Thank you for your comments. I try to be honest in as upfront as possible. I enjoy hearing that people are benefiting from watching my videos. That's the highest compliment. Happy camping.

Wow, I appreciate the Great comment! It's nice to hear a kind word. I don't mind helping folks understand their RVs, but it is like drinking from a fire hydrant. Sometimes I come across a comment like yours and it gives me a a moment of pause and reflection that the world is good LOL. Thank you for that!

Glad you got the issue identified!

Thanks for the great comment. All comments aren't as nice as yours. But it's nice to hear a good one. Of course there's always 'experts' out there that want to tell me I don't know what I'm doing. But I will keep doing this and serving the needs of others out there that are willing to watch. My end in mind is to help everybody save money on their repair bill and do their own repairs. Lots more videos coming. Happy camping.

Thank you for your kind comment. Not all the comments are as nice as yours LOL. Happy I can provide a service to not only you but also to the negative ones out there. I do the best I can in running this business. I'm glad I'm able to provide help to others to save on their expensive repair bills. Happy camping.

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When you're talking about aligning your slide room with a Lippert system - Lippert is buying up everybody else's system. So Power Gear is now Lippert, Schwintek is now Lippert, etc so depending on what 'Lippert' system you're trying to align might change how I would answer this. Feel free to reply with what kind of system you're working with and I will do my best and helping you out my friend.

Hi Rob, You all are very welcome for the bonus video. I was there and thought why not show some history. I think I will do more when the opportunity presents itself. Thanks for watching and for your comment! Cheers, Darren Koepp

I know, some of these businesses are totally down and out evil selfish greedy devils. All the best!

Thanks for watching. It's been a busy summer so I haven't been putting them out as quickly as I would like, once things slow down, after Labor Day perhaps, I should get more videos published. Do have lots of fun things to be covering in future videos.

Hi Mary, Thanks for watching and I appreciate your comment! Cheers, Darren Koepp

Hi Eddie, If you come in your RV we will have your back is something goes awry! Thanks for the comment, historical sites like these bring enjoyment to what I do and I decided to share them with y'all... Cheers, Darren Koepp

Hi Al, I was experimenting a bit with the video. Glad it was such a hit. I will do more when the opportunity presents itself. Sounds like others liked it too! Thanks for contributing to the channel and for your comment. Cheers, Darren Koepp

Great video thank you

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It turned out that my gears needed more soaking time with PB Blaster and more taps from my 2 pound hammer. After, I was able to turn it with my big crescent wrench and then the motor was able to move the slide in and out. I made sure to thoroughly lubricate the slide once it was running.

Currently I'm not aware of any in that area but stay tuned because we are working on a business plan to get that area covered.

Hi Joe, My cats sure agree with you on that point!!! LOL. I will continue to do my best. Thanks for watching and for making my day! Cheers, Darren Koepp

I believe you are correct. Of all the gun battery sites throughout this region only for Casey has a gun on display. But, the batteries are really exciting to explore even without the guns. The gun battery at Camp Hayden - that I show at the end of this video - where removed and melted down as scrap. I'm not sure they even fired them.

When I re-align these systems. I manually bring them in using whatever tactics are available. I start with the slide room totally sealed in against the outside wall. That usually aligns all the racks and pinions and is a good starting point. To replace the gear pack. I've use floor jacks to lift up the RAM and then slide the new gear pack with the bolts and everything, fits in nicely. A shop trick is to remove the center steel shaft from the gear pack and hit it with some grease and that should help prevent it from squeaking later.

