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Lowell Specht
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How to Replace a Single Gang Electrical Box in-wall.
How to remove a plastic single gang electrical box that has been nailed into a wall stud without damaging the drywall.
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TroubleShooting RV Automatic Entry Steps
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Super helpful, I used this method to wall mount a TV and hide all the wires, and will be using this method throughout my home to add an additional receptacle above furniture as needed.
Glad it helped!
Great explanation!
Can also just use an oscillating tool and cut the nails at the stud. Pull the box out.
An oscillating tool will cut the nails. However, I found that I still need to remove the first half inch of the electrical box to be able to tilt it enough to get it to come out through the drywall hole. Without doing, that the electrical box hits the backside drywall, preventing enough tilt to pull the box out of the hole. The oscillating tool can also perform the task of cutting the first half inch off the electrical box with the right blade and technique. The process remains the same though.
what about a metal box
@@lowellspecht8850 thank you
Why not leave the box and run a wire to it?
very helpful - thank you !
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome vid. Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you this is exactly what I needed. Didn't even think of using my Dremel.
🙏Thank you!
Great video. It would have been nice to actually see the culprit. Though, it works. Yay.
Great info, thanks ! I lost that pin and cotter, is that a special order part ?
I think you can simply replace the cotter pin and pin with like size parts from any hardware store. The step doesn’t carry so much load that a regular steel pin should work fine.
Why not jus saw saw those nails out instead of all this Mumbo jumbo
It could have been a bad ground.
Replaced step motor, and now it's behaving in reverse! Door open and step closes and vice versa. Any suggestions how to fix?
Question: I am installing a backsplash and we dont need the electrical outlet. Can I just remove the receptacle and cap off the wires and dry wall over it?
I had a scenario like this, and discovered (after already covering the boxes with drywall) that in my area at least, the most you can do is put a solid cover over the box. If there is ever a fire or these wires become a fire hazard, there needs to be access to them per code.
If you do damage the drywall you can use a larger cover plate to hide your mistake.
I suspect the motor brushes were not getting good contact. When you took the motor off the worm gear turned the motor enough to get the brushed to contact again. It's pretty common. Glad it's working for you. That gearbox is the same one I have and it's obsolete. The replacement motor kit is high priced too.
Mine made a gear striping noise before failure. Purchased new motor and all is well.$125 retail
Bought a 94 Winnebago Adventurer with the kwikee steps that worked fine from NY to home in FL. Sat for a month and went to go inside the other day and they wobbled as they extended slightly and never locked out. The motor continuously spun and as I stepped on first step to see if it would stop it slid backwards loosely. I can raise and lower them by hand very easily now and had to cut wire to motor to keep from killing the battery again. If it is work gear driven then apparently my gears are worm food now so most likely replace whole step unit anyway. Shame there was not a coupling right beside the box I could unplug instead and didn't want to go tracing the harness for one. RV is in great shape and steps look beat so this would best be complete replace job.
Excellent. I am going through this as of now. At my magnet, I am not getting the full 12 volts and my steps are intermittently working.
@@lowellspecht8850 Thank you for responding. I cannot find any information and when I called Lippert they weren't sure either. I cleaned all of the grounds and still get the same voltage but the stairs started back working. May have been an intermit because of a poor ground.. stay tuned.
Need to speak up or get an external mic you can wear. I can't hear you on my laptop speakers.
I tapped the motor with a hammer. Steps working again.
Sometimes just kicking the bottom step in the retract direction works too. My understanding is that sometimes the limit switches (or mechanism) for the motor sometimes get stuck and tapping with a hammer or kicking the step can correct the problem.
Letting you know this is still helping folks. You rock sir.
What an awesome video to help understand how to troubleshoot and remove the stair system 😍
door step does not go in when you start engine
Simon, it is not clear to me the intent of your comment. My step, when working normally, does retract when the engine is started or when the door is closed. I didn't mention it explicitly in my video but it was also not retracting when the engine was started. If you are stating that yours doesn't close when the engine is started and it is supposed too, but otherwise closes when the door is shut, then perhaps you have a bad wire connection.
My 2020 Jayco Kwikee step is stuck in the out position. Watched your vid to the 2:28 mark. Went to the door, saw a little piece of plastic, put it where you put the magnet: voila! Step worked. It had fallen off screen door! Looks like there are two screw holes but they weren't used. The thing is attached with double-backed tape. Pathetic! I was a 31J10 teletype repair tech in the US Army. Electro-mechanical. I didn't even have to get dirty or get out any tools to fix this! Have a beautiful day and to all the trolls? Get a life! Road-side assistance would have towed me but all the RV dealers are fully booked to February. So thankful I found your video! God bless you!
