On the way home from Goshen.....

BandJCarm · 08-21-2016, 05:34 PM

.........this morning, at Bloomington, IN..........hit the SLIDE IN button and the bedroom slide went IN, as always first. But the other two just sat there laughing at me. Motor noise, but no slide movement.

???

Turn on, off, on, off, on, off...........finally they went in, and we are in Paducah, KY KOA. Slides out. Hopefully in morning slides go in, for final trek home.

But WTFO????

BandJCarm · 08-22-2016, 06:27 PM

No answers yet.............

It happened again at 2nd stop on way home. I lubed all gears and tracks with Slide Lube. I JUST now got home and thought I'd try in/out/in/out while it is hooked up to power (I have 50 amp at home).

The bedroom slide (which is not accessible to lube) worked, but slowly.

Then the 2nd slide, dining room......wouldn't go. I hit button on/off a couple of times and it finally went. When IT went, the kitchen slide went.

I left both slides out...........

Got to wondering if all the rain at Goshen caused some rust or something??? Pretty scary to be in BumDum, Outtastate, and can't get slides closed to come home!

retired on a mountain · 08-23-2016, 04:32 PM

Don't think so that's how mine went. Motor on my2860 Sunseeker I was on land line then generator then in drive way land line. 4 July weekend . Seen dealer on the 12 of July parts just came in yesterday The22 of August can't work on it tell next Monday and he told me he don't no how long it will take to replace.Good Luck.

Oakman · 08-23-2016, 05:11 PM

I'm not going to be much help but have you checked the level of your hydraulic fluid?

Jim34RL · 08-23-2016, 05:17 PM

You probably all ready check this but is the selector switch partially closed or open in the service bay. This may be causing the slides not to open and or close sometimes that can be moved accidentally.

BandJCarm · 08-23-2016, 05:34 PM

OakM........not sure how to check.

Jim..........haven't thought of that. I do NOT think this is an issue, but will check.

Been gone all day......will check in morning. Thanks guys.

Emailed factory contact.......they asked if trailer was level. It was.

No one seems to have a good grasp of this issue........of course, it has to be ME that is only one having this problem.................

Oakman · 08-24-2016, 06:10 AM

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OakM........not sure how to check.

Jim..........haven't thought of that. I do NOT think this is an issue, but will check.

Been gone all day......will check in morning. Thanks guys.

Emailed factory contact.......they asked if trailer was level. It was.

No one seems to have a good grasp of this issue........of course, it has to be ME that is only one having this problem.................

Your Cedar Creek might be different than my Silverback but checking the hydraulic level is easy. The pump and reservoir are hidden behind a movable panel in the front storage compartment. The reservoir is opaque so you can visually check to see the fluid level. Here are a couple of pics of mine.

The panel in my RV has a finger hole to make opening the panel easy.

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Here’s what the reservoir looks like.

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You might try posting this issue in the Cedar Creek subforum and change the title of the post to reflect the actual slide problem.

**Bama Rambler** · 08-24-2016, 07:09 AM

Also on the side of the pump casing should be a manual relief valve. If that valve is partially open or leaking by it will lower the system pressure enough that only the lightest smallest slide will travel. Check the knob and make sure it's tight while you're checking the fluid level.

BandJCarm · 08-24-2016, 10:11 AM

Jim.....switches are all correct.

Oakman.....here is pic of reservoir. Is it low? If so, what specific fluid goes in it, do you know?

EDIT: DUH! This pic is with slides OPEN! So, I'm assuming (??) I can't know if it's low until the slides are closed, right??

Thanks.

AquaMan · 08-24-2016, 10:32 AM

As long as there is still fluid in the reservoir with the slides out, you should be good on fluid. You can use transmission fluid to top off, FYI.

BandJCarm · 08-24-2016, 10:52 AM

Thanks!!! But then I'm at a loss as to what is causing the issue.

Emailed CC and they said "Make sure it's level"............. and it is, it's in my level concrete driveway now, and still does it.

DDC · 08-24-2016, 11:29 AM

Go to the LCI web site and check their FAQ and if you can't find anything there they do have a call centre, I was talking to a couple of them last week, its not overseas so you will be able to understand them and they really know their stuff. Good luck.

DDC · 08-24-2016, 11:38 AM

Found the card they gave me, phone is 574 537 8900
e-mail is customer service@lci1.com

BandJCarm · 08-24-2016, 11:45 AM

Thanks!!

I've emailed them.................. we'll see what happens.

I found some old threads on the subject......but nothing definitive that hasn't already been mentioned and checked here.

Thanks again.

AquaMan · 08-24-2016, 11:46 AM

Does the pump change tones after the one slide comes in, or does it stay the same?

BandJCarm · 08-24-2016, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaMan

Does the pump change tones after the one slide comes in, or does it stay the same?

Well......it starts staying the same........but after a second or two when the slide is just NOT going to move, it starts to strain somewhat. Not awful, although the noise of the slides going in was bad.........before I lubed the tracks. Lubing helped that noise.....

downtime · 08-24-2016, 01:15 PM

With the slides in(legs up) the level should be 1/2 in from top. I drained siphoned mine out and refiled with dextron 6 synthetic as cold here can be an issue.
Check battery cable that goes up to a 30amp reset able breakers (close to battery) as I had a few wires loose as well as a main cable wire that the end was loose from the fitting. After fixing these my slides went in with out stopping and resetting breakers.

BandJCarm · 08-24-2016, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by downtime

With the slides in(legs up) the level should be 1/2 in from top. I drained siphoned mine out and refiled with dextron 6 synthetic as cold here can be an issue.
Check battery cable that goes up to a 30amp reset able breakers (close to battery) as I had a few wires loose as well as a main cable wire that the end was loose from the fitting. After fixing these my slides went in with out stopping and resetting breakers.

Another good suggestion, thanks. I have Four 6v batteries and there is zero room........adding water was a CHORE! But I will go look for that. You have made me think/wonder if I truly tightened every battery connection after loosening them to add water.......I'm SURE I did, I remember it distinctly......but my memorator is broken so maybe that is the issue.

DW says I have to also do work on our non-mobile house.....which has been neglected since this trailer arrived. But I will check that as soon as I can.

Thanks again.

BandJCarm · 08-24-2016, 01:33 PM

No loose wires.

Dang.

Hector517 · 08-24-2016, 09:45 PM

I have read with interest comments about malfunctioning slide outs. I got frustrated with having to repeatedly replace the inline fuse under the trailer, or use the manual crank. So I dismantled the slide out motor and simply push the slide out in and out. It's no big deal, other than to remember to place the lock bar when fully retracted and travelling. This saves me a lot of headaches.

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