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I think this is the service manual for you slide system: http://norcoind.com/bal/downloads/ac...ice-manual.pdf . I have only talked to tech support there a couple of times as this is a less common system, but I found them knowledgeable and helpful.
I have a Fuzion Impact with the cable operated slides and have had to make adjustments a couple of times. The link that RV tech posted is the one you need. Read it and make sure that you understand the concept of the "give and take" system and only then should you try to do an adjustment. With that much slack, are you sure that the cables are ALL on their respective pulleys?.....or that one or more of the L shaped brackets that attach to the slide room isn't bent?
Another issue I found on mine was that when adjusted properly, there really wasn't a way to "lock down" the adjusters. Mine had foam blocks on the adjusters and they don't do diddly squat to keep it in adjustment. Once I got mine adjusted correctly, I added another 1/4-20 nut on each adjuster then ran that but down against the adjuster nut, to lock it down.
Thirdly, in answer to your question about the top cable pair....yes, they should be the same. Again, read and make sure you understand the give and take system before trying to adjust anything. Also, make 100% sure that you have no issues with a pulley or pulley bracket, bent L shape bracket our a cable ends that is pulled out of the L bracket.
And one other thing....this style slide room with the cable pulls...seem to be pretty sensitive to the trailer being as close to perfectly level as possible....side to side and front to back. If the trailer isn't, it seems to increase the risk of a binding slide room when deployed or retracted. When that happens it put extra strain on the cables and sometimes causes them to stretch or to bend or pull loose an L bracket.
I agree with your comment regarding checking the pulley. I will be surprised if that is not an issue. I don't think the cables can get that far out of adjustment and stay on their respective pulleys.
Something else I'm planning on doing to mine this fall, at least to the sofa slide, is add rollers under it. LCI makes rollers specifically for that...instead of the slide actually sliding on a hardened plastic piece. The hardest part of the job will be jacking up the slide an inch or so to be able to cut out a piece of the plastic slide material to allow the rollers to fit. It should make it butter smooth though.
You may be right. although I can honestly say I have never been able to tell any difference in operation between the slides that have rollers and the ones that don't. I guess it may be worth it.
The installation doesn't look bad. Slides are just one of the problem children in my world. Give it shot. Like I said, I have had to work on everything rollers or no. It may work out great for you.
The installation doesn't look bad. Slides are just one of the problem children in my world. Give it shot. Like I said, I have had to work on everything rollers or no. It may work out great for you.
It's just a guess on my part, but it sounds reasonable to me.....the heavier/longer the slide is, the more improvement you will see with the rollers vs. dragging the bottom of the slide being run out or run in. It's a friction thing ....less friction equals easier/smoother operation. I still have trouble believing that some engineer/designer would think that dragging a heavy slide across a chunk of hard plastic would be a good idea/design for their product....really? Anyway, I'm going to try it this fall. I can't imagine how it could do anything but help. If it turns out that there is a very noticeable difference for the better, I will order rollers for the kitchen slide (refrigerator, stove, and microwave).
RV_Tech......my plan for lifting the slide room is to use a 2 x 10 or a 2 x 12 under the slide, cut long enough that it basically goes from one end of the slide to the other, then crib up under it so that I can put a floor jack under each end of the slide and raise it high enough to do the work. Does this sound like a workable idea for lifting it? You do this type of work for a living, so I wanted to ask your opinion of this.......thanks.
Yes, your idea for lifting sounds reasonable. I don't see a problem with it.
The ramp design is, I am fairly sure, based on cost, not how well it works or how long it will last. One of the things I see quite often is the support underneath the slide-out breaks down. Just typical manufacturer thinking.
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