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Old 09-16-2021, 01:33 PM   #1
keyholeelf
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Exterior wall moving.

We have a 2016 Cougar 341RKs 5th wheel. The slide on the driver's side is the galley slide and moves in and out about 18 inches or so using the cable and pulley system. DW was retracting the slide and heard a very loud pop. Later on while looking for the problem I notice the fixed wall on the forward side of the slide is moving in and out down where it meets the floor. The wall is moving in out depending on which direction the slide is moving. For example as the slide retracts the wall will move outward almost an inch. It still moves very smoothly and I can't find any other problems.

How is the wall attached to the camper on the bottom? Any recommendations on how to fix this?

Thanks in advance.
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Old 11-30-2021, 09:47 AM   #2
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Old 12-01-2021, 09:38 PM   #3
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I had the same thing happen on my 5th wheel on the wall forward of the kitchen slide, same place as yours. The dealer had to pull the wall panel back and re-weld the wall to floor and add a bunch of reinforcement, which wasn't cheap.

They said the cause was that the slide wasn't lubricated well enough but I never had any issue with it, so I think it probably just a weak weld. Now I keep the slide bottom well coated with non-stick PTFE spray lube on the first sign that it's starting to catch a little when moving in and out.
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