Slide out screws coming out Micro Minnie FLX

[Den-WO]

some screws are showing on one side of the slideout on micro minnie flex is closed. Does anyone know how to tighten these screws? I believe they are from the H bracket of the schwintek system.

 

[johnnymwise]

Sorry this is so late. Hope you figured out how to fix the screws on tge wall brackets. I developed the same problem in the midst of our 3 month trip from NV to AK (we just began month 2). I had to peel out the rubber gasket covering the screws in tge wall bracket with slide out open. Found the first 4 screws from the bottom were coming out. Replaced each with larger diameter (10's) and tightened down, replaced rubber seal and had to re-seal joint with wall with Geocell Proflex sealant (only sealant I use i side and out on RV). We've traveled another 2k miles since then and it has held tight. Good luck.

 

[Den-WO]

Thank you! Is it still holding?

 

[johnnymwise]

Yes, the original problem which occurred on the front edge of the slide out (closest to the front end of the trailer) has held. Unfortunately later developed the same problem on the back edge of the slide out. Initially I tried to fix by removing the three bottom-most screws which were coming loose and filling in the holes with toothpicks and re-seating. This did not hold, so I replaced the screws this time with 1 1/2" size 12 screws. On the front edge I used 1 1/2" size 10 which as continued to hold. The original screws placed by Winnebago are size 10 yet only 1 1/4" long and self- threading. We continue to have intermittent problems with the slide out refusing to open when we arrive at a new destination and set up. So far, thankfully, we haven't had a problem with them closing. We have taken to being really scrupulous with leveling in both dimensions and in cleaning and drying the upper and lower slides every time we are going to close the slide out to break camp. Still having some intermittent issues, though. What a mess these Schwintek systems are!