Cable Slide Repair (RV Cable Slide Repair) || RV Maintenance

[@AdventureEndeavor]

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[@windrider65]

Glad I watched. I was going to pull my cable out, then try to put the new one in. Now I'm going to use string.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

That's a good idea!

[@fpvjt146]

I'm replacing mine on the other side of the slide. I couldn't bring the slide in when I was about to leave from camping. Turned out one of the cable twines broke and when it did, it wrapped around the rest of the wire. Ended up getting stuck in the pulley where I couldn't see any of this. Couldn't bring the slide in because of it. I was lucky enough to have an impact and tools. Put the square bit into the motor and forced the wire through the pulley. Scared the heck out of me when it popped through the pulley and the slide bounced with a big pop! Thanks for making this video. Its great when we can all share instead of getting ripped off by the RV companies and their holding the trailer for a month to do a 1 - 3 hour job!

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Oh wow thats a bummer but glad you got it all sorted. Hopefully rerouting the cable isn't too bad! Good luck and thanks for watching.

[@iamlegend303]

Dang a rv guy was gonna fix it for 800 bucks. Good thing i saw this vid 😅

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Glad you found it helpful! Consider purchasing the parts though or links!

[@billjones6415]

Thanks for posting! Glad to watch a non-professional RV tech do the job. I picked up a couple of good tips.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful. It wasn't that bad.

[@brucenewstart366]

Very helpful, you did a good job explaining how it works and how you changed it

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Glad you found it helpful! We linked all the products needed in the description

[@vdubing01]

Omg guys I'm emergency watching this trying to replace two cables. So thanks for the tips. Have you guys thought about adding rollers to the bottom of your slides. I did that one 1 slide today, made a huge difference. The cables etc aren't under a much stress. You can tell by the sound is having an easier time moving the slide. Onto replacing 2 cables on another slide and adding 5 rollers. Thanks again.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

That's great glad it helped! We actually switched trailers but that's a good idea.

[@lobosdenbbqco.3918]

So I was going to get charged 900 plus tax and it cost me 19 for the cable and 36 for the crimping tool. Had a buddy help me out and we knocked it out in an hr. Thanks for a great video!!!

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Awesome! Glad you got it figured out!

[@ikinner]

Ah hah! I wondered what that nylon cord looking thing was. Finger cuffs! I was expecting heat shrink tubing and thought they just forgot it in the kit. That is very helpful!

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@JarheadAndGingersJourney]

We are picking up our RV and going full time next week! So excited! Thanks for sharing.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

So exciting, congrats!

[@dbdoc3519]

Good job. I have replaced cables on my 5er and friends that I know. No big deal.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Dennis! Wasn't too bad helps to have the right tools

[@billjones6415]

Followed your recommendations (with a few modifications) replacing an Upper-In cable on my kitchen slide. 1) I built a "T" out of a 2X4 and set it under my slide and on a small bottle jack to support the slide out (precautionary move). 2) Before cutting the old cable, I used a vise grip plier to keep the cable from going back into the guts of the cable system. 3) After I fed the "Chinese finger cuff" over the 2 cable ends, I wrapped it with a thin layer of electrical tape. The taped cable ended up being too stiff to pass thru the rollers, so I removed the tape and only taped the leading edge of the mesh, and it went through with no problem. 4) Loved your suggestion of marking the cable with a Sharpee to know where to place the sleeve for swaging. I was doing the job solo so I used a small cable clamp to hold the looped cable so I could use 2 hands for the swaging. 5) I also wrapped the bitter end of the wire cable to keep it from fraying. I was able to stand on the kitchen island and reach all of the cable mechanism without removing the cornice.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Sounds great bill! Hopefully our video helped a little.

[@billjones6415]

@@AdventureEndeavor Oh, your video was the basis of my success. I'm 80 (almost) and it was very helpful. I did find a socket wrench with a 6" extension and a universal joint was the easiest was to run the nut down to the correct tension. Also helped removing the original nut.

[@doughasson2073]

Nice haircut Dude. Your lucky to Have Melisa as a helper.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Haha thanks, Doug, she does great. She wants to learn which is awesome!

[@The99vette]

Hey guys great job. But you need to figure out the cause of the cable fraying. It’s probably an alignment issue with the bracket normally up or down just a little bit will cause it to fray.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

It probably was, we owned the rig for another year and never saw any issues.

[@DavidSmith-vo3nd]

Good morning guys, Thank you for the video. I had no idea how they could fix those Thank you so much.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

You are welcome David! Definitely saved us some money! Thank you for watching!

[@ricklarson114]

You guys are fun to watch!

