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Old 01-27-2009, 02:42 PM   #1
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Roller crushing Floor

This past summer we were at Paul Cross’s Indiana Interstate Enterprise repair facility getting a few things fixed. Showed his tech the floor in front of the refrigerator and stove seemed to be sloping outward. He put a level to it and it was, but we had reasons that we couldn’t stay any longer and it wasn’t all that bad so we left. Recently was checking out the MS (stored at our home) and noticed that the middle roller is gouging the linoleum and making tracks in it. Checked out that roller and it appears to be still attached to the structure it is supposed to be attached to. Prior to going to Paul’s, I had some kitchen slide adjustments done in NC.

Gunship Guy has posted: “Just used a floor jack and a piece of wood long enough to reach from the jack to the slide support. Jacked the slide up about a half inch and slid the roller back into its bracket. Took all of 15 minutes.”

My questions are:

What is the slide support? The metal arms that actually move the slide in and out? Where on the support do you place it, if it is that arm, near the body or near the outer edge?

Also, is there an adjustment to the roller? When I looked at mine, doesn’t appear to be one.

What to do about the roller compressing the flooring?

Did a search and didn’t find what I was looking for so I appreciate any enlightenment any and all are able to give me.
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Old 01-27-2009, 03:26 PM   #2
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I have a roller that is doing the same thing on our 2005 36TK3 under island kitchen counter. I made a little ramp out of tin and set it under there when I bring the slide in. Works great.
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Old 01-28-2009, 02:45 PM   #3
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Thanks for the response, was thinking about a piece of sheet metal, also.

Does this mean that the rollers aren't adjustable?

Why is this happening? Slideout needs adjusting? I know this is the heavy slide, but there aren't any marks from any of the other rollers.

And so I don't bend something, where on the slideout is it safe to jack it up?

Thanks, Gordon.
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Old 01-28-2009, 02:49 PM   #4
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Thanks for the response, was thinking about a piece of sheet metal, also.

Does this mean that the rollers aren't adjustable?

Why is this happening? Slideout needs adjusting? I know this is the heavy slide, but there aren't any marks from any of the other rollers.

And so I don't bend something, where on the slideout is it safe to jack it up?

Thanks, Gordon.
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Old 01-30-2009, 10:07 AM   #5
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Gordon, we had this issue AFTER a technician adjusted the slideout. It was so bad that DT replaced the vinyl flooring. They had all of the weight on the roller below the stove.
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Old 01-30-2009, 12:04 PM   #6
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jd, that was what I was kind of thinking. My guess is that it is tipped in too much on the top putting too much weight on the rollers. Guess I'll be trying to figure out how to adjust the slide or check to see if DRV will help out. Gordon.
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Old 01-30-2009, 01:33 PM   #7
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Any "good" RV repair or mobile technician should be able to adjust the slide properly. Slide adjustment is one that I have never attempted.
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