I have watched many Videos about RV steps this week. Just happened across yours searching for something else. Your system is the same as ours, motor ,gear box etc. 94 Bounder. Ours was stuck in the out position, so we took after it today. Checked all the normal things as per. When I started to clean the outside gear cover i saw a 90 degree rub ware the bushing goes that the square drops through. took some 80 grit sand screen and light oil and smoothed the ID of the housing then put the scotch bright to it. Greased the entire works with a tube of Cam grease I had lying around , Just like a new one now. next was I used break clean on all the pivot points, let it flash off , then WD 40 to wash out the rust etc. then oiled all the points. Oh and didnt forget to grease the ball and socket either. Thanks again for a great Vid.. Cheers Dog
Lowell, first THANK YOU!!!! I know for sure that the trolls are out there but you should just ignore them. Lot's of great info. Saved me about $400.00. Again ignore the trolls, you are a fellow RVer trying (and succeeding) to help us. You are not a slick A/V production company. But even so the video is a jewel! Keep 'em coming! :-)
Excellent video did exactly as he did to fix my steps, except snapping off a bolt. Same problem dirty motor and control. Thanks for helping me out
This is the BEST video on this that I have seen. Our motorhome has been sitting for three years and the stairs won't come out.
Glad you liked it!
A rude comment on this video inspired me to write this comment. I am not a certified RV mechanic and I am not a professional videographer. Yes, I could have done a better job of explaining and showing each step. That could be said for 99% of the how to videos on TH-cam. When I start getting paid to produce these videos, I'll be sure to do that. I get frustrated trying to find videos that solve the exact problem I have. I've seen RV automatic step videos that show you how to replace a motor but I wanted to produce a video that showed my thought process on how to troubleshoot the problem in the first place. I think I did that with this video. I didn't rehearse it or script it. I explained my thoughts at each step to illustrate how to troubleshoot the problem. I didn't show steps on removing bolts or unplugging cables. If you need to see that in this kind of video then you probably should pay someone to do the job for you. I welcome constructive criticism but don't just leave a negative or rude comment or I will delete it. I have little patience for trolls.
Lowell Specht thank you so much for this video! You saved me a ton of money and it was fun following your lead and actually getting my stairs to work. We were about to head out of town (flagstaff), when I realized the stairs didn’t go in. I immediately did what I usually do and tried to contact my RV guy. When he didn’t respond I started searching TH-cam and found your video. I did what you did, and bam, it’s working again! Thank you for your helpful video!
Just purchased a older motorhome, and your video has helped me fix my steps. I looked for other videos and could not fine another one. Thank you for taking time to do this.
You saved me! 2:28 mark I found a little plastic thing (the magnet) that had fallen into the door jamb (and wasn't lost)! Whew! Fixed by sticking it back on but will get screws next time I am in civilization! I try to stay in the civilized world as little as possible! Gives me a danged headache! God bless you and the trolls need to get a life!
I think you did a jam up job my friend.....I wouldn’t worry to much about what incompetent individuals think just post more videos if you feel that you can help others to solve the same problem you are having....Thank you and God Bless😊
Saved me from buying new motor, thank you for this video.
Just passing on a tip from my experience....steps wouldn't work...waved a 3x3inch magnate next to magnetic sensor on door and Voilà, steps work! Magnate travels with me!
If you have to continue to wave the magnet in front of the door frame sensor, then something is wrong with the magnet on the door. Replacing that door magnet will fix your problem. If it was just a one-time occurrence, then likely you had some dirt obstructing the servo and just got lucky when you tried the magnet. Perhaps you stepped on the steps and shook the dirt loose coincidentally. Same if you have a loose electrical connection. Make sure your electrical connections to the motor are good and tight.
@@lowellspecht8850 : Hello! The little magnet on my 2020 Jayco was stuck on with double-sided tape! Not even screwed into the screen door! Luckily, I found this little piece of plastic in the door jamb and guess what it was? Yep, the magnet thing! Will be getting 2 screws next time I am near a hardware store! Guys were saying $125 plus parts and labor and Good Sam said they had someone that would come out for $200! Thank you! You saved me at least $200!
good vid thanks mine is doing the same thing this helps
I can not get the cotter pin out , What tool did you use and does it come out towards the left?
The best tool, in my opinion, to remove a cotter pin is a pair of needle nose pliers. The trick is to unbend the two ends that wrap around the end of the larger pin with the hole and get them as straight as possible. You won't be able to get them perfectly straight but do the best you can. Then pull the pin, using the needle nose pliers, from the opposite end. The end where the pin has the small loop in it. This may be to the left on yours but it could be any direction since the larger pin is allowed to rotate. Usually, one has to tap *lightly* on the end with the two straightened pieces, with a hammer to get it moving. By design, it is a tight fit between the cotter pin and the hole and that is another reason, replacing the cotter pin makes installation easier. If you have two pliers, you can try pulling on the loop end with one, and on the other end, push while squeezing the two ends together.
Lowell, you couldn't turn the motor with a wrench because it's a worm drive. You can't force drive a worm gear from the driven end (unless it is a very shallow ratio), rather it acts as a very effective brake. You'd break that gear before you could force turn it. In fact that's why the steps don't just go back down from gravity, spinning the motor over like you were trying to do :) The steps are pretty heavy after all. There's no other brake holding the steps up once they are retracted, than that worm drive, that's how well it holds.
Yes, I figured that out once I removed the motor and got a look at the gears. Until then, I wasn't sure if the gears were always engaged or just when the motor was activated.
I took mine down and found the mechanical parts were good then found the Motor plug was loosely connecting. I tightened them with a tiny hemostat and put everything back together, SUCCESS! love your video