Nice. I will definitely have to do this upgrade for my main slide. My upper and lower slide rails don't seem to be the same length or the installer didn't clock the lower rails with the upper rails right e.g the upper rails have a large bow when fully extended or retracted. Instead of removing all the components and reclocking, could the upper rail be cut shorter after the bracket removal? I need to think about this before I make the order. If my slide is 100% retracted, from the outside, the top of the slide is very tight, and the bottom of the slide sticks out a little bit.
@@ralphsarc1471 Thanks. Each slide typically has four rails/racks so you would need 8 to upgrade the whole system. You also need to know what style of end brackets your RV uses. Typically notched brackets are used on the outside and flat on the inside, but each RV is different.
@@MrPancake0825 thanks for the question! The aluminum end bracket is going to be hard anodized that will break the possible conductivity between the nickel plated rail end and stainless screws/springs. The other possible areas are between the nickel plated rail end and the anodized Lippert rail and the stainless pins. Nickel is the less noble metal, so that would be the first after many years to show signs of corrosion, but because the surface area is so small, it is not a electrical part or submerged in salt water, the rest of the Lippert system will fail first. I will supply a small tube of dielectric grease to keep things lubricated which will also prevent corrosion. The parts will have a lifetime warranty, so the customer can request replacement if by remote chance any of this happens. Thanks for the great question!
Outstanding !
Nice. I will definitely have to do this upgrade for my main slide. My upper and lower slide rails don't seem to be the same length or the installer didn't clock the lower rails with the upper rails right e.g the upper rails have a large bow when fully extended or retracted. Instead of removing all the components and reclocking, could the upper rail be cut shorter after the bracket removal? I need to think about this before I make the order. If my slide is 100% retracted, from the outside, the top of the slide is very tight, and the bottom of the slide sticks out a little bit.
Love these. Is there a different design for the upper and lower tracks. I’m assuming I’d need four per slide?
@@ralphsarc1471 Thanks. Each slide typically has four rails/racks so you would need 8 to upgrade the whole system. You also need to know what style of end brackets your RV uses. Typically notched brackets are used on the outside and flat on the inside, but each RV is different.
What about galvanic corrosion?
@@MrPancake0825 thanks for the question! The aluminum end bracket is going to be hard anodized that will break the possible conductivity between the nickel plated rail end and stainless screws/springs. The other possible areas are between the nickel plated rail end and the anodized Lippert rail and the stainless pins. Nickel is the less noble metal, so that would be the first after many years to show signs of corrosion, but because the surface area is so small, it is not a electrical part or submerged in salt water, the rest of the Lippert system will fail first. I will supply a small tube of dielectric grease to keep things lubricated which will also prevent corrosion. The parts will have a lifetime warranty, so the customer can request replacement if by remote chance any of this happens. Thanks for the great question!
Lippert should be recalling their junk and furnishing this upgrade. They are a disgrace.