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I had this same problem almost 2 years ago and just happened to be at a Camping World getting some other work done. I had to get some paperwork out for the tech which required me to open a slide. As I was powering the slide out I saw it twist. A bolt on the drive shaft broke. Thankfully I was able to watch the tech fix it so hopefully this will be helpful in case it happens to you or somebody else.
The first picture shows that one end of the slide is out 7″ and the next picture shows the other end is only out 2″.
I am not very mechanically inclined so if I can do this anyone can
The first thing you need is to have on hand a spare proper sized bolt and lock nut.
With a pair of vise grips wind the gear shaft in the direction you want to move your slide…in my case it was counter clockwise until I had moved the slide out 5 inches.
Measure the distance from the wall to the slide on both ends of your slide to make sure that they are the same distance.
Now for the tricky part…the outer (black) shaft bolt hole will no longer line up with the left gear shaft hole so have someone briefly power the slide in the direction you want the shaft to go to line up the holes. I had about a 1/4″ to go and to my surprise powering the slide only moved this gear…not the slide…Whew!
Also in my case the black shaft had to be moved to the right a bit…this shaft moves back and forth over an inner shaft…with some coaxing with a screwdriver and hammer.
Once the holes are lined up make sure your measurements are still equal to each other.
Install the new bolt. (I had to force mine in with a hammer) This repair took me almost an hour…
Safe travels!
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Thanks for the great explanation and photos. Really good to know. I’m gonna check my slide and carry some spare bolts just in case.
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