Schwintek In-Wall Slideout Manual Forced Operation and Motor Replacement

One of our Schwintek slides would not operate on one end, because of a failed motor. To replace the motor, the slide needs to be halfway out and it was stuck in with no way to move it out. There are a number of good videos discussing how to troubleshoot and replace the motor. But I couldn't find any video on how to manually force the slide open so you can get at the motor retaining screw, located behind the slide flange on the outside. This video takes you through the process of forcing the slide open along with the motor replacement. It also includes an analysis of why the slide is so difficult to move. Hope this helps someone out.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Introduction
03:28 Analysis of why the slide is so difficult to move!
05:09 Procedure for manually forcing the slide to move out
12:01 Procedure for manually forcing the slide to move in (discussion)
12:47 Removing the motor
15:41 Broken motor review
17:00 Resistive torque value measurement for analysis
19:05 Slide resistive force analysis
19:52 New motor installation
24:06 Motor synchronization (discussion)
25:08 Closing

[@abbiebeast]

First try to reset the controller. Then check Fuses. If still an issue BE SURE TO DISCONNECT the motors FROM the controller and you should be and to move them on the slide much easier than what your running into here!! Once in position RECONNECT the motors to the controller even if it's not working because this acts as the "break" in the system which is half the battle you are running into.

[@bryanwelsh1773]

Thanks for your input. Just out of curiosity, did you watch the video? I realize it is rather long, but with all due respect, your comments would suggest that you may not have. Resetting the controller is not going to help with moving the slide or fixing a bad motor. Similarly, checking fuses won’t move the slide or fix the motor. During the troubleshooting techniques as outlined by Darren at MyRVWorks the motor was identified as the issue so this video is about how to get the slide moved out and replacing the motor, not troubleshooting controllers or fuses. And finally, as outlined in the video, the motor was indeed disconnected for the operation of moving the slide out to make the motor repair so there was no “break” working against me.