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Christiraub · 03-14-2018, 11:38 AM

Hi Everyone,
we are very new to the RV family. We were gifted our 1998 Holiday Rambler Endeavor. We are very excited for sure! So, we need help with instructions on how to manually retract the slide out. The owners manual has less than a paragraph on this lol Any help will be greatly appreciated!

slowmachine · 03-14-2018, 01:04 PM

I'm not sure which system you have, but if it is PowerGear, this may help.

https://www.lci1.com/assets/content/..._82_S0380_.pdf

Christiraub · 03-14-2018, 02:02 PM

Thanks so much but we do not have that system. The motor was replaced and it does not have a brake lever. Apparently we’re supposed to losen the motor so that we can close it manually. I think we over extended it and itt seems to be a little off track. Any suggestions??

slowmachine · 03-14-2018, 03:02 PM

Getting any help with this requires you to identify, at least, the manufacturer of the slide mechanism. Any components, labels or placards relating to the slide may have the manufacturer's name.

MSHappyCampers · 03-15-2018, 10:11 AM

Hi !

Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the gang!

Sorry I can't help with that! Keep her between the ditches!

Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!

Christiraub · 03-16-2018, 12:35 PM

Okay, called the motor manufacturer Klauber, learned that the motor does have a brake. So, disconnected that and was able to manually start to move the slideout after loosening the torque nuts. Problem is, only the side where you crank it moved. If i used a wrench on the other side I could move it slowly with great difficulty. Never the less, we were able to get the slide out in all the way with the exception of the difficult side about an inch or so. We can push it in, but it comes back out.

We connected everything back up to see if the electric motor would work and nothing. We know the motor was working because we could hear it come on after we changed a connector by the motor that seemed burnt, because I think we over extended the slide which is what got us into this mess! Batteries read good, had the switch checked, and all fuses are good. I have no idea where to go from here. Any ideas? We are brand new to this so any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks!
1998 Holiday Rambler Endeavor

Christiraub · 03-18-2018, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slowmachine

Getting any help with this requires you to identify, at least, the manufacturer of the slide mechanism. Any components, labels or placards relating to the slide may have the manufacturer's name.

We have a Klauber slide motor. We called the company and found out where the brake was on the motor. Was able to start to manually retract the slide. Only one side was moving. Used a pipe wrench on the other side with great difficulty plus pushing on it we were able to get it in except for about an inch on that side. But now the electric In/Out switch still doesn't work. Motor was making sound at first now nothing. Checked the switch, batteries and motor connection and all were good. Is it possible the batteries aren't working even though they read good?