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Originally Posted by Mic
HI all
so our Cougar 359MBI main slide start to give a a frit
it started to no come out and ratchet noise.....but I could bring in (even though already in) then immediately go out and it went.
not that does not work.
I believe it is a Venture slide
I went under and hand crank to start to go out...then under power it continues....albeit slower than normal.
pictures attached
it is the motor, a gear or a bind
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I have no idea what a Venture slide is but the electric motor likely has plastic gears that mesh with the gears that drive your slide. Removing the back plate will let you get a look. On my Lippert slide mechanism (mechanical like yours seems to be) there are plastic gears that mesh with the plastic gears on the motor that turn the shaft that extends/retracts the slide. These were shot on my camper which is a lot older than yours. I replaced the motor and the gear pack which comes assembled to the motor.
I cranked my slide in MANUALLY with a wrench on that big nut at the back of the drive part and wish I had lubed the rail with the teeth first because it was pretty dry and this would have made cranking much easier. There was no way to get a drill/socket up in my camper even with a wobble extension (I think that is what they are called) There is a thread somewhere in the tech forum on this site with pictures.
Unlike your issue, my slide would just not move with the electric motor because of the gear breakage. I also had to jack up the slide to level a bit to manually retract it as the weight of the slide caused some binding. I now crawl up there once in awhile and use some dry silicon spray to keep things moving smoothly. I found a replacement motor assembly for a lot less than a Lippert and it has been working fine.
This might help:
https://www.keystoneforums.com/forum...ad.php?t=51545
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