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10-18-2018, 03:22 PM
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Thingy
That device is a Slack Arm tool. It is used to give the user leverage when doing or undoing the slack arms on some motorhomes such as earlier Newmars. The hooks/loops go around the slack arm and the little pin sticking out of the handle operates the elbow of the slack arm.
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10-18-2018, 03:27 PM
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#44
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Originally Posted by ykkrltel
Can you see the pic now?
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Looks like a paintless dent repair tool...For hail and dings. PDR
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10-18-2018, 03:33 PM
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So while it may work well for awnings, I have that exact tool in my motorhome (Newmar Bay Star Sport) and it's used for setting the locks on the slides, Several of them are two stiff for me to do just by hand and the pin goes either above or below the arm while the C shaped end grips around the lock in the middle of the arm, and pushes it up or down.
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10-18-2018, 03:36 PM
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If you have a Newmar, it’s the tool to unlock the locking arms on the slides.
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10-18-2018, 03:44 PM
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It’s the tool you use to lock and unlock your slide outs. It’s for the hard to reach or hard to engage locks. We use one on our 2018 Ventana. By chance do you have a Newmar?
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10-18-2018, 04:08 PM
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If you have a Newmar MH, it's to lock and unlock the bars on your slide on both ends after you bring the slides in, the bars when locked keep the slide from bouncing. I don't know if other brands lock their slides when traveling like Newmar does.
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10-18-2018, 04:17 PM
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Tool supplied by the manufacturer for locking your slide outs before driving awwy.
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10-18-2018, 04:32 PM
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slide out tool
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Originally Posted by Mr_D
Having had two Newmars and having that tool for each of them I can tell you it's to lock and unlock the slideout locks.
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I agree that after having two Newmars also, that tool if for locking and unlocking the slideout locks.
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10-18-2018, 04:32 PM
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OMG, you found a skinny alien hiding in your storage!!!! Sorry, I couldn't resist. The people that said it was for your awnings are correct.
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10-18-2018, 04:47 PM
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Location: Variable with temperature
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Is it a Newmar
That looks like the slide locking/unlocking tool for Newmar slide locks.
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10-18-2018, 05:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ykkrltel
Can you see the pic now?
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It is to lock your slideouts from the inside of your rv .
I had a newmar fifthwheel.
Once you bring in the slide look on the side and uou will see a steel lock unit.
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10-18-2018, 05:32 PM
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Whatchamacalit is.....
We owned a Newmar Dutchstar and the “whatchamacalit” is used to lock/unlock your slide. The slight bend gives leverage for locking and unlocking each end of the slide.
Hope this helps!
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10-18-2018, 05:43 PM
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Location: NM
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Looks like a running iron that cattle thieves used to change cattle brands
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10-18-2018, 05:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Indio,CA and I'm out of here in the summer
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Slide out hinge tool
There is a hinge on each end of a slide out. The tool is used to unlock the hinge only if you lock them. Where you can't physically reach the hinge, you use the tool to hit the bottom of the hinge to lock them, and you use the tool to hit the top of the hinge to un lock them. I have the same tool in my Newmar Bay Star.
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