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Rick! This is us!😆🤣

[@growingrootless7829]

The DIY projects never end when you’re full time! Also, how randomly convenient your brothers job fit into the job! Hah

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Yes. Very true, we were lucky to be moochdocking! Thanks for watching.

[@stangregory1983]

Great video, need to replace one of the cables on our coach. I don't have a crimping tool, if you provided a link I don't see it. Can you provide this information please?

[@AdventureEndeavor]

No worries, we linked it in the description. Glad the video was helpful. IWISS Wire Rope Crimping Tool for Aluminum Oval Sleeves,Double Sleeves,Crimping Loop sleeve from 3/64-inch to 1/8-inch -15 inch Length a.co/d/4UIJQHC

[@robertburgess6100]

Good job guy's! We had the same problem on one of ours. I carry a spare all the time. You should to. And the tools.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Robert! Yeah we might have the extra supplies and tools. Pretty easy, surprised at the quote 800-1500!

[@robertburgess6100]

@@AdventureEndeavor Ya they get alot money for something that is prity simple to do. Even when they are broken. I did one for a couple in a park last year when we were traveling.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

@@robertburgess6100 That was nice of you! We learned how to do it ourselves on KZbin so we thought we'd make this video to help others in the same situation!

[@ShayneBilley]

Hey! Just found your channel. Great content! Regarding the fraying cable. We had the exact same cable location fray for us as well. You may want to check the ‘L’ bracket on the slide that holds the flared end. Ours was installed about 1/8” too low and that’s why the cable was fraying against the body of the trailer. I removed it and raised it a little. If you watch the cable as you pull the slide in, it should be perfectly perpendicular to the trailer. Hope that makes sense. If it is out of alignment, the new cable will fray again shortly.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Oh thank you! We will look into it. So far its been fine but it won't hurt to double check!👍

[@ShayneBilley]

@@AdventureEndeavor no worries. Just thought I would let you know as ours frayed in that EXACT same spot. Who knows…. Moving the bracket to prevent further damage could be another KZbin video! Lol. Cheers!

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thank you we appreciate it!👍

[@billrichcreek7272]

Job well done, keep them coming...

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Bill glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@jimmiephillips1814]

Great job guys.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Jimmie! We appreciate you watching!👍

[@neilmac4730]

Good teamwork 👍

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks! For some reason we were super scared to tackle this job. It was easy!

[@neilmac4730]

@@AdventureEndeavor i work on drilling rigs and use those snakes for connecting drill line together when stringing new blocks, it works great. The trick is not to tape or crimp too far up the snake or it won't function effectively. Great job.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Yeah totally, the grease was great also!

[@daviscrt]

Good eye on checking the cables on the slide. Mine is just on a track with gears. Thanks Don

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Don! We do our best to watch things. I think we got lucky.👍😆

[@davidsavage5930]

Great vlog! I would have used 2 swaging sleeves to be double secure. That's just me.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Yeah I thought about it and we had them! I should have! Maybe I will get a bolt on type and add it. Thanks for watching David!

[@rubenvega1553]

Thank you so much for the video! Very helpfull

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Glad you found it useful Ruben! We linked the parts below as well!

[@loriw2661]

Lmao!! I just love your videos! I don’t have any slides but it’s still really interesting and I love to learn about all kinds of RV stuff. I imagine that you’re both exactly the same in person as you are in your videos. You’re very authentic and have the same kind of silly, yet smart, sense of humor that I enjoy. Another great video!! Thanks.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Lori! I feel like we try to just be ourselves, we are glad you enjoy them! Thank you for watching!

[@scottconnell8167]

Good job 😎 I just did one on my motorhome but my cable was broke what a pain in the butt

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Scott, I can only imagine it must have been difficult. Was it tough to get the slide lined up?

[@scottconnell8167]

Once I got the molding off and got the pulleys exposed it wasn't that difficult

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Oh wow a little bit more involved. Really glad we didn't have to remove any panels.

[@denzilramsey]

Thanks! Learned a lot!

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Awesome! You are welcome!

[@robrob31295]

So talented 😁❤

[@AdventureEndeavor]

We try to do what we can Robin! Thanks for watching.

[@dixonfamily6782]

Great video! My one question is...if I have two cables fraying do I need to buy two cable kits?

[@AdventureEndeavor]

It depends, you can certainly replace one at a time. Depending on how the cables are ran it might fix both, we linked the cable in the description.

[@edkirkland2851]

Yes. One kit only has one replacement in it.

[@FulfilledFreedom]

You guys crack me up! Good job on the cable replacement...but whats with those bloody knuckles? Lol

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Hahaha well just before this video I changed the diff fluid. Totally wacked my nuckles a couple times.......😆oh well.

