Loose Screws

[Winepress]

Add this to your annual checklist.
This is the bedroom slide outside looking up. Track lost its screws. Other track was fine but loose. Estimating 250 cycles.

[wolfe10]

What are the screws screwing into???

[MikeyG]

Winepress:
My screws sheared off on the forward kitchen slide plate when the coach was 6 months old. They were way too small. I drilled and countersunk more holes in the steel plate and used heavier screws. Did the same to the rear kitchen and bedroom slide plates. Not a problem since.
Best of luck with your repair.

[Winepress]

Originally Posted by wolfe10

What are the screws screwing into???

Wood. It’s not the ideal material.

["007"]

Thanks Winepress, I have added to our Check List from this link.

Did you use new plugs or just added the screws??

[Capt. Bill]

I had this same identical problem- I fixed it myself by adding 30% more screws & putting slightly larger screws back in. I used stainless steel screws to get the higher tensile strength=greater strength. I've never broke another one since making this change.

Newmar tells me this happens when the slide motors are slightly out of sync. They recommend re-syncing the slide motor controllers. Not difficult but hard to get access to them - up inside frame rails -for an 'old man' such as I!

Happy Trails

[Winepress]

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Did you use new plugs or just added the screws??

Went with larger screws.

[Winepress]

Originally Posted by Capt. Bill

I had this same identical problem- I fixed it myself by adding 30% more screws & putting slightly larger screws back in. I used stainless steel screws to get the higher tensile strength=greater strength. I've never broke another one since making this change.



Newmar tells me this happens when the slide motors are slightly out of sync. They recommend re-syncing the slide motor controllers. Not difficult but hard to get access to them - up inside frame rails -for an 'old man' such as I!



Happy Trails

Thanks, will look into motor sync

[12Down]

I had the same thing happen. I added more screws but that plate was bent down and I don’t like the amount of tork it took to tighten it back up. I outlined the end of the plate with a marker. I can see the plate shifts from the marked point depending on slide going out or in. I think the screws are going to loosen again. I’m taking it to Newmar to trouble shoot.