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Old 09-06-2021, 06:22 PM   #1
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Hydraulic slides and dead batteries

When bringing in my slides, the living room slide finished very slowly. Is this because of weak batteries? Can you do the slides manually? The batteries are several years old and probably need replacing. I think I was hooked up to the truck, but the second slide slowed down a lot.
 
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Old 09-06-2021, 06:31 PM   #2
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Possibly, Do clean and lube your slide arms and gears. Also do you have hydronic level jacks, I ask because you mite be able to dictate which slide goes first.
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Old 09-06-2021, 06:43 PM   #3
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This is copied directly from the Lippert manual:


The Lippert Through Frame Slide-out System has been static tested to over 4,000 continuous cycles without any noticeable wear to rotating or sliding parts. It is recommended that when operating in harsh environments
(road salt, ice build up, etc.) the moving parts be kept clean. They can be washed with mild soap and water. No grease or lubrication is necessary and in some situations may be detrimental to the environment and long term
dependability of the system.


https://support.lci1.com/documents/h...service-manual
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Old 09-06-2021, 08:02 PM   #4
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There are only two slides in your 2010 3000RK. Both are hydraulic. The bedroom is pretty light and will usually be first to move in or out. The dining/sofa slide is heavier and moves after the bedroom.



If it is stopping/pausing, then replace the 30 or 40 Amp stock self resetting circuit breaker. Moving slowly sounds more like a low battery. Use a VOM to measure voltage as someone else runs the slides. Or take the battery to someone who can load test it.
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We just had slide skies installed on ours (both sides, installed by Affinity, before the rally). We had a hole in the darco on the living room slide. I wanted that fixed and had the slide skies installed to prevent future wear.
I wish Keystone installed the hard plastic bottom like the bedroom slide.
Also I lubricate the gears under the slide regularly with PTFE spray on lubrication.
Slide drip edge/Slide Out Ski repair
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If the coach batteries are dead, what is the procedure to bring in the slides and operate the jacks?
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Here's a video on YouTube posted by a member.
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