Fantastic video. I looked at my cable system and saw my turn buckles were starting to twist and hitting. You saved my bacon!!! I will now adjust them for proper operation. BIG THANKS to you 😃

First time 2011 trail runner camper owner learning a lot and helping my neighbors here at the RV Park thank you for your videos

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for filming this.

I was pulling a new cable through the wall today and my wife suggested I use fishing line to cinch the "chinese finger cuff" material to the old cable. Use a slip knot to get it started then wrap liberally. It'll stay flexible and will not add bulk to the wire like tape does. Provided material held the new cable with no problem, but the old it would not hold. Also used 8lb line to hold back all the frayed wire ends after cutting. Had no problem pulling it through.

Excellent video on cable repair and adjustments , thank you for sharing your knowledge with us RVers.

thank you so much for posting this. This is the first video you have produced that I have watched and I could not be more complimentary. My slide out chatters as it goes in so I am going to be looking at the adjustments. Thanks again!!

Darren- THANK YOU for this tutorial and the BAL link! You really make working on these so much easier and less intimidating! I have to replace my gear l ox on my 2015 Outback and know i now need to adjust my other slides shuttles and tension! I use to be scared of touching these cables and adjusters but not anymore thanks to you!

Thank you, this is very helpful. I am pretty mechanical and can fix almost anything but it took this video for me to finally understand how this works. I really enjoy your channel.

Your a wealth of Rv repair knowledge. Thanks for sharing/teaching those of us who care to never stop learning.

@4fabfours

3 жыл бұрын

Wat is a drop floor?

Another great video Darren. Thank you! At 24:55 and again at 31:20 that is a cable crimp ferrule. (I’ve used them for rigging outboard motor steering setups) Have a great weekend.

bookmarked, thank you for sharing, I have exactly the same system in my fifth wheeler, so far so good everything works ok, but I was in the dark about how the system works, thanks to you sir, now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Great Stuff.. As former Tradesman (Electrician and Appliance Repair Tech) these are fun to watch, interesting and a learning experience. #RV #Repairs #Learn #Fun #DIY

My 5th wheel does not use the cable system, but I found this video to be an EXCELLENT tutorial. If I come across someone having problems, I will know what to look for. Thank you Darren. Keep up the GREAT work!!!

great job Darren, i for one love when people take the time to explain things in a way that can make sense to everyone. this kind of information often times is difficult to find or interpret.

Fantastic video. Thanks again Darren

Thanks! This video is clear and concise. Now I am confident I can fix my own!

Thank you for a great video on slide adjustments. I can work on most items that being said I was lost until I saw your video. Grate job explaining the way to adjust cables

Great vid Darren! I've tinkered with mine over the past 8 yrs and actually spoke to the guy from Bal many yrs ago since Keystone didn't have mine adjusted properly. The keepers jam nuts weren't tight and they collided once but I caught it in time and stopped when I heard a funny sound. 2013 BHPR31 which I think is the EXACT SAME CAMPER in your vid!

Thanks for your help and support

Thank you so much. Very informative. Learned a ton and very appreciative of your efforts.

Great video! Very informative! Glad that I found you!

Excellent video. Excellent presentation. Thank you. Subbed. In case nobody mentioned it yet the cable end pieces are “ferrules” and using “cable clamps” you never saddle a dead 🐎 👍👍👍

Very clear, and made total sense!! Even when he wasn’t sure if he was being clear.

Excellent explanation and detailed video. Stay safe buddy. Crazy Canuck again

Thanks for the information. My Northland trailer slide out began experiencing or producing a loud banging noise when being deployed (out) and upon return (in). I don’t have the skill set to make the adjustments or repairs, but I now have a good understanding of what’s involved and needs be done…

Wow, thanks for that and now I am sure that I can get to all the parts, inspect, and maintain them, and if they need to be adjusted or replaced , I will be able to do that!!

I should have watched your video 1st, would have saved me a lot of head scatching. And your right, top out, bottom in. Made my head swim, you made it look simple. Thanks alot

I have needed to know how to adjust the slide for a long time and now I know. Thank you

absolutely incredible video....great job.....thanks!

Excellent video, thanks for posting.

