CoveredWagon
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Is there a way to manually operate an electric slide i.e. the bedroom slide on my Bighorn. I don't have a problem, but I like to be well armed when I do.
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Dave, locate the drive motor (it may be under the bed platform). There should be a 1/4" hex socket on the end that you can insert a bit into and use a drill to run it.
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If it's not there, look behind the molding/trim above the bed. Some electric slides had it up there.
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Check the owners manual. There may be a brake/drive disconnect that may need be disengaged prior to manual operation.
OK here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7F6HRn_4cQ
Wellllll based on all the information I've gathered from the Bighorn community and a couple of calls to customer service, I now believe that someone owes me the proper flex tool that should have come with my unit. I did buy one at Home Depot to run the hydraulic pump in an emergency situation, but i still don't know what the drive for the accu slide drive motor requires. I have a fairly good idea, but I'm tired of guessing. According to everything I can find and read the Rv should have been delivered with this tool.
Can you stick your smart phone in the area to take a picture. Maybe someone can help you identify the drive that's needed. Then you can have a more productive conversation with Heartland.
When you find something out from customer service, post what they say. I don't have one of those flexible drives and would like to know more.
Even their manual (Norco AccuSlide search) says it's a 1/4" hex fitting on the end of the motor shaft. You're supposed to put your 1/4" socket on the end of the flex tool.
Another wild guess: it's not a hex but a 1/4" square end on the motor shaft. A 6-point socket would not work. You'd need a 12-point. You might try contacting Norco directly about it.
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Perhaps the flex cable has a proprietary end on one end of the cable and a square drive on the other. The part number for the flex shaft is P854775