tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934913043935343277.post1497479114193713789..comments2024-03-22T18:24:11.712-07:00Comments on Diary of a Pair of RV Virgins: Oops, A HiccupBetsy Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454972916460790510noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934913043935343277.post-46254880456831401912014-03-09T10:57:16.967-07:002014-03-09T10:57:16.967-07:00Hi. Kim here again.
The slide issue seems to be c...Hi. Kim here again. <br />The slide issue seems to be common to this model/style.<br />Somebody had a brainfart when they designed the mechanism to extend/retract the room. It sits on two rails with two small gears that track in the matching teeth on the rails. The two gears are tied together with a shaft between them so as the room moves in or out the two gears move at the same time keeping the slide room going in/out evenly. Now for the lame engineering part. To drive the room in/out they used a hydraulic ram but put it by the rearmost gear (presumably to save money on the length of hydraulic hose needed to install it). This means all the force exerted to move the room is at one end relying on the above mentioned shaft to transmit the force to the forward gear. Well, if there is ANY resistance it breaks one or both of the small bolts holding the connecting shaft to the two gears. For the cost of about 6' of hydraulic hose the ram could have been centered on the slide room and eliminated the problem. Problem #2 with this design is that the front edge of the slide room doesn't close properly and leaves a gap which lets in water and water is not good. We now have some rotted wood flooring which is going to be expensive to repair. Yes, if I had been more informed and diligent I may have limited some of the damage, but if you go back and look at the title of this blog........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com