Challenger 37LX owners, got a slide question for ya..

[RV Pirate]

Hey guys,

Just curious if any of you 37 LX owners have had any issues with the full wall slideout. I now there were some issues with other thor models in the past with full wall slides. I'm wondering if the 3 trak system they are using now has fixed the weight problem. Thanks

[j37genie]

We just completed a 5 month trip where we set up camp 32 different times. The only problem we have had with the full slide was one set-up when the front would go out and the rear would not move. After manually moving the slide out, I was able to access the rear motor. Turned out the setscrew on the motor was missing, and the motor had popped out of its mount, allowing the motor to just spin around. I reseated the motor and added a setscrew. All is good!

[churd9]

Originally Posted by j37genie

We just completed a 5 month trip where we set up camp 32 different times. The only problem we have had with the full slide was one set-up when the front would go out and the rear would not move. After manually moving the slide out, I was able to access the rear motor. Turned out the setscrew on the motor was missing, and the motor had popped out of its mount, allowing the motor to just spin around. I reseated the motor and added a setscrew. All is good!

That's the same thing that happened to my ace . I now check the screws before I pull the slid in

[philvickie]

Originally Posted by churd9

That's the same thing that happened to my ace . I now check the screws before I pull the slid in

Could you send a picture showing the screws?

[SuperD]

Originally Posted by churd9

That's the same thing that happened to my ace . I now check the screws before I pull the slid in

x2, picture please so I can check mine. Thank You in advance!

[churd9]

[churd9]

[churd9]

Ok that's the screw that will make you Have a bad day! That's all that keeps your slide motor from popping out. It actually is held in by gravity and that screw keeps it from moving up....the reason is if for some reason you have other troubles with your slide short bad motor etc you can remove the screws on both ends and reach in behind the weather stripping and pull the motors up out of the gear then go back outside with help and push the slide back in.....
The screw doesn't actually screw into the motor and hold it tight it just screws through the side of the camper and part way into the vent holes of the motor keeping the motor from moving up.
https://youtu.be/DviEbWT3lUo

[RV Pirate]

Good to know.. Thanks for the pics.

[Joe-FL]

Thanks churd9 for pics and info. Very good information!

[Mike in AZ]

Thanks! I just saved the pics and a couple videos from your link. I hope I never need this info, but am so glad to have it in case!

[j37genie]

This is a picture of the hole where the setscrew is supposed to be. As you can see from the indentation on the rubber insulation, there was never a setscrew in the hole.