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mustangman · 03-26-2019, 09:17 AM

When closing FWS on my 2018 Baystar heard a loud pop noise.When slide was in I noticed that wall was not flush on bottom in front.Tried many times extending and closing still not flush.

knightstorm · 03-26-2019, 04:21 PM

Is it flush at the front top?

mustangman · 03-26-2019, 05:09 PM

yes it is

dmholt · 03-26-2019, 05:36 PM

Have you checked the bolts holding the slide motor? There have been lots of reports of them becoming loose. See this thread -- http://www.irv2.com/forums/f103/time...in-432733.html

Stuart W · 03-26-2019, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mustangman

When closing FWS on my 2018 Baystar heard a loud pop noise.When slide was in I noticed that wall was not flush on bottom in front.Tried many times extending and closing still not flush.

Can you share. Picture?

conlar318 · 03-27-2019, 06:51 AM

My son used our 2015 BS with FWS. It came back with FWS sticking out about an inch at bottom towards front of MH. My son said he forgot to take front slide lock off before opening the slide. I ended up taking it to dealer to fix. Based on my experience, one of the transtorque bushings may have slipped on the round shaft of your slide. It will need to be loosened then slide can be pushed in and the transtorque bushing retightened. There is significant instructions on this process here in IRV2. I would Google "Newmar FWS Transtorque Bushing" to find this information in IRV2. You will need certain tools like an 1-1/2" crows foot wrench and torque wrench. Might be better to take it to Newmar dealer if close. I think I got charged a half hour of labor to fix mine. Good luck.

knightstorm · 03-27-2019, 11:51 AM

It could also have jumped a cog, which is what my slide did a couple of times. You may be able to see where the paint has been scraped off between the holes in the slide rail. The adjustment is still made at the trantorque bushing.

The trick is to figure out why the slide got out of adjustment and how to fix or avoid the problem going forward. You should check the slide motor bolts, etc. regularly.

I found it easiest to access the trantorque bushing in the propane compartment. I also put witness marks on all the bushings to make sure they weren’t slipping.

I can adjust my slide in 5-10 minutes (or less) but I haven’t had to do it since the underlying problem was fixed.