slide in or out. Once the motor/gear box came in, it took the tech about 2 hours to install.
Hope you can get yours fixed easily.
Tom

[grt1014]

Thanks for the write up Tom. I emailed Randy today and I will post my experience with this problem as it gets resolved.

[Campin Cajun]

I had a similar problem, mine was a broken shaft coming off the motor that broke.