299RKS Slide Problem - on the road now
Hi All, we have a 2011 Cougar High Country 299RKS. We were closing up yesterday to move on and the main slide (electric cable) started making a horrendous noise and was "bucking". Freaked me out for sure. I stopped and tired to look at all the moving parts. The cables are intact and not frayed. I notice the holes seem to be elongating inward pretty much at all 4 cables cutting through the thin metal but it does not appear to be damaging the cables AND this does not seem to be the source of the noise.
Anyway, I finished getting the slide close and we headed off to our next stop. On the way we called ahead to find an RV repair shop and arranged to stop by and have a technician take a look. When we got there a tech took a pretty good look around, bringing the slide in and out and agreed the cables, motor and pullies all seemed to be okay but he felt the slide floor was binding. He sprayed some dry lubricant all along the bottom rubber "wipe" but that didn't do anything.
The noise seems to be caused by the slide floor rubbing on the trailer floor as it rides in and out (mostly in). It even causes it to "buck".
We are less than a week into a 4 week road trip. The tech could only inspect the main running components and felt it wasn't in any imminent danger of failure but it is definitely not operating correctly.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks, Paul
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Paul "Poppy" Cervone
2015 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS
2011 Cougar High Country 299RKS - SOLD
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