Found a way to eliminate squeak in bedroom slide
Hi Folks,
I found an easy way to eliminate the squeaking sound, while operating the bedroom slide in my 2004 Sea Breeze.
I've tried several types of dry lubes and oil, etc. The other day I used candle wax and the noise is know gone.
I took a piece of candle wax from a fragrant candle and rubbed it underneath the slide, in the three places that slide across the Teflon rubbing blocks. (There are no rollers, like the larger living room slide has).
You can see where the blocks are located from outside the slide while pushing on the bottom weather seal, and looking into the gap. My slide has three Teflon rubbing blocks; at the front , middle and rear of the bottom slide. There will also be tell tale slide marks on the bottom of your bedroom slide. Rub the candle wax on the discolored paint on bottom of the slide.
There are also two more Teflon rubbing block located inside the coach under the foot end of the bed, but these two have much less weight on them and I don't think they squeak.
Hopefully this will also reduce friction and make my drive mechanism "Roll Pin" last longer before shearing off.
Mike
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