Synchronize Your Lippert-Schwintek Slide Room Motors -- My RV Works

If I let the motors bring my slide-out all the way in, they exert too much pressure and tear off the decorative trim around the slide-out. How can you synchronize (coming in) without over-stressing the border/trim?

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Thanks for this, I really appreciate all. the schwintek videos you have done. We have one, and I'm very nervous - but I know where to come when/if I have a problem! I just had a scare but it turned out to be crappy crimps on the power feeds into the controller. That was a super easy fix thankfully..

Is it acceptable to sleep on a retracted bed slide with Schwintek system , such as a quick overnight stop at Cracker Barrell or similar?

Does this work on a LCI slimrack system?

Great video, you make it look simple

Good lesson for all. I learned it in 2021 with my new motorhome. Horrible system unless I want to upgrade.

22MLE Grand Design! All I here is a loud whirring noise. NO WAY I can differentiate between motors. And the Control panel is 12 ft away from the other end of slide and Motor

A great explanation. Thank you.

Thank You

My slide that is in the bedroom of a 2002 Monaco Windsor 42 ft Diesel Pusher does not want to come in when you press the button but when u push on the slide (takes to adults) it goes on while the button is pushed after it starts to go in on its own we stop pushing the slide and let it go in the rest of the way and if we push button to let it go out it does just fine help me myrvworks,Inc

There's always value in your videos. Thankyou for sharing !

Miss these videos keep more coming like this.
Thanks

I love videos like this! Thanks Darrin!

Well done. I had a T-shirt get caught in the gearing and it was off by a couple of inches. All good now

Thanks!

When the motors are out of sync will it not completely seal on one side when retracted? Because mine is about 1 inch less closed on one side then the other when fully retracted.

When closed the bottom on both sides is out about 2 inches

This video just saved me hours of troubleshooting. Thanks!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This video saved me! We purchased a lightly used Imagine from a local dealership, our first, and before we really had a chance to decorate or even get bed sheets on, our slide got all out of sync. I had visions of having to get a repair person out to fix it, but I stumbled across this video, walked through the steps that you laid out and I'm FINE! Thanks again for the peace of mind!

Thx keep up the videos so well explain thx from Rene . Ontario Canada

What do I do if the bottom does not close as much as the top does. I have more gap at the bottom than the top. Also would that make it leak water while driving? It does not leak while sitting steal rolled in or out just while driving roles in.

Huge valvue as always. LOVE it when your videos are available on my searches. Keep up the good work!

Hey Darin I have tried the synchronization several time and my swintech still stops , during the synchronization no change is noticed in the motor stoppage

Thanks for this tutorial. Our Tiffin RED 33AA lost it's sync when I turned off the ignition key too soon while my wife was retracting it for travel. There was an error message in the Spyder. Then it started acting wonky. I tried your technique, holding it, letting it amp out, moving back and forth 1", but no joy. It continues to go cockeyed.

My 2019 Winnebago Intents slide out only went out on o e side. The controller box is showing red for Motor 2 which is the side that didn’t move. We cannot get the front side to come back in… help?!?

My finger is still...... on the button. Thx for the help

I'll NEVER buy this style of slide out AGAIN! motors do not last, high price cheap junk! The manufacturer should be ashamed

Interesting! I did not know that the slides could be synced in that manner. Thank you! However, I do have a question regarding my bedroom slide (electric). Once I get it fully extended or retracted, I hear a little gear grinding. Slippage, if you will. Almost like a stripped gear if I keep my finger on the button. It completely extends and contracts and seals both ways. What is my course of action with this issue? Thank you in advance for your input! 😎

Why manufactures do NOT include such info when they sell a new R/V? Should be in the manual!!

Hello... Thank you SO much.... I am a jack of all trades... and you know what that means. I had a blowout on a tire and of course, the shredding tire caught my Schwintek slide out wire which some wonderful engineer thought should run above the tire into the underbelly !!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Cut a 5" slice and 2 @ 12 inch slices on the underbelly where I thought the wire should be to create a flap so I could see and feel for the broken wire. . WHEW... YES... found it... bought some wire and the goodies to splice it all together and went inside for the test run. As I expected, the motors were out of Synch. Thanks to your video I had it all synched up in 5 minutes. THANK YOU !!!!

Great Video and Info. We have a very Large slide that was stopping at about 3" going out. Did your synch method and walah, Fixed!! It took about 8 in and outs to synch. Also bought the CRC Power Lube and lubed the tracks. Figured it couldn't hurt. Thank You for sharing your Expert advice!!

Hi, the slide motor on one side of an approximately 20',+ slide (guessing it's almost the whole length of a 2014 30' E-450 Forester) is not plumb with the axle or spindle. That same front side has a larger gap than the rear side. I can fit my hand through the gap where the rail goes out, but the back side is tighter. Plus the front side extends out almost 3/4" further. This is a used RV I am just helping an elderly couple for free. I'm not sure if I need to do more than sync. Plus, part of the guide plastic is broken, and I can see where screws hit the metal housing going out. And when he got it, the screws were yanked out, and the front top rail was loose. My guess is the scam artist that sold this to him never knew how to sync. However, your tutoring is helpful! Thank you!!!

You are the man Darren!!! Thank you for doing what you do for us RVers!!!