electric slide rod hole not centered, dragging

[Juiceman-MGRV]

2021 337 RLS

Dining slide rod is scraping against the hole in the frame. It moves very slowly, must more slowly that the kitchen slide. Of course, I know it is longer. We don't have a lot stored in the slide area.

Check out the picture.

it has always been pretty slow but is getting worse. Is the motor loose? Bad installation?

I see that about 3/4 of the way in, it comes away from the edge of the hole, maybe I can dremel the hole bigger at that spot? I already put slide out lube on that rod, but as you can see it scraps pretty hard.

 

[WhittleBurner]

I'll have to look at ours tomorrow in the daylight, it seems there should have been a protective grommet on the cut hole. Not sure if cutting a little more would give it more play which may not be a good thing either ...but I am no RV tech and could be wrong

 

[Chaps2018]

Not good. Could be motor loose. I wonder if that actuator rod is bent.

U might consider dropping the chloroplast and see if the motor mounts are loose.

 

[Chaps2018]

Now that I look at the hole location it does look unusually high but you would need to compare it to another to know for sure.

A couple more questions - assuming the slide is on rollers, are the rollers intact? Is the slide level once deployed(vs being low on the outside edge?

 

[Juiceman-MGRV]

Now that I look at the hole location it does look unusually high but you would need to compare it to another to know for sure.

A couple more questions - assuming the slide is on rollers, are the rollers intact? Is the slide level once deployed(vs being low on the outside edge?

I don't think this slide has rollers, it seems to skid on the outside plastic runners. The other slide has rollers so I am familiar with the concept.

 

[Chaps2018]

Understood. That is a flush floor slide mechanism. I just wanted to rule out a broken/missing roller being the cause.

Are you able to verify the slide floor is level when fully extended/out?