I have watched a few of your videos, so far very informative, and helpful. These systems are designed to "amp out" as you say. you can and should hold the switch until it stops completely. At that point the cables should have 1 inch of slack. The gearboxes do fail but normally it is because of overtightening, not over running the room, although we did have a recall on many older gearboxes. The jam nuts were most likely the original problem, but the foam nuts are also missing on the 3/8 cable adjusters. They keep the cables from loosening. Great job!

@frankrobinson3839

2 жыл бұрын

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I found those no mar scrapers at harbor freight and they were a game changer for many applications.

I now know how a cabled slide works and realize the need for yearly maintenance on such a system due to stretching of the cable. Thanks for the video

Great video and fantastic information. Many thanks.

You are an awesome teacher

Incredible! Thank you!

Amazing video. Thank you Darren! Like 1.7K+

Great video, I have had all kinds of problems from frayed broken cables to binding from adjustment issues. Thanks for sharing. I'm still trying to figure out the whole thought process on the manufacturing of these types of slides. I miss my old gear driven slide. They were Rock solid trouble free.

@kensint0wn674

2 жыл бұрын

Have you added the rollers underneath?

@billcompletelawn2308

2 жыл бұрын

@@kensint0wn674 I know there are rollers installed under the slides resessed into the camper floor. Are these the rollers your referring too?

Fantastic video!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the video. I just adjusted my cables. The nuts backed off on the eyebolt through the blocks and was hanging up on each other when I pulled the slide in. Took some slack out of the left side cables and problem solved.

Great video thanks for all the great insite

You are really good, wish you lived in Maryland. Thanks for all the videos..

Awesome video.

Job well done! Thank you Sir 👍🏼

Those little "lead" pieces are crimp ferrules. Great video fixing multiple problems.

Great video I'm ready to do my cable and adjustments

Awesome job n thanks for a great information

Great video! Ferrule is the name. Thanks! 😀

best tutorial I've seen, makes it easy for us not so smart guys

Nice, pretty straight forward. Didn't know cables slides didn't Amp out/or didn't have a clutch. Vs schwinteks. Good to know. Thanks again darren

Great to see, thanks for sharing.

Very informative on a slide system that I had no idea how the system functioned. When did the piece of sponge come into play?

Watched your video. Loved it thank you so much. Really helped my understanding of how the slide works. I got wondering where does the 12V wire run to power the light fixture under the slide ceiling??

Great video - thank you!

Nice Job!

Great info Darren. Just subd your channel and might possibly be making a trip up that way with my Keystone Bullet.

Thank you for this video. I learned a lot about it. I have a very similar model of travel trailer. Now I'm going to see why my slide out isn't extending! Thanks.

@MyRVWorks

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave, We are so glad to hear that our videos were able to help you! If you would like to support us please consider becoming an "RV Community Supporter" on our Patreon site: www.patreon.com/myrvworks Happy Camping, My RV Works Media Team

Very informative. I just bought a new trailer with 4 slides, all cable type. I found 3 cables, two on one side of one slide, one on another that were frayed about 18" back from the outside bracket. What the heck would be the cause of that? Waiting on the cables to come in so they can replace them, but 3 cables on two slides frayed at the same place seems very odd

Great video! I'm replacing my gearbox and now I know why it broke - DROP FLOOR! I'll make sure to do what you've suggested when I'm adjusting the cables after the box has been replaced.

@MyRVWorks

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I was able to help. Just make sure that there's plenty of slack in those cables since they're transitioning the drop floor. That's where I see most of the issues with these gearboxes the cables are too tight.

@bassinbill7475

4 жыл бұрын

How did you know your gear box went bad. Any noises?

Very good video

Wow, I got into a mess with my slide system like that on our Passport. The slide itself became crooked and I had to take the chain off of the gear so I could try to square the slide box and then try to work on the cables. What a mess! I enjoyed this video. thank you .

@MyRVWorks

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, these systems certainly are finicky. There was more to the video but I cut it out because it was going longer. But, I did have to jump the chain on the sprocket one notch to get the chain to Center. I didn't show all that part.

Great video! But skipped over the last part to get the slide room bottom in. That's the part I needed

Please do not say does this make sense I wouldn’t want to tell you how many times you used it on your show you do a terrific job love to watch you work you’re very knowledgeable great camerawork see you next time🙏🏻

Good info 👍

Extremely well done video! Made it clear and understandable. I'm new to RV's and now understand how the slide out system works. Nice job!

