Troubleshooting Slide Out Crunching
Updated 07/30/2019 | Published 07/28/2019
Question:
My 2015 Phaeton Tiffin has gear pack shank issues. When my slide retracts, there is a crunching sound on both sides. Usually the rear side and then the front side. So far this has happened 4 times and every time the shanks on the gear pack are broken. Any thoughts?
asked by: Stephen F
Helpful Expert Reply:
A slide out should - obviously - not be crunching and there are a myriad of potential issues that simply replacing the gear pack with one like # LC123356 would not be prudent. What it could be is that some how the slide out has become misaligned or there is some other type of internal issue that a simple replacement part would be unable to remedy. I very strongly recommend taking your 2015 Phaeton Tiffin to get serviced by an RV professional to diagnose the issue.
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Replacement Gear Pack for Lippert RV Slide-outs w/2-1/2" x 2-1/2" Arms - Heavy Duty
- RV Slide Out Parts
- Gears
- Gear Pack
- Lippert Above-Floor Slide-Out Systems
- Lippert Through-Frame Slide-Out Systems
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