Hi Bill, Schwintech (or as Lippert calls it the “In-Wall” system) is one of my favorites to work on. The good news is that the control module will help you diagnose most issues and even has a manual recovery mode you can access. I will be uploading a video soon where I demonstrate how to lubricate this system. If you keep everything properly lubricated (assuming the mfg installed everything correctly) than you should have years of issue free slide-out happy camping. If you get in trouble here are three recovery methods that should help you get home: The first step is to locate the control module for that slide. Black box about the size of a cigar box but only ½ as tall. White sticker on front with lots of writing and an opening with red and green LED’s and a push button. Once you find it take a moment to read the part about manual recovery and the different fault indicators. There is a lot of good information there. Your first recovery option is to press the controller button 6 times and hold on the 7th. LED's will blink rapidly. Then when you press the slide room button the room will only retract. That step is outlined on the white sticker. Your second recovery option is to unplug the motor harness (two of them) from the controller and energize the red and black wires with 12 volts. This will send power only to the motors directly (bypassing the controller completely). Change wire polarity to reverse motor direction. Once you have the room retracted than reconnect the motor harnesses to the controller. Your third recovery option (this is if the wire or motors have been damaged) is to access the motor from the outside. You will find a screw (usually behind the ‘D’ seal above the elevation of the top rack. If you pull the wiper seal back and look behind, you will see the silver motor. The screw I am directing you to is near the top of the motor and is used to keep the motor seated in the bearing block. You will need to remove the screw so you can take a screwdriver and lift the motor up and un-seat it from the bearing block. This will allow you to physically push the slide room in (may take a few helpers - I have had to use a hydraulic ram before on ones that were really wedged). Once the room is pushed back in you can access the motor from the inside and re-seat it in the bearing block to hold the room while you drive. Slide locks will also be a good idea to keep the room held in. I have done a lot of work on this system and am looking forward to the next job where I must completely remove one of the sides to replace a bearing block or something. Usually those are warranty claims. Hopefully you never will need to do this but if you do I should have a video uploaded to demonstrate how it is done. Thanks for the question and I hope you never need to know this! LOL Happy Camping! Cheers, Darren Koepp

@@MyRVWorks Cool! I need to find spend some time to find the control box. I looked online and it seems the thing could be in a number of different places. I assume it would be in the slide side. I have a 2017 Georgetown 31B3 Motorhome. The industry needs more folks like you. You should offer apprenticeships :) If you could clone yourself you could make a mint! You are a true professional!

@@BillCClinton Thanks for the vote of confidence. I never expected my KZfaq channel to take off like it has. It has certainly opened new opportunities I never considered. Lots of folks are reaching out to me asking for just such a thing. Not sure what that will look like and how to do that and service my customers up here. It has all happened quickly. What surprises me is the RV Techs in the shops that are contacting me with questions. I would expect them to know a lot of this stuff and have the tools and knowledge, but I am finding out that many of them don’t! scary to think what is happening at the dealerships and shops on these repairs eh’. If you have a motorhome the control module is usually located in an outside compartment attached to the ceiling of that compartment. So, start the hunt there. They do make a subtle click sound when they start the motors - you can listen for that while someone is hitting the switch to extend/retract. Good luck! Cheers, Darren

Yes it does. Thanks for that information.

A bolt should be fine. I usually go with a grade 3. People get into trouble when they install a more Stout bolt. That is supposed to be the weak Link in the chain so that your gearbox is not eat itself.

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This is an area that plagues most techs. However, on your front stabilizer Jacks, if you follow the wire from the motor, it should go to the battery. Between the motor and the battery there should be a 30 amp fuse. Hope that helps.

I found two circuit breakers up under the front on the wood at the end of the trailer near the hitch. Also, I used the remote to operate the leveler. The DPDT switch has failed. I guess it was not waterproof.

Glad you were able to find them and everything's working. Way to go! Happy camping.

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Thetford makes a slide out seal conditioner. It is in a spray can and goes on like foam. Spray it on and wipe it off. Others use baby powder poured into an old sock and knock the sock against the seals. This keeps the seals from sticking to the slideout frame. Personally I’ve used both and I like the Thetford.

From what you were describing it sounds like the slideroom needs to be aligned. Often times you have to take the under part of the bed apart to get to all of the mechanisms. Good luck

@@MyRVWorks thanks for the reply...how do you figure out if the slide is on rollers or guides?

What I call a linear actuator some call an Acme screw. The idea is there is a long screw with square grooves and a shuttle, or something like that, is set in that groove and moves back and forth when the screw turns. In this case the slide room is attached to the shuttle so when the screw turns and the shuttle moves the slide room goes in or out.

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