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04-29-2022, 04:41 AM #1
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Schwintek Slide Replacement !
Has anyone done it or thought about replacing their Schwintek slide system with the Vroom slide-out system?
Just watched a video on a different site and it looks pretty promising, although not available outside Tucson, AZ.Omrod
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04-29-2022, 07:16 AM #2
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Just curious why you would want to do that? I know there have been some who have had issues with the Schwintek, but from the reports I've seen, it is generally due to the slides not being operated correctly and getting out of alignment. There are many who've reported on this forum never having any problems. Lippert has an excellent online course that covers troubleshooting the slide (https://lippert.thinkific.com/courses/Schwintek), I feel fairly confident I could handle what might come up. You could carry a few spare parts if you really wanted to be prepared.
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04-29-2022, 08:06 AM #3
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My Jayco Eagle has the dreaded Super Slide, when it failed I was told good luck! It was a problem I never wanted to deal with due to the massive size of the slide.
It has been working flawlessly since the original mickey mouse install problems were corrected. I would place all blame on Jayco & there horrible manufacturing practices. As well the reason the Super Slides ended up with a bad rap.
No doubt improvements can be made to the Schwintek slide, I've looked @ the replacement & agree. The bad rap Schwintek has is more due poor build quality of RV manufacture's.
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04-29-2022, 11:19 AM #4
I also think it has to do with proper application. The Schwintec slide system is not meant for large slides. Many of manufacturers learned that early on. Smaller slides when installed and used properly are a decent system.
What I wish is that GD would use limit switches on their Rack and Pinion slides instead of the horrible clutches. Sounds so awful.2019 GMC 3500 SRW Sierra Denali Duramax
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04-29-2022, 07:05 PM #5
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Limit switches are an active device and when they fail or don't function your going to have problems. They require regular inspection and possible adjustment. Also the lack of an audible alert unless wired which is more complexity. Most owners aren't capable of that. A clutch is passive, it will stop where set repeatedly and once set works repeatedly. The audible may sound harsh but it gets you to let off the button.
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04-29-2022, 07:45 PM #6
Schwintek Slide Replacement !
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06-14-2022, 02:40 PM #7
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I'm scheduled to take mine from Northern Colorado to Tucson for a Vroom replacement early next year.
We had catastrophic failure that resulted in me having to leave the RV at the campground for 2 days and drive 4 hours home, until a mobile repair guy could come and get the slide back in. We ended up having to remove all motors, gears, rods and channels so we could push it back in. He said that he repairs 2-3 a week. I was aware of their issues before we bought ours new and made sure it ran all the way out/in and synced as they recommended every 3 cycles.
Its been 3 months, and 2 cancelled trips since that happened and we are still waiting for parts to schedule the repairs. The bottom line is that these schwintek systems are way under built for any application, and the manufacturer knows they are trash.
I wont trust the replacement schwintek system after seeing how terribly they were designed. Don't take my word for it though, look at the top corners of your slide and see how the motors are secured, that will tell you everything you need to know about how they engineered the rest of the system.
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06-14-2022, 02:57 PM #8
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06-14-2022, 03:09 PM #9
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