To be able to use the rod I will have to move the steps and also drill a hole thru the outside of the I guess you would call it the outside fairing. Have used this forum for several complaints and just get ignored or either told I'm not using it the right way. When the slide motor quit I ended up using a pipe wrench to be able to move the slide back in. Even had to go buy a pipe wrench because who keeps one that big with them.