Loose cables on bedroom slide

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It's normal for the cables to be loose. The upper cable can be loose if the lower is tight or vise versa.
You can find information on the BAL slide system in the Tools section located in the tool bar at the top of each page here.
Here is a link to the BAL manual. [LINK].

Peace
Dave
 

rjr6150

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Jerry found this on the forum from another HL owner. Did mine this spring easy to do and solved the issue.

1. Tools required 2 - 7/16" wrenches. Phillips screw driver (powered preferred) but not necessary.2. Run the slide out
3. Remove mattress
4. Remove one end of each of the hydraulic supports from the bottom the bed (storage access). (you'll wish you had later if you don't)
5. Remove the 4 screws attaching the front half of the bed support.
6. Fold the front back over on the rear.
7. You should now be able to see the gear drive.
8. On each side of the bed frame is a short carpeted access board (vertical) that covers the mechanism outside the bed frame. There are two screws one about a couple inches in, and one next to the outside trim board. They are silver and hard to find. If you can find them great. If not pry them off and use new screws when you put them back.
9. On each side of the bed is you'll see a bracket where (2) cables attach to the chain. In the center of this will be a bolt with an adjustment nut on the outside and a lock nut on the inside. Mine had come loose allowing a lot of slack in the chain. Once I tightened the nut to take up the slack I tightened the lock nut.
10. Where the cables attach, behind the foam blocks is an adjustment nut. The top cableis the adjustment for the bottom cable when the slide is out. Screw the nut in until you have about a 1/2" of sag on the cable.
11. Replace the foam blocks.
12. Replace the carpeted access boards
13. Replace the bed shelf
14. Re-install the hydraulic supports.
15. Re-install mattress
16. Test
17. Drink beverage of your choice.
 
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