Thank you excellent video

Super info I just recently visited this area of our 2009 Open Range. Now I can bing watch🥴 And nothing like Super 33+ for everything and in the Primary transmission line work (high voltage) which I was fortunate enough to have survived we called those crimping gizmos crimps🤷‍♂️. I think they who ever they were tried to keep it simple for guys like me 🤦‍♂️. Thanks again andI am subscribed!

@MyRVWorks

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, enjoy the videos. We have more coming out. What I'm finding is those little crimp things are called different things from the different trades LOL.

Great video, I have a slide out that did the exact same thing but my "shuttle" is messed up as well, I don't see anywhere to get this replacement part? Do you have a link for it as well?

How do I get the slide out part way so I can reach the gearbox to replace it when gears are stripped?? Thanks!! Great video!!!

You’re really talented

@MyRVWorks

4 жыл бұрын

Well thank you for that. If I can just get my kids to clean their room I'll be walking on water LOL

Very good video One question How do you tell if you have a drop floor or is all bal accu systems a drop floor

I have this slide on my RV and it works great so far as far as going in and out but my problem is my wall bulges out at the bottom on one side really bad like about two inches when the slide is in. Once its out the wall is back to normal. I need to figure out how to repair this. its like the frame is broken inside the wall or something. Any ideas?? Also the rubber trim has 8 point screws in it I can't find the tool for that to remove it.

I watched this because I was looking at buying a Cougar RV with this system now I know to stay away from it! Looks like they made it to fail. I love my Cardinal RV with hydraulic rack and pinion 11 yrs old and no problem. Thanks for excellent video, helped me make a no buy decision! Good job!

great video Darren, my chains have broken, where's a good place to get new chains?

Great video,,,but I was surprised at the end at how much slack was in the chain. My chain has slack like that and I thought I needed to adjust that slack out. I guess I need to actually inspect some other things. How much slack I have in the cable on the outside when it's out, and make sure my top and bottom out's are both out all the way. For reference, I have a North trail 22FBS. Trying to be proactive in my maintenance.

Excellent video. I just watched a tech replace my cable. Learn how because this will ruin your day if yours breaks and you can't find someone to repair. My goal is to fix the next one ( hope it doesn't happen).

I purchased a used fifth wheel that uses three of these slides but the kitchen one hangs up a bit on the bottom floor and the in chain hangs down. I was afraid to try any adjustments and get it out of kilter. Now I understand the system better and will try to adjust it. Also I think I’ll order one or two cable kits, just in case.

Thanks you for your quick reply

Very good video. I learned a lot. Not sure if I will do more than inspect and tweak as needed, but now I have a much better understanding of how my slide room works. Thanks for the well-done lesson. A question: my slide room is squealing as it travels. Any suggestions on how to lube the tracks to smooth things out?

@MyRVWorks

2 жыл бұрын

We've had very good results with CRC Power Lube with PTFE. Gain access to the pulley wheels. Here is a link on Amazon for the product. amzn.to/3LC7Ril

Wonderful explanation, thank you! Question, will slide out awnings affect the balance of the cables? Since installing them, my slide out is digging into the floor when bringing it in. Maybe I need to adjust/tighten the bottom in and loosen the bottom out?

@J.Cameron.Stuart.Adams.

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. The added weight of slide topper awning, shade awning, and even new furniture can be enough to require an adjustment. More so when the unit is older as the cables are more likely to stretch if they've not been tightened in years. Other components - pulleys, brackets, and even the motor, can shift with added weight (or reduced weight in some instances) if the mounting screws and bolts are loose from years of vibrations. Hope this helps. Cheers!

This is my RV Darren's working on here. He talks about the foam ant-vibration blocks that need to be installed and how important they are. Well, HE NEGLECTED TO INSTALL THEM. The 8th time we tried to bring the slide in it failed. It was all twisted again because the nuts had loosened. When I told him what had happened, he said it had been 2 years and there was no warranty. He wouldn't do anything for us. REALLY?? Two trips out with the trailer and that happened, because of his negligence. He started pointing his finger at me, my wife, and even my wife's Kansas cousin who helped us get the slide in when it stopped working there. He even blamed Keystone and BAL but took NO RESONSIBILITY himself. Unbelievable to me. Then after repairs we took it out a couple more times. Now the slide has failed to come in again. We've discovered that the crimped piece he put on the end of the new cable has one side pulled out. I couldn't be more disappointed in someone and how he handled this.

