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Old 08-03-2021, 07:52 PM   #61
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Old 08-03-2021, 07:55 PM   #62
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Old 08-03-2021, 07:56 PM   #63
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Old 08-03-2021, 07:59 PM   #64
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Old 08-03-2021, 09:37 PM   #65
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More possible alternative for slides.

https://www.recpro.com/rv-slide-out-...xoCAjEQAvD_BwE

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Old 05-19-2022, 07:09 PM   #67
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Mine started this week. Yes, tried gorilla tape, waste of time. When we get off this trip I will have to order and repair as the OP did. PDF is great. One question, right behind my roller, a 1 1/2 inch piece of thick rubber came out. What is the thick rubber a part of? TIA.
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Old 05-29-2022, 07:48 PM   #68
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If anyone on this group would like the PDF I wrote regarding my repair of the Darco with HUMW PM me and I will email it to you.. The file is about 5.8mb in size with a lot of pics and more info on steps I used to do this repair.. The info might give someone else a better idea to improve improve what I have done
Chuck, Would you please send me the PDF you did on this issue.
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Chuck, Would you please send me the PDF you did on this issue.
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ChuckS' file is also available right here on the MOC. In the Files section (2nd brown ribbon near the top of every page) under Miscellaneous Documents is this file:
https://www.montanaowners.com/forums...?do=file&id=64
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ChuckS' file is also available right here on the MOC. In the Files section (2nd brown ribbon near the top of every page) under Miscellaneous Documents is this file:
https://www.montanaowners.com/forums...?do=file&id=64
Wow. Awesome - never knew that was there! Thanks!
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Chuck also made a video of the repair
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Here is a clickable link to ChuckS' video. Unfortunately the forum software also Youtube videos in Posts but there doesn't appear to be a way to save it in the Files section.
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Chuck, did you just install the humw only at the rollers? Or did you install all of the humw under the side.
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The UHMW strips I’ve used are installed underneath from end to end give coverage over the torn Darco I had at both outer edges..

My slides are all hydrauilc thru the frame with no rollers..wear bars instead..are what the slide bottoms ride onto except the BR hydraulic slide..it uses a cradle mount

The UHMW strips could be used.. IMO on electric slides with rollers.. a bevel on the leading edge of the UHMW strip would make the transition onto the roller smoother..

Or… I don’t see why you couldn’t slightly lift the slide and install the UHMW strip onto the roller and secure to bottom so that slide is always on the UHMW strip

I don’t think this would affect motor drive issues if this was a Schwintek electric slide.

My repairs as shown in the video and PDF are on their second season of use..I have had zero issues with slide out motion during extend and retract and zero issues with the UHMW strips
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I have the Electric Bal accu-side in mine, the damage is exactly like yours.
My rollers are 6" wide, I ordered 12x36x.0125 UHMW (Black) I'll cut in half and install under the rollers, Like you mentioned left the slide slightly and install under the rollers and up against the wear bar with a bevel edge. Thanks for your information and help.
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I have the Electric Bal accu-side in mine, the damage is exactly like yours.
My rollers are 6" wide, I ordered 12x36x.0125 UHMW (Black) I'll cut in half and install under the rollers, Like you mentioned left the slide slightly and install under the rollers and up against the wear bar with a bevel edge. Thanks for your information and help.
I started mine tonight with the UHMW. I cut them and beveled the edge, and drilled and countersunk the holes. I was thinking about going under roller. Not so easy. I lifted my slide 2 inches and the tension on the roller keeps it tight up against the slide. My 6 inch rollers get there tension from thick rubber wedges in the roller housings. I wasn’t going to lift any further. I hope to finish tomorrow. Just food for thought. My slide is our biggest slide and are electric/cable style.
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Finished installing UHMW strips on both sides. Mine has rollers. I could not raise the slide up enough to get the strips underneath the rollers, so beveled a slope at 25 degrees. Slide works, but it is toooo much of a bump to sustain to get the roller to get on the UHMW strips. The gears in the motor will not survive this long. Bad thing is that I glued and screwed my strips, so removing them now is out of the question. I’m going to remove the rollers to expose the sloped edge and sand or grind a more gradual slope. When I jacked my slide up 2 inches, seem like the roller still had a lot of pressure on it. I wish I knew who makes my slide or how to find replacement rollers, if needed. Mine is the electric cable slide. TIA.
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I competed the job on my kitchen slide a couple weeks ago. It was more difficult than the dining slide because of the way they operate.

As the dining slide starts to retract, it immediately raises up over a full length wear bar. Bevel the UHMW strips and there is no problem with them staying under the slide.

The kitchen slide does not raise up as it retracts. I had to slightly (1/8") pick up the slide and put the strip under it. I put a 1" 90 degree bend on the end of the strip that is inside and fastened it to the inside of the slide. It is then covered with the trim. Without this end fastening to the inside, the strip will tear off. In other words, the slide is sitting on the UHMW strip at all times; retracted and extended. The dining slide does not; it ramps up onto the UHMW strip as it comes in.

In hind sight, I wish I had done the dining slide the same as I did the kitchen slide, but those UHMW strip have been on there for over a year; no problems.

Let me know if anyone wants photos or a clearer explanation.
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Just to follow up on my repair. Most of all the videos and fixes using the UHMW pieces are the slides without rollers. If you use the UHMW strips, you better have one heck of an angle on them for the rollers to roll up on. Believe me, I did and it costs me a broken motor. 2nd install with new UHMW strips under the rollers worked but didn’t last for me. Too much weight on my super slide with only two rollers. Final solution, and I wish I could urge more people to do. Get two stainless steel strips, counter sink your screws and be done with it. It will last forever, stronger than UHMW. But thanks to this forum for some assistance! Good luck. Shame on manufacturers for using Darco!!
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