Slide Issue

[wyatt262]

2013 Berkshire 360Q

The wardrobe slide isn't moving. Dug back there and it appears the there is a copper cord (I'm going to use the term drive shaft) between the slide motor and the gearbox that is severed on the motor side.

It seems to be an easy fix, just not sure what my options are:

1. Replace the drive shaft directly.
2. Replace the entire slide motor,
3. Or the slide motor and the gear box.

Anyone faced this and have some friendly advice?

Thanks,

-Todd

[harderd]

Please post a picture see we can better understand the problem.

[wyatt262]

Originally Posted by harderd

Please post a picture see we can better understand the problem.

New to forum, so hopefully the picture attachment will work.

The motor is on the left and the copper cord is frayed and detached from the motor.

[boowho]

Originally Posted by wyatt262

New to forum, so hopefully the picture attachment will work.

The motor is on the left and the copper cord is frayed and detached from the motor.

That is a strange looking "cord/drive shaft". I would take out the whole assembly (motor and gearbox) and then attempt to replace just the frayed part.

A whole new motor and/or gearbox will set you back at very least $500, I'd suspect; not including labor. Since you've gotten as far as you have by yourself, I'd try to just replace just the cord/drive shaft.

Sorry I can't be of more help.

Boowho??

[rclogg]

Power seats in passenger cars and truck use the same design. A used auto parts yard might have an old power seat track you could grab the armature off. Cheap and if it doesn't work it wont set you back too much

[Campin Cajun]

That looks like the same motor/shaft that broke on my 390BH. Mine broke while I was still under warranty. They replaced the whole motor and shaft.

[I-RV]

wyatt262; sorry that I can't help, but where did you get access to the motor (in case mine bombs out in the future)?

[wyatt262]

I found the part number and ordered 2 of them. ($8 each). Will update when they arrive.

It is located above the slide. I had to remove the 6 inch trim piece at the top of the slide to access the motor.

[dan-nickie]

Originally Posted by wyatt262

I found the part number and ordered 2 of them. ($8 each). Will update when they arrive.

It is located above the slide. I had to remove the 6 inch trim piece at the top of the slide to access the motor.

Is that for the motor or just the drive shaft? I'll be watching to see how you handle this.

[harderd]

Is that the cable type slide?

[Terrilegacy]

I have a 2014 RB 360 and my bedroom slide rack popped right off the pinion gear. Anybody else have this happen

[dan-nickie]

Originally Posted by Terrilegacy

I have a 2014 RB 360 and my bedroom slide rack popped right off the pinion gear. Anybody else have this happen

Was that on their wardrobe slide for the bed slide?

[Terrilegacy]

Bed side

[I-RV]

Originally Posted by Terrilegacy

I have a 2014 RB 360 and my bedroom slide rack popped right off the pinion gear. Anybody else have this happen

You are more then likely talking about the bed slide, Almost everyone has problems with that slide. It has happened multiple times to me.

If the bed slide is your problems, see the most recent thread on it at:

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...bed-88290.html

[Terrilegacy]

Really wierd contraption. Rack is basically suspended above the gear drive. I had to take guide bolt with guide wheels off so rack would drop back down on gear. It worked and it stayed in for a 13 hour marathon leg home. It was nerve racking having to hold my breathe on each right hand turn.

[I-RV]

Please read all of the referenced post and its references.

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...bed-88290.html

The problem is that the motor's gear housing, held in place by four bolts, drops down and away from the rack. You should not have taken the rollers off. You need to raise the gear housing and tighten the bolts without stripping the threads of the soft gear housing. "Silver" reported to me that his mod. works and I hope mine does as well, with the block of wood.

[I-RV]

Terrilegacy , You might want to continue your post on the other thread, to keep the bed slide problem there.

[wyatt262]

I finally received the driveshaft in the mail. Cost was about $8. I was hoping I could easily slide it in as easy as it was to pull out the old one. No luck.

So I had to loosen the pulley chains, remove one bolt from the gearbox, rotate it, insert the drive shaft, then reverse the process. Total time was a couple of hours. Not too bad, but hoping it won't happen again any time soon.

(But I did buy 2 just in case.)

Good luck out there.

[tmmar]

Happy to hear that even though it took longer than expected, you got your slide motor repaired and are back on the road. Hope the repair hold up for you and you don't need to go through that again.