ANY tips on running cable without handcuff tape came off pulled old cable right through

Excellent video. Thank you. Believe I can now take on repairing the broken cable on mr BAL AccuSlide. One question. You started to explain how to crimp the “lead connector” for the steel cable without the big industrial crimper. However you got on to something else and did not finish the explanation. Could you summarize the explanation in a reply?

Great video. If I cannot get our systems fixed before we reach Washington State we will be emailing you. A major company repair person in Whitehorse was saying he would need to remove the complete slide assembly because the cable broke and we could no see it. Just need a couple of tools. Thanks again.

Great info as usual. One thought though, I understand using the tape to mark where the ferrule goes, but I think using heat shrink tubing for wrapping the ragged ends of the cable would last longer than the tape. It could slide over the tape as well. Or maybe that's one step to many. Just a thought.

@MyRVWorks

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea

there seems to be different crimping tool sizes, what size cables are on the slide outs & what size crimper do i need? love your channel

@MyRVWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Here is a link on Amazon for the complete repair kit. amzn.to/3j10R2p

Great video! I was thinking you could’ve just used your red and blue markers both to make purple.

I'm not understanding why those cables that go on the bottom of the turnbuckle were connected to the center where the chain is connected before you fixed it? Who screwed it up first?

I have this exact same camper (Bullet Premier). Should the cables & chains 'always' have 'tension' on them regardless if the slides are in or out, or can they have some 'slack'?

Hola Soy de Argentina, me interesaría saber que diámetro tiene el cable de acero, 8 mm? la reducción del reductor a cuantas RPM gira? agradecería información.

thank you very much hope I'm has good as you when I have to do it which I do...

I know this doesn't apply to this video, but where did you get your socket that you used to remove the electric heating element for the water heater?

Really nice video and alinement of in/out cables. I learn that I really do not want this type system. Let me give you a hint if you do not mind. My wife is from Washington State so I would bet you would have an ideal where my first trip is going to be after I purchase my motorhome. I will have to look up your number if my motorhome have this type of slide system. if you get a call for slide problem from a person named Jeff from Alabama you will know what it will be about lol. Thanks so much for the video !

I went to the link for tools but it lists way more than I would need for this repair. Could you please list what nuts,bolts and tools I need to repair my Accuslide cables just like in this video? TIA

What about the foam anti vibration blocks? I didn't see you place any???

Awesome video I have a similar system that the bottom seal seal has come off leaving a gap to the inside for bugs and you name it to get in there is very little room to replace or reapply the seal what would you suggest as to a method for fixing is lifting the slide out up a method or is there a better option

@MyRVWorks

4 жыл бұрын

Of course, the correct answer is a properly oriented, calibrated slideroom should seal properly. But, we all know in the real world that never happens LOL. When I replace the seals on the bottom I have jacked up the slide room a little bit. They do give you a little bit of play but not much depending on the system used in the mode of operation.

Just bought a used camper tonight… got home, opened the slides and the bolt broke on the attachment to the chain/cable. I’m new to RV’s. Does the slide have to be in or out to replace that. It’s currently in and I don’t have enough slack to get it together. Seems like I’m the typical sucker!

They have come out with a newer version of cable slide setup called the EXACT SLIDE. Have you had a chance to work on one. From what I can see in the Bal video's it appears to be more serviceable? Not sure if it is any better than the Accuslide? Great video's by the way. Extremely informative with a little charisma.

I'm looking through the tool list. None of the Crimping tools will handle a 3/16" rope cable. What do you recommend for crimping the cable in this video.

A very, very excellent tutorial! Thanks for taking us along. I do have this cable system in my 22 Arctic Wolf. The other day I put "seal conditioner" on my seals, and now both slideouts chatter and "jerk" when moving in and out, almost like something is binding. I wiped them off as well as I could, and waxed the sides of each slideout so they are smooth and slick. It's a little better, but still not right. Any ideas? Is there some type of lubricant for the slide rubber?

@MyRVWorks

Жыл бұрын

We have heard that baby powder wiped on the seals helps to keep them flexible. Some people will put some baby powder in a sock and wipe the seals that way.