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Old 07-05-2006, 06:46 PM   #1
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Wondering if a converion owner with a slideout puts it in the out position...if it were to get stuck for whatever reason, electrical failure, motor failure...can you manually get them to go back inside by pulling out a big wrench and turning it so the slideout goes back inside?

Do they build slideouts in electric only or can you order a manual version?

Electric is nice, but when it fails, you can be placed in a difficult situation.
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Old 07-06-2006, 04:53 AM   #2
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Yep, at least you can on my Showhauler, there's a long crank handle in a compartment and a small hole on the opposite side of the slide it fits in like a screw jack.
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Old 07-06-2006, 07:42 PM   #3
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Sean

How many holes are there for the wrench?

Is it one hole only, two, three...?

Have you ever worked yours manually, to see how it would work?
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Old 07-07-2006, 08:06 PM   #4
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ours has one hole with a crank
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Old 07-08-2006, 01:21 PM   #5
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One hole on mine and I've never tried it. I figure what I don't know won't hurt me until I absolutely have to find out
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Old 08-22-2006, 07:37 PM   #6
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our slideout on our showhauler broke and we have been cranking it for 2 weeks now. No big deal really. flick the power switch off and crank it in or out. Done.
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Old 08-23-2006, 11:31 AM   #7
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Hey Matt,

I am sure you checked, but I'll throw it out anyway. Did you check for a blown fuse?

My slide stopped working and after checking with Show Hauler found a long lost fuse panel in the generator bay for the slide motor.
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Old 08-24-2006, 07:39 AM   #8
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yeah, the wires are cut. It is visible. Tried to fix it, went to replace the fuse and it blew instantly, so something is shorting it out.
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