2006 Journey - Electric Step Broke/Stopped Working

[flashajt]

Hi All - havent posted in a while - no news is good news, but I have been watching the threads. So, we are camping right now in our Journey directly on the beach in East/Central Florida (just an hour from home). This is the first time in 2 months we are using our rig, and our electric step is broken - wont come out. I checked switches, fuses/breakers, etc. all is good.

We noticed a few months ago that the electric motor was sounding REALLY sick when the step came in and out - getting weaker and weaker. Now, just nothing.

Has anyone else has this problem? I would imagine its a burned engine on the step? Is this something a non-mechanical guy can fix or should we have a shop fix this?

Right now we have resorted to a Rubbermaid step stool from Wal-Mart. A little embarrasing and our neighbors were looking at it yesterday and we told them the unfortunate story of our step.

Thanks for any help and advise!!

[flashajt]

Hi All - havent posted in a while - no news is good news, but I have been watching the threads. So, we are camping right now in our Journey directly on the beach in East/Central Florida (just an hour from home). This is the first time in 2 months we are using our rig, and our electric step is broken - wont come out. I checked switches, fuses/breakers, etc. all is good.

We noticed a few months ago that the electric motor was sounding REALLY sick when the step came in and out - getting weaker and weaker. Now, just nothing.

Has anyone else has this problem? I would imagine its a burned engine on the step? Is this something a non-mechanical guy can fix or should we have a shop fix this?

Right now we have resorted to a Rubbermaid step stool from Wal-Mart. A little embarrasing and our neighbors were looking at it yesterday and we told them the unfortunate story of our step.

Thanks for any help and advise!!

[tomsm]

Have you tried giving it a helpful jerk while it should be extending? Unfortunately, those steps do require regular lubrication or they will just freeze up.

[skigramp]

About 6 years ago (on my '99 Adventurer with Kwikee steps) I was parked in California during the rainy season ... I noticed that my steps were working slower and slower ...

I had not been lubricating them on a regular basis.

I discovered that lubrication of all the joints on the steps, and the step arms, and the extension mechanism near the electric motor needed to be lubricated.

I bought a spray can of WD-40 and sprayed into every place that I thought looked like it should move ...

Then I had my spouse slowly open and close the door while I pulled and pushed on the steps ... after a few repititions they were working again ...

After that I used Lithium Spray Grease on a regular basis on my steps until I attended GNR and learned about KWIKEE Spray Lube which I have been using since then.

P.S. Do you know that there is pin that you can remove so that your stairs will come down for use