jguzek
Advanced Member
A few weeks ago I noticed my schwintek kitchen slide was struggling to extend and retract. At either end of travel I also began hearing what sounded like gear skipping on the rail.
After further investigation I discovered the Shoe had broken off the rear upper bearing block. For those not familiar with Schwintek slides, the shoe is what holds the mechanism snug with the rail. With the shoe broken, it allowed the gears to slip on the rail.
Unfortunately my local dealership has a 3 month backlog for repairs, so I decided to tackle the repair myself so we did not miss out on our upcoming trips.
I called lippert to confirm the part number needed and I purchased them from their website. I also purchased a replacement spur gear just in case it was damaged.
I also purchased a 5ft lippert motor harness to make a jumper cable. The jumper allowed me to use the motor to drive the unbolted mechanism away from the coach using a drill battery. Worked great.
In the end the bearing block replacement was fairly straightforward. Took about 2 hours taking my time.
Here are a few pictures and a link to the Lippert video I used as a guide.
https://youtu.be/J6Np8X-vDbA
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After further investigation I discovered the Shoe had broken off the rear upper bearing block. For those not familiar with Schwintek slides, the shoe is what holds the mechanism snug with the rail. With the shoe broken, it allowed the gears to slip on the rail.
Unfortunately my local dealership has a 3 month backlog for repairs, so I decided to tackle the repair myself so we did not miss out on our upcoming trips.
I called lippert to confirm the part number needed and I purchased them from their website. I also purchased a replacement spur gear just in case it was damaged.
I also purchased a 5ft lippert motor harness to make a jumper cable. The jumper allowed me to use the motor to drive the unbolted mechanism away from the coach using a drill battery. Worked great.
In the end the bearing block replacement was fairly straightforward. Took about 2 hours taking my time.
Here are a few pictures and a link to the Lippert video I used as a guide.
https://youtu.be/J6Np8X-vDbA
View attachment 36122
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