Slide out motors blew case apart???

[hooked1]

Both my front and rear slide out motor cases shattered into several pieces. The rear one happened a few months ago and the front one was recent. I was able to match up the parts then drilled the (6) screw holes out and put thru bolts in, so far they are still holding and working but I have no idea what caused this to happen. There wasn't anything in the way of the slides and the tracks were clean. Has anyone else had this happen?? I don't want it to do it again so I'd like to know what caused it. Both motors were made by Power-Gear.

[abarkl]

Call the Power Gear technical support line if not already done. They would have the best metrics on incidents, causes, and prevention.

[The Logans]

If you're lucky, there may even be a "hidden warranty" from Power Gear. It's not uncommon to have a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) that you won't know about until you talk to the manufacturer.

[Margarita]

On my 2005 Seneca HD the same thing occurred in rear slide. Expensive part but somewhat easy to replace. Hand cranking in the rear slide was a pain.