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Old 11-10-2021, 04:55 PM   #21
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'16 pinnacle le 38 fsla. Our big slide with the fridge has had problems with the slide motors staying synced for a couple years. I've tried several fixes to get them back together with no luck. When extending the slide the motor on the fridge side stops after about 6 in of travel. If you push the stopped side it will start moving again. When retracting the slide it's the same but the other slide motor on the opposite side stops. Same fix, push it a little and they go together. Anybody got a fix that works?
Yes, happened to us on our 32RL. The techs ended up changing both motors, and all of the tracks. So far, the kitchen slide is working fine. Not sure why they used the Schwinteck on our kitchen/TV/Fireplace slide. Seems like too much weight. Oh, and I did get the advise not to load it with stuff in it from Jayco. I explained that Jayco should have used a rack and pinion slide if weight was really a problem. I heard crickets from customer service...
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Old 11-11-2021, 12:59 PM   #22
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Can you guys tell me what is considered a "big" slide? How many feet?
Mine is schwintek on kitchen side. It is 10.5 ft and from what I can find only has one motor. It works fine, never have had a problem (knock wood). Just staying proactive in case.....
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Old 11-11-2021, 02:16 PM   #23
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I've been doing a 3 count with my small bedroom slide with no problems. A tech at Springfield Illinois camping world told me not to do that. He had 3 units in for repair for that reason. I thought this to be curious.
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Old 11-11-2021, 03:01 PM   #24
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There are 2 different motors for the shwintek slides..standard and a high torque. If you have the standard one you can replace with the high torque but must change both units to do it. At least that's what a tech told me when we were having trouble. So far we are good after having ours serviced and me lubing the underside rollers which helps immensely.
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Do you use the same lube on the rollers as on the motors?
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Do you use the same lube on the rollers as on the motors?
I do.. CNC Power Lube. Monthly during use..
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300 to 1 and 500:1 are the two motors. Again if u have an older unit and ur slide stalls out on one side or opens/closed so hard u can see the slide trim flexing adjust the stall screw. Read my post in this thread. U need to ensure u have no other problems like I posted before u do this.
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Old 11-12-2021, 05:23 AM   #28
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Finally picked my 2015 Jayco Eagle up yesterday after yet another Schwintec repair. I talked with my repair guy about the Vroom slide system below. He thinks he may have done something similar with my repair, in that he beefed up the block and put a heavier and larger screw holding the motor to the frame. After years of Schwintec failures, I've come to the realization that the motors get out of sync because the single screw holding them to the frame always comes loose under the strain of moving large slides. The Vroom seems to have addressed that by engineering the way the motors affix to the frame better. If you can keep the motor from moving, the system should stay in sync. I'll see how this repair works, and if it doesn't, I'll seriously consider putting in the Vroom system next time.

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That setup makes sense. I wonder what the cost is. If I lived in Tucson area, I’d seriously consider that as a preventative thing.
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I went to the Thor website and repairs were $2600-2800. For a new vroom system. Now what is the price to replace both schwintec (front and back) at a dealer?

I am trying to understand how a bigger screw can maybe keep the schwintec in sync? I would be questioning the tech on that theory! If the screw comes out the motor will spin and rip the wires out.
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I went to the Thor website and repairs were $2600-2800. For a new vroom system. Now what is the price to replace both schwintec (front and back) at a dealer?

I am trying to understand how a bigger screw can maybe keep the schwintec in sync? I would be questioning the tech on that theory! If the screw comes out the motor will spin and rip the wires out.
I'm no engineer, but in my view the failure of the LCI Schwintec is that the motors that move the entire slide are affixed with only a single screw each to the frame. As with all RV's, simply moving down the road will cause some screws to work loose with travel and flexing. Add to that the strain of moving hundreds of lbs of slide frame, refrigerator, couch, etc... with each open and retraction of the slide, and that single screw will begin to loosen. It may not work itself completely out, but once the motor is loose even slightly it will not connect properly to the rails and the slide will then ultimately fail. When I had a total failure in 2019, LCI replaced my entire system, rails, block, motors, etc. Cost for parts alone was $1,500. Install was additional.
This time around I had a warranty. I know there will most likely be another failure in the next 2 years. Just trying to find a more permanent solution for the next time.
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Here’s the next question, is this screw accessible to tighten every now and then as a preventative measure?
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The failures are broken gibs and gear that drives the track. Everytime the slide is not perfectly straight the two gears are not lining up square with the track causing wear and than failure. Also drive shaft drop that than disconnects from the motor. The motor drops down over the drive shaft. The screw keeps the motor from spinning and ripping out the wires. Both my failures were from the drive shaft dropping down. Stupid design that the shaft is only straked in place. My front shaft dropped completely out from under my FW. My interstate nightmare.
Your tech probably used a bigger screw since the hole on the rail was to big. The screw is held in place by griping the metal frame rail. It than just goes into the slot on the motor. It does not actually screw into the motor housing. And I agree another stupid design.
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The screw is on the outside rail. Slide has to be open some to access it. It will be at the height of the base of the motor and under the slide seal.
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There are 2 different motors for the shwintek slides..standard and a high torque. If you have the standard one you can replace with the high torque but must change both units to do it. At least that's what a tech told me when we were having trouble. So far we are good after having ours serviced and me lubing the underside rollers which helps immensely.
The difference between using high torque and standard motors depends on the shafts run by the motors. The high torque motors require a steel shaft and gears while the regular motors use aluminum shafts and gears. The aluminum shafts will handle the high torque...until things get in a bind....
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I got the 300 to 1 motors and I know for a fact steel shaft and gear. When my shaft dropped onto the highway and bent under my tire it twister the lower block. I had to cut out the shaft and block to get rest of shaft out to close slide. Lucky someone did not get a seven foot spear thru there windshield. If it did not twist and jam lower block it would of came completely out.
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So how long are your slides? I can only find one motor on mine, it's 10.5 ft.

Really interested to know how big the slides that are having issues are?
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Your slide has two motors every schwintec is the same. Each end of your slide has the exact same set up. Go to the LCI website or just google it. Everything u can find on line. My unit is at the shop so I cannot measure slide.
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So how long are your slides? I can only find one motor on mine, it's 10.5 ft.

Really interested to know how big the slides that are having issues are?
There is a motor on each side at the top. Accessing one is usually a pain because you have to remove the inside trim to get to it. I believe it’s has a lot to do with what is in the slide. Refrigerators, stoves and recliners are heavy.
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Spoke too soon! Another failure

I got my Eagle on Thursday after my latest Schwintec repair. Left on Friday, and opened the slide that night. When I went to close it on Saturday, the rivets the hold the motor in place snapped. So this time, the thing didn't even make it one full revolution before it broke. There is way too much weight and torque for these things in kitchen slides. Heading back to the repair shop. Maybe next time, it'll fail on the opening slide out!
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