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Originally Posted by Sid Shafer
Hiker dogs,
Good to know. Did you use any type of slide-out lock? Is Manuel retraction of the slide out possible? Don't see access to the gearbox shaft.
Sid
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We don't have or use any kind of aftermarket slide locks. The motors have built in brakes that hold the slide in place.
The slides can manually be retracted. The procedure is to disconnect the coupler on each motor. Then the slide can be pushed in. We haven't had to do it. To disconnect the couplers you have to pull back the seal near the top of the slide on each end. Then reach in with a screw driver or similar tool to do the disconnect. The motors are near the top of the slide so it takes a ladder to get to the height to see and disconnect them.
There would also be a problem once the slide is pushed in. Since the motors that hold them in place would be disconnected it would have to somehow be blocked in place to keep it from extending while traveling.