11-10-2017, 05:39 PM
Bill here are a few notes from when my '98 was doing the same thing:
Tim at Newell suggested to bend the "tongue". Tom and I tried this while in Canada with no luck. I don't think this was the problem and probably best not to try to bend it since it is hardened steel.
Newell raised the bladder to 23psi. Newell replaced the hanger bar screws with larger ones (this helped to tighten the bar) and adjusted the locking pins bracket (not sure what they did or how they did this). After the trip to Newell I still occasionally had a problem with the tongue not hitting the slot. On my coach you could see the middle of the slide lift slightly when the tongue successfully hit the slot just before full extension.
When it did not I'd retract the slide and try again and it would usually work.
Maybe make sure the locking pins bracket is tight? Or move to the desert
Tim at Newell suggested to bend the "tongue". Tom and I tried this while in Canada with no luck. I don't think this was the problem and probably best not to try to bend it since it is hardened steel.
Newell raised the bladder to 23psi. Newell replaced the hanger bar screws with larger ones (this helped to tighten the bar) and adjusted the locking pins bracket (not sure what they did or how they did this). After the trip to Newell I still occasionally had a problem with the tongue not hitting the slot. On my coach you could see the middle of the slide lift slightly when the tongue successfully hit the slot just before full extension.
When it did not I'd retract the slide and try again and it would usually work.
Maybe make sure the locking pins bracket is tight? Or move to the desert
Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
PO 1999 Foretravel 36'
1998 Newell 45' #486
1993 Newell 39' #337