Forest river electric slide out

[Preston]

I had to use the manual override to move my slide in. When I tried to bring it out, there was a loud bang. Now the motor shaft spins freely. This is a salem travel trailer. I think I I came in too far

[Bama Rambler]

You may have sheared the pin that drives the gearsets.
Can you post a pic of the motor and gearbox?

[Preston]

It seems to be locked up. I can't get any movement out of it. I don't have a clue what's wrong. I'll just have to live with the slide in. I give up!

[Preston]

If you move the slide in too far, how do you release it?

[Bama Rambler]

Some pictures of the slide mechanism would help.
There should be a manual shaft end on the gearbox that you can use to move the slide in or out. There should be a manual crank somewhere in the RV, but most people use a cordless drill and adapter if they have to manually move the slide.

[Preston]

I took off the motor. This is what I found.

[ScottBrownstein]

Originally Posted by Preston

I took off the motor. This is what I found.

If that is the remains of a roll pin...you broke it. Now, not a common failure, easy fix...drive it out from both sides and put in a replacement.

Now that said, it takes an awful lot of force to break a roll pin of that size. Make sure the gear box isn't bound up or something else like dunning against the stop..

[Preston]

Attach to what? That's the thing I can't figure out.

[Preston]

Inside the tube there is nothing to attach it to. It's flat. Broken off?

[ScottBrownstein]

Well one side is a drive slot but how does it attach to the drive itself. Look inside both sides and see if there is a shaft. Probably on the side with the o ring seal. There is a shaft somewhere, with a peice of a roll pin in it.

[Preston]

Lipped says the entire slide need to be replaced

[ScottBrownstein]

Not sure what kind of slide it is but I find that hard to believe. Guess it depends on what they consider "the whole slide." Eli Whitney is rolling over in his grave...