Slide motor needs replacement

[uralman]

My schwintek slide motor needs replacement and the slide is closed. One motor works but one is not moving. I know it's not the controller or cable. I can't push the dead side open to access the screw. Thought about drilling a hole in the exterior trim to get access to the screw. Any suggestions. It's a small slide.

[Happy Vibe]

Have you tried the electronic override? There are no errors on the controller?

[uralman]

I tried the override but motor 1 would not work.

[uralman]

The error message is 8 on motor 1. Wire short. But I keep a spare cable I ran the new cable and still no go.

[aupainter]

Had same problem last year. me and my bro were able to move it out about a foot by pushing very hard ! we are big guys so maybe that helped . Had to remove the power to the motors first to let off brakes
Ive been told no way cant be done ..... worked for us just saying

[DouglasReid]

after removing power to release the brake, would it be possible to use a bottle jack and a purpose cut 2x4 to push on each of the steel slide members horizontally to push it out enough to access the screw?

[uralman]

May have to either try to remove the exterior slide fascia or hire the Packer offensive line to push.

[uralman]

I disconnected power to the bad motor and pushed out easier than I thought. Didn't need the Packers after all. Changed the motor and back working again. One of the wires broke off the motor circuit board.

[Bama Rambler]

Thanks for coming back and letting us know what you did to get it fixed. Especially the part about removing the power and being able to move the slide.