2011 Raptor 300MP Front Slide off track?

Keithw · 07-01-2019, 07:13 AM

Has anyone experienced a slide goes half way in then nothing? It appears to be off the track and I can move it by hand. Hoping to find the gears/track and take a look at it tonight. Wondering if that is all located under the bed? Any advise?
Thanks,
Keith

bobbecky · 07-01-2019, 03:09 PM

Not sure how the bed slide is on a Raptor, but this is a photo of the mechanism on our 2012 Montana, which is a hydraulic slide. The picture only shows one steel slide, but there are two. You have to remove the plywood panel to access the slide mechanism.

Keithw · 07-02-2019, 06:42 AM

Thanks for the PIC. I am hopefully tearing into it today. Mine is also hydraulic. I thought I heard a noise when I started pulling in the slides. A kind of bang. I still can hear the motor running yet but the slide does not move unless I do it from outside. It actually was hanging half way with the outside panel drooping and several inches lower than the hole it slides into. Anybody else ever deal with this?
Thx

Keithw · 07-03-2019, 07:34 AM

Well, I took it all apart. 5/8 Chip board and rotten all the way through. Hydraulics all working good. I have a pic of outside. I am going to try to replace wood. Anyone ever use treated wood for this? Any wood suggestions? It is 5/8 thickness. Thanks

66joej · 07-03-2019, 11:35 AM

First you should find the reason for the rot and correct that.
If you plan on keeping the 5er for any length of time I would replace the OSB with real plywood. Marine grade if it has a chance of exposure to the weather.

Keithw · 07-03-2019, 11:45 AM

I am going to blow a few more tubes of calk up on top of the slide. It appears that the water is just concentrated to the very edge of the slide. That is why the bolts pulled though. The rest of the wood appears to be good. I was going to use treated wood but nobody in MN stocks 5/8 thick. I figured if I used 3/4 then it would not line up with the hydraulics. Also wondering about the chemicals in treated. I have been told it eats regular hardware. That may not be good for the hydraulic frame that mounts directly to the wood. I think I will use regular plywood and seal or paint it. Have a great 4th!

Keithw · 07-08-2019, 06:47 AM

Not easy but I got it fixed. The four mounting screws pulled through the chip board that was used for the floor of the bedroom slide out. Hydraulics all work good. Had to take all bed frame loose and then all screws under slide. Lift the slide and remove OSB. Cut new piece and reinstall. Couple buddies help and we got it all working and now it seals better than ever. Even my big slide seals better? Another tip: If you get a new mattress make sure it does not smash up against dresser. I think my new memory foam was 4 inches too long and may have contributed to some of this. I cut 4 inches off the new mattress to make it fit a little better. Happy RVing!

FrankO · 08-15-2021, 06:37 PM

Do you have any pictures? I am having the same issues. Looking down on the bedroom slide mechanism nothing looks wet or rotten.

Keithw · 08-16-2021, 06:51 AM

I don't have any pics but what I found was that my new mattress was too long and hit my dresser which bore the four mounting bolts which are mounted in chip board. They became oblonged and then would not pull the slide in tight. The holes got bigger and bigger. This also effected the big slide which also did not pull tight due to the bedroom slide not all tight. It was a lot of work but I just took it all apart and put new chip board/OSB in for the whole slide to sit on. The hydraulics pull directly onto the OSB. Mine works great not for the last year since I did the work. Also, I used cheap OSB rather than green treat so it would not warp. Seems to be the answer. Let me know if you need anything else. Good Luck!

DMK · 08-16-2021, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Keithw

I am going to blow a few more tubes of calk up on top of the slide. It appears that the water is just concentrated to the very edge of the slide. That is why the bolts pulled though. The rest of the wood appears to be good. I was going to use treated wood but nobody in MN stocks 5/8 thick. I figured if I used 3/4 then it would not line up with the hydraulics. Also wondering about the chemicals in treated. I have been told it eats regular hardware. That may not be good for the hydraulic frame that mounts directly to the wood. I think I will use regular plywood and seal or paint it. Have a great 4th!

I used marine plywood when I did mine (should be able to find with a search) and was able to reuse the filon on the bottom, but I did rewrap with new darco first. I replaced a previous camper (LQ horse trailer) with treated plywood and would never do that again due to leaching of chemicals inside!

Keithw · 08-16-2021, 08:16 AM

I would buy a new piece of filon if I had to do it again. I reused mine but now it is all cracked up. I just gorilla taped it all over to get me by because big job to replace it. I am talking about the black plastic on bottom of slide.

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