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Loud bang during slide retraction

Getting ready to depart from FOT, wife was retracting the bedroom slide, and we heard a very loud bang. The slide was almost completely in when it occurred. It sounded like something had either broken or had been in a bind and suddenly let go. Checking outside the slide appeared to be retracted to the proper setting. When we got home, I extended the side thinking I would need to access something under the wardrobe and very thing seemed normal. Before I start tearing anything apart, has anyone had something like this? My first thought is that it is a stop for the slide that has broken. Pics of the slide set up for wardrobe slide would be great.

Thank, Ron
2002 U320 40Ft  MC # 15759
Coach # 5995
Previous coaches
2002 U320 coach  #5941
1996 U270 coach #4808

Re: Loud bang during slide retraction

Reply #1 –
Quote from: Falconguy –
Pics of the slide set up for wardrobe slide would be great.


I think the '02 has the same wardrobe slide mechanism as the '03 (front slides are different).  Look about halfway down on this page Slide Room Sensors  That was our desk, but would be a wardrobe slide in most coaches with N/S beds.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

Re: Loud bang during slide retraction

Reply #2 –
Thanks , those pictures help a lot. The very first pic at the top of the page, I see a couple of aluminum angles that appear to be some sort of stop, as opposed to a mounting bracket for the prox switch. One of them is not flush like it has had pressure applied. Can you clarify that for me?
2002 U320 40Ft  MC # 15759
Coach # 5995
Previous coaches
2002 U320 coach  #5941
1996 U270 coach #4808

Re: Loud bang during slide retraction

Reply #3 –
The aluminum brackets seen in the first picture hold the switches that turn off the ceiling puck lights when you pull the slide in.
2000 / 36' / U320 / WTFE
WildEBeest / "Striving to put right what once went wrong"

Re: Loud bang during slide retraction

Reply #4 –
Any chance the coach wasn't level when you pulled the slide in?  Something bound up?
Keith
2003 U320 38' #6197

Re: Loud bang during slide retraction

Reply #5 –
We have the same coach.  Anything left in the path?  Maybe something with the awning?
Andy & Sue (and Sofie dog) + Lucy dog
2002 U320 4020
# 5959
TOAD 2014 CRV

Re: Loud bang during slide retraction

Reply #6 –
I killed a laptop with the bedroom slide in our 03.
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