Slide Out Issue

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   Hi all, We have a 2017 179 with an 8' slide out and I've been concerned about how the slide's plywood bottom rest on the 3 or 4 rollers that are attached to the inside bottom of the slide out opening. Every time it rolls out it sounds like the wood is being damaged. So far it has pretty much worn away the black fiberglass mesh glued to the bottom of the plywood. Has anyone  notice this issue or come up with a fix for this problem? I've considered adding some thin plate steel between the plywood and roller. ??Thanks

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Stoneman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 07 Jun 2022 Location: CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Stoneman Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Slide Out Issue Posted: 09 Jun 2022 at 10:41pm
	Hi all, We have a 2017 179 with an 8' slide out and I've been concerned about how the slide's plywood bottom rest on the 3 or 4 rollers that are attached to the inside bottom of the slide out opening. Every time it rolls out it sounds like the wood is being damaged. So far it has pretty much worn away the black fiberglass mesh glued to the bottom of the plywood. Has anyone notice this issue or come up with a fix for this problem? I've considered adding some thin plate steel between the plywood and roller. ?? Thanks

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 2022 at 4:29pm
	Have you checked to see if the rollers are rolling? Have you lubed them any? I have not seen this but then again, I have lubed the rollers periodically.
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GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2629	Post Options Post Reply Quote GlueGuy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 2022 at 10:03am
	We have not seen this on our slide out, and ours is the same vintage. I can imagine any of several things that might have caused this. There may be flaws in the plywood (e.g. voids), or the fiberglass mesh was not applied correctly, or there may have been excess weight in the slide out (do you use it for storage?). Getting a thin steel plate in there may be a solution, if you can do it. I think you would have to lift the slide out enough to put something in there. Otherwise, the slide out would have to be removed so that you could repair the bottom.
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

gpokluda Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Nov 2018 Location: NM Online Status: Offline Posts: 275	Post Options Post Reply Quote gpokluda Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 2022 at 9:13pm
	Hey there. You definitely want to keep those rollers lubed. Ours does occasionally but we giver everything a shot of lube and it quiets down nicely. Take care.
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