Peteandsharon
Well-known member
Hey guys,
I got the Bighorn out of storage to replace the four tires with new Maxxis tires. Glad that job is done. However, while I had the rig at home I noticed a bit of a quirk with the slideouts. As many of you know the BH 3055 has 3 slides. Sliding them out was no problem. However, while sliding them in, I noticed something consistently weird. The bedroom slide comes in fine. Then the small living room slide comes in fine also. But when the main slide comes in it gets 1/2 or 3/4 of the way in and then stops. If I let go of the slide button and immediately push it again I get nothing. However, if I pause a few seconds and then push the button again it finishes coming in. Over the course of two weekends that I had the rig home it consistently followed this pattern.
Not sure what the issue could be. I first thought it was sticking so I did the due diligence and liberally sprayed the rails with dry lube. This didn't change anything. I also checked the hydraulic fluid level and it looked the same as it always did. It also had a fully charged battery and was plugged into shore power so that shouldn't have been an issue either. At this point I don't know if I have an electrical issue, a hydraulic issue or just a case of the slide sticking somewhere that I can't lube. Maybe it is an adjustment issue with the slide.
Really it does not seem to be laboring when it quits. It just stops. Also, I'm not sure what it means that I have to pause a brief time before pushing the button again to make it finish coming in. Maybe it is hydraulic and needs to build pressure up again. I dunno. It's not a major deal right now. But obviously, I worry that this is just the first sign of what will become a bigger problem.
Have any of you seen this before in your slides? I spoke to my dealer about it and they had no ideas off the top of their heads either. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks,
Pete
I got the Bighorn out of storage to replace the four tires with new Maxxis tires. Glad that job is done. However, while I had the rig at home I noticed a bit of a quirk with the slideouts. As many of you know the BH 3055 has 3 slides. Sliding them out was no problem. However, while sliding them in, I noticed something consistently weird. The bedroom slide comes in fine. Then the small living room slide comes in fine also. But when the main slide comes in it gets 1/2 or 3/4 of the way in and then stops. If I let go of the slide button and immediately push it again I get nothing. However, if I pause a few seconds and then push the button again it finishes coming in. Over the course of two weekends that I had the rig home it consistently followed this pattern.
Not sure what the issue could be. I first thought it was sticking so I did the due diligence and liberally sprayed the rails with dry lube. This didn't change anything. I also checked the hydraulic fluid level and it looked the same as it always did. It also had a fully charged battery and was plugged into shore power so that shouldn't have been an issue either. At this point I don't know if I have an electrical issue, a hydraulic issue or just a case of the slide sticking somewhere that I can't lube. Maybe it is an adjustment issue with the slide.
Really it does not seem to be laboring when it quits. It just stops. Also, I'm not sure what it means that I have to pause a brief time before pushing the button again to make it finish coming in. Maybe it is hydraulic and needs to build pressure up again. I dunno. It's not a major deal right now. But obviously, I worry that this is just the first sign of what will become a bigger problem.
Have any of you seen this before in your slides? I spoke to my dealer about it and they had no ideas off the top of their heads either. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks,
Pete