RV Slide Cable

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Re: RV Slide Cable

Post by 5chn3ll » Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:28 am

Baling wire is harder to find in SoCal.
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Re: RV Slide Cable

Post by 5chn3ll » Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:44 am

If you don't want to roll your own, Amazon sells 24" Sawzall hacksaw blades.

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Re: RV Slide Cable

Post by Battery Guy » Tue Nov 12, 2019 5:47 pm

I have no better ideas for cutting that mess of frayed cable, but this thread has reinforced my desire to never own a:
RV
Camping trailer
Boat
Swimming Pool
Vacation cabin in the woods
Vacation house on the beach

Good luck with your slider...
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Re: RV Slide Cable

Post by Dr_Strangelove » Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:04 pm

DTMiller wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:09 pm So,

Update?
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Re: RV Slide Cable

Post by DTMiller » Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:17 pm

Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:04 pm
DTMiller wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:09 pm So,

Update?
Still in the planning stages. Gonna pull the inside portion of the cable through the other pulleys and see if things work free from there. If that doesn't make any progress I'll have to regroup and rethink doing it myself. It's mobile as currently configured so I'm going to be very careful about the choices I make. Having to have someone come to it won't make fixing it cheaper.
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Re: RV Slide Cable

Post by Dr_Strangelove » Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:36 pm

Yeah I suppose making it someone else's problem is sometimes the best option. I'm sure this is something an experienced RV mechanic has seen many times.
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