matchbox20girl
08-31-2009, 10:55 PM
We are in the process of buying an '05 Ameri-Lite. I'm not sure what the model # is, but it is 24' and has the queen hard slide at the back, and 3 bunks in the front. The dealer had just got it in on the day that we first saw it, so it needed a good cleaning and going-over. We went back and looked at it, and they'd replaced/fixed the missing awning lock, the broken bathroom doorknob, and given it a good going-over as far as checking the systems. The hard slide out at the back (queen bed) was bothering me...it looked like it was drooping a little bit, and the top was out farther than the bottom.
Someone suggested to me that it wasn't out all the way, and when it went out all the way, that would level it out as the cables tightened. So I went back today (we're still waiting on a part) and gave it a closer look--the top is definitely out farther than the bottom. The slide is electric but has a manual override underneath...when I looked, it seemed like the cables at the top were tight, but the bottom cables were floppy and drooping. I talked it over with the dealer and he was going to take out the sofa, etc and check into it.
He said when he got into it, it looked like the cables needed adjusted, and he adjusted them. I guess I'll go back and see if I think the issue was resolved or not. There's a step in front of the bed, and it just seemed like the slide out was sticking out too far over it. Maybe it was out all the way, but why would the cables be loose and the top be out farther than the bottom if it was? It definitely wouldn't go farther though, so I'll be curious to see what it's like now with the cable adjustment.
Has anyone had any problems with these? To be honest, it's kind of scaring me. I hate to let it scare me away--I realize the trailer is 4 years old, but I hate to be facing a big issue right off the bat.
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Someone suggested to me that it wasn't out all the way, and when it went out all the way, that would level it out as the cables tightened. So I went back today (we're still waiting on a part) and gave it a closer look--the top is definitely out farther than the bottom. The slide is electric but has a manual override underneath...when I looked, it seemed like the cables at the top were tight, but the bottom cables were floppy and drooping. I talked it over with the dealer and he was going to take out the sofa, etc and check into it.
He said when he got into it, it looked like the cables needed adjusted, and he adjusted them. I guess I'll go back and see if I think the issue was resolved or not. There's a step in front of the bed, and it just seemed like the slide out was sticking out too far over it. Maybe it was out all the way, but why would the cables be loose and the top be out farther than the bottom if it was? It definitely wouldn't go farther though, so I'll be curious to see what it's like now with the cable adjustment.
Has anyone had any problems with these? To be honest, it's kind of scaring me. I hate to let it scare me away--I realize the trailer is 4 years old, but I hate to be facing a big issue right off the bat.
:?