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Old 06-06-2022, 02:41 AM   #1
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My camper is testing me

I'm getting to the point I dread doing anything with it. The other day when I was trying to use auto level it started raising the tires off the ground and I could see the landing gear taking a lean towards the rear of the camper so I stopped it and reset everything. Using manual level there was a loud "bang" and the entire camper shifted significantly. I couldn't initially see anything that might have caused this. Later I noticed the shackles on the rear axle are not pointing the right direction.
I'm dreading raising the levelers and having to go through that violence again.

Then yesterday I finished restocking and cleaning the inside of the camper and decided to pull in the slides to reduce the amount of space being cooled by the air conditioner. As the living room slide was just snugging up and the motor was just starting to load up there was a very loud "bang" from one end of the slide.
The cables appear to all be under tension and I can't find anything on the outside that is amiss.
I'm dreading what I may find when I try to run that slide back out. Before I do, I figure I better have a spare cable on hand in case a popping cable was the source of the noise.

I think there are eight cables on a slide, upper/lower, left/right and in/out. Are they identical? In other words, will one spare cable fit in any position?
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Old 06-06-2022, 02:47 AM   #2
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Then yesterday I finished restocking and cleaning the inside of the camper and decided to pull in the slides to reduce the amount of space being cooled by the air conditioner. As the living room slide was just snugging up and the motor was just starting to load up there was a very loud "bang" from one end of the slide.
The cables appear to all be under tension and I can't find anything on the outside that is amiss.
I'm dreading what I may find when I try to run that slide back out. Before I do, I figure I better have a spare cable on hand in case a popping cable was the source of the noise.

I think there are eight cables on a slide, upper/lower, left/right and in/out. Are they identical? In other words, will one spare cable fit in any position?



I have an accu-slide and put in a post here as something similar happened to me. I've basically figured out it was installed incorrectly - but can live with it until I get a slot to have it serviced. Although I opted to use the cable that broke since I had some swagging equipment. They only make one repair kit for all the cabling. I now carry some simple swagging equipment and a repair kit with me!
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Old 06-06-2022, 03:54 AM   #3
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To answer your question yes there are 8 cables and the repair kit has a cable long enough for any position. You’ll have to cut off the excess so you might want to include some stout cutters.
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Old 06-06-2022, 04:07 AM   #4
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Thanks guys.

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Old 06-12-2022, 07:39 PM   #5
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Update:
Cable repair kit arrived so I extended the slide expecting to find a broken cable. Instead, the slide extended smoothly and quietly with the only thing I could find the loose left hand top and bottom ‘IN’ cables. I need to get a couple speed wrenches, tighten them up and see what happens.
I’m cautiously optimistic! ��
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