Squeeky slide out

[psyflyjohn]

I have a 2004 Sea Breeze with two slides. The main slide goes in and out very quietly and with little apparent effort. The bedroom slide is a different story. It squeals like a dying pig, and is jerky. The sheer pin on the motor broke once already, likely due to the resistance of the slide.

It looks like the slide is simply a square steel frame that runs over white nylon blocks. I've put dry lube and even rubbed some wax on the contact surface of the steel frame, but no luck.

Any ideas?

[Bill Davis]

Lots of discussion on this subject here. Go to Find feature and do a search for bedroom slide. That will get you started.

[rogueii]

When I had my RV to National in Lakeland, FL, a few years ago, the tech. Waxed the bottom of the slide with a good car wax and the squeak stop. He said to do it about every six months, paying attention to the rub mark areas on the bottom of the slide.

[Fred and Bonnie]

I am not sure how your slide is constructed; mine slides on Teflon blocks under the bed. I use Silicon spray on the blocks when it starts squealing.

Fred

[tropical36]

First, have you checked the slide itself as to any resistance. To do this, release the electric brake or what ever it takes for manual operation and see how it works. I'm already suspecting that the racket and jerking is coming from the power gearbox itself, not from slide resistance.

[dsymms]

I have a 2004 6342 Dolphin, with the bed/closet slide, my slide would scream and protest, and shear the pins on the drive gear. I tired wax silicone lube, complaining to National nothing worked. With the drive gear pin sheared the slide moves freely in and out. My drive gear assembly has three bronze bushing on the final drive horizontal shaft that runs parrallel to the slide wall. It is tha shaft with the shear pin that breaks when the slide binds. I took apart my drive assembly and checked the alighment with the slide. The bushings that support the shaft as it turns were not bored in a straight line. The bronze bushing closest to the front of the coach was creating excessive pressure on the slide by pushing up on the gear drive track undr the bed. I removed one of the bushings, the one under the track closest to the front of the coach and the slide is a quiet. The shaft can flex (slightly) now and folow the drive track. Not sure if there will be long term issues with the bushing removal but it works great, no noise and the pins do not shear anymore. I am not recommending this solution, just thought this might help someone else looking for a another place to look for a solution besides slathering goo under your slide.

[lascar]

My bedroom slideout was very noisy, squeals, and jerks. I took it to a local RV dealer and they polished and waxed the bottom of the slideout. That was two years ago, and it continues to slide smoothly.

[Jeff H]

06 Dolphin with bedroom slide that squeaks occasionally. National tech at Quartzsite back in 2006 told me to use a bar of soap to rub on area (3 rollers) the goes over the white teflon rollers. I keep one handy in the cabinet right inside by the stairwell. Probably have to use it a couple of times a year. Mine is a bar of Ivory.