[@TalkingWithBob]

This is a good thing to share with people show them it's not that hard to do

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Bob! That was our thought, saved us a lot of money also! Thanks for watching.

[@TalkingWithBob]

@@AdventureEndeavor awesome 😁

[@AdventureEndeavor]

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[@Life.After.Retirement]

Great video, you two work great together. You made doing Maintenance Educational and Entertaining.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks Allen we do our best! Glad you enjoy them!

[@stevetsigounis6535]

You guys should have over 100,000 subs. whats wrong with people!

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks man we really appreciate it. Feel free to give this or any video a share!

[@TC-tw5zk]

Gm and happy Thanksgiving.....quick question....I have a cable slide and was wondering if cable breaks, can I manually push my slide in. Small slide and I believe it's on rollers

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Happy Thanksgiving, you should be able to. It will be tough, you might want to have someone guide the broken cable in. This has not happened to us but we THINK it SHOULD be possible.

[@TC-tw5zk]

@@AdventureEndeavor thankyou..just preparing my mind incase it happens

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Yeah we happened to see iurs fraying and fixed it before it broke.

[@TC-tw5zk]

@@AdventureEndeavor I have fixed mostly everything on my rv myself, but for some reason I fear the "cable slide "...

[@AdventureEndeavor]

We did too! It's not that bad, if you have any questions we are happy to try and help. We linked all the tools and materials in the description.

[@edkirkland2851]

If one of your cables are failing ,after replacing it, you should be finding the root cause of the problem or else it has the potential to fail again. Nine times out of 10 it’s due to the standoff Bracket that the cable is connected to, on the outside of your box, being misaligned up or down too far, so when the room seals in the in position, the cable is riding on the aluminum extrusion of the mechanism, and acting in a seesaw manner, and fraying cable, one strand at a time. When the box is almost in the sealed position, about 6 inches away from closing, the cable should be going directly straight into the mechanism. It only has a tolerance of about 1/8 of an inch up or down from being misaligned that could cause the cable to fray. The standoff bracket has a set of slots in the backside of the bracket that would allow it to be moved up or down to align the cable to where it is running straight into the mechanism once you removed the other four screws. Once the bracket is aligned properly, make any necessary adjustments to that cable tension, so it’s not sagging. This should help prevent a future failure. Please watch downloaded videos directly from the manufacture, which is Norco industries/BAL division on there web page norcoind.com to get a step by step instructional video.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks our never broke again

[@jjboohoo9641]

Never seen cable slide outs. Mine have always been rack and pinions.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Yeah rack and pinion is super popular! Thanks for watching.

[@gedidrums8699]

Where is link for the crimp tool

[@AdventureEndeavor]

It's linked in the description, I'll leave it here again as well. Check this out! a.co/d/4WK0hcG

[@lobosdenbbqco.3918]

How do I figure out what cable model to get?

[@AdventureEndeavor]

We linked the kit in the description. It's universal, you'll have to cut the cable

[@lobosdenbbqco.3918]

Perfect. Thank you

[@ldaawyf6708]

FREESTYLE WEEK COMMENCES MONDAY.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

What is freestyle week?

[@jsteele42378]

My God you used your right hand to clamp that new cable ! Those cable clamper are for left handed people ! lol

[@AdventureEndeavor]

🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ seemed to work ok for us lol thanks for watching Jeff.

[@rickstills6716]

I hate those slides on our Keystone Montana. Nothing but problems with them. Great video however.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

We got lucky for the most part. Just this one issue, which we caught before it actually broke.

[@arizonahascactus9697]

I like how Jesse cusses in Spanish. Chinese finger trap chingadera. Thats a technical term. Please don't self sensor, you're hilarious.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Hahaha thank you, it's kind of become a thing. Is it technically cussing? We have read different things, either way. Thanks for watching.

[@lordlostalot2576]

Take a shot every time he says basically.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

😉😅🤣

[@debbieslawnbusters]

HOW TO??? TIGHTEN A MAIN SLIDE CABLE .. ONES IS TIGHT AND ONE IS SAGGING..

[@AdventureEndeavor]

There are many adjustments on these slides, you'll just have to mess with it.

[@jjboohoo9641]

Good video but you lost me at cable side out.

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Hahaha yeah they are on the lower level, but normally are reliable. Oh well glad we could fix it ourselves and save cash!

[@jaybrodie943]

Get rid of the back ground music it's socks and takes away from hearing clearly what you explaining

[@AdventureEndeavor]

Thanks for the tip.