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georgelesley · 04-30-2018, 03:39 PM

Well there goes another trip. Went to open the slides so DW could pack for next weeks departure to Alaska. The living room slide which is the OLD Power gear type with the mechanical lock and large rack and pinion electric opening system would not unlock.

The owners manual says to check the circuit breaker located in the inside of one of the outside compartments. DW and I tore the compartments apart, no joy. The local shop says we should see a small box saying Intellitek on it. There should be a breaker in or on it in one of the compartments. No joy.

WGO said to check the breakers under the drivers side dash, the breakers in the propane compartment, and inside the entry door. No joy. The local shop told me about the reed switch on the screw drive that opens and closes the lock. I checked it. No joy. We can travel without this slide working, so am thinking of going to Forrest City, IA and get on the waiting list and then try to salvage the trip as best we can when fixed.

Anybody have any ideas where a breaker for this slide might be if it even has one? This is not the infamous Schwintek slide but the old style Powergear.

DancinCampers · 05-01-2018, 01:43 PM

I have no idea where the breakers/fuses are, but I remember that these locks would jam in the past. You might try removing the cover and wiggle.

georgelesley · 05-05-2018, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DancinCampers

I have no idea where the breakers/fuses are, but I remember that these locks would jam in the past. You might try removing the cover and wiggle.

I think you were right. Drove it for a day and now it works fine. Thx

DancinCampers · 05-06-2018, 08:32 AM

I'm glad it works, hope all stays well.

We spent 3 months in Canada/Alaska with 2 other Winny coaches in 2014. Including the Top of the World Highway. Had a great time.

Enjoy.

Cousin Ed · 05-06-2018, 09:18 AM

We had an '11 Journey with Power Gear slides. Picking it up for our first "walk-thru" a slide lock broke. It took the tech a long time to release it and in side there is a very delicate micro switch. After that, we never used the locks, the slides never moved when they weren't suppose to, in the 75,000 miles we used it. Also once we learned to always have the engine running when moving a slide, we never had a slide problem