04-29-2025, 12:30 PM
A bit more info on my issue.
It is the front slide, and I have the lock units that have the reed switch.
That said I’m not sure how the reed switch works. There is no continuity between any pins on the lock unit, but the slide won’t work with any one of the plugs undone. Mark at Newell told me they pull the pins, reinstall the unit, cap the hoses, and that I would have to jump between the pins on the control side plugs to trick the system into thinking that the lock pins are in their happy place, but he couldn’t remember which wires to jumper though. I was hoping someone on here might have done this and could pass that info on before I start jumping pins together and upset the late 90s HWH brain.
As far as what caused this mess, I have my theory…. If you look closely at the attached photo of the slide lock on the back end of my front slide you will see that the bracket that is welded to the actual slide frame not only has the receiver hole for the lock pin, but it also acts as a stop for the top of the slide room. Also, if you look closely, you can see that the bracket is bent down some and there is very little overlap between the clip and the lock housing. Mark told me they reinstalled the lock housing because it acts as a stop but until I did some test, I wasn’t sure what he meant. Also, when the pin extends it pushes the top of my slide inward creating a slight gap between the lock housing and the stop clip.
My theory is that the forward stop clip final bent down enough that it slid under the lock housing and when the lock pin extended it bent the lower clip down even more. This in turn forced the bottom of the lock unit out due to the angle the pin was in. This binding overtime bent the lock unit mounting plate to the point it is now. The way I noticed is when the slide was in the retracted position the outside top corner of the slide was not even with the side skin of the coach. Even though the lock pin goes into the receiver hole in the top of the slide since it extends at such an angle it pushes the top of the slide inward when it extends.
It is the front slide, and I have the lock units that have the reed switch.
That said I’m not sure how the reed switch works. There is no continuity between any pins on the lock unit, but the slide won’t work with any one of the plugs undone. Mark at Newell told me they pull the pins, reinstall the unit, cap the hoses, and that I would have to jump between the pins on the control side plugs to trick the system into thinking that the lock pins are in their happy place, but he couldn’t remember which wires to jumper though. I was hoping someone on here might have done this and could pass that info on before I start jumping pins together and upset the late 90s HWH brain.
As far as what caused this mess, I have my theory…. If you look closely at the attached photo of the slide lock on the back end of my front slide you will see that the bracket that is welded to the actual slide frame not only has the receiver hole for the lock pin, but it also acts as a stop for the top of the slide room. Also, if you look closely, you can see that the bracket is bent down some and there is very little overlap between the clip and the lock housing. Mark told me they reinstalled the lock housing because it acts as a stop but until I did some test, I wasn’t sure what he meant. Also, when the pin extends it pushes the top of my slide inward creating a slight gap between the lock housing and the stop clip.
My theory is that the forward stop clip final bent down enough that it slid under the lock housing and when the lock pin extended it bent the lower clip down even more. This in turn forced the bottom of the lock unit out due to the angle the pin was in. This binding overtime bent the lock unit mounting plate to the point it is now. The way I noticed is when the slide was in the retracted position the outside top corner of the slide was not even with the side skin of the coach. Even though the lock pin goes into the receiver hole in the top of the slide since it extends at such an angle it pushes the top of the slide inward when it extends.
Bruce & Val
New Owners 1999 Newell #528