How To Determine The Correct Replacement Slide Out Motor For Your RV

Updated 05/02/2023 | Published 05/01/2023

Question:

What is the replacement motor for a 2016 Thor ACE 30.2 with the single large slide out? How many motors are there?

asked by: Joseph C

Expert Reply:

There is no guide available for consumers to be able to know what slide out motors are on their RV so the only way to know would be to contact the RV manufacturer or extend your slide out and get under it to take a look at the motor. There will typically be one motor per slide out and each motor will be made up of two components; the motor and the gearbox.

Both of these components should have a tag on them with some sort of identification so that we can determine what they are and find a suitable replacement. I've attached a picture below of a typical slide out motor, but there are outliers like the # LC236575, used for In-Wall slide outs, which you can find mounted on the vertical H-Column supports.

The key here is to really just gather as much information on the motor as you can so that we can find the correct replacement. If you can get those identifiers off of your motor then I'd be happy to find the correct replacement for your 2016 Thor ACE 30.2 Class A Motorhome.

expert reply by: Kevin C