How To Lube And Grease RV Slides And Gears
5 Steps To Lubing And Greasing Slides And Gears
- Inspect: Inspect for holes, cracks, tears to rubber seals. This includes under the awning of slide out.
- Gears: Inspect gears under the slide out for debris or loose parts.
- Wash: Wash your slides and gear with soap and water. While you are at it, you might just want to wash your whole rig. That’s if you have time. Let dry if possible.
- Apply Lube: Apply the lube to all the rubber seals of the slides, and the gears. Making sure to peel back the underside of the rubber and spray that to.
- Windows: Apply to the rubber around windows. They make a specific one for windows.
What is a slide out
Slide Outs: A slide out is an extra room added to an RV to expand and make the living space bigger. And this room moves in and out on gears when needed.
Importance Of Lubing Rubber Seals
Purpose Of Lubricating: The purpose and importance of keeping your seals lubed is to keep them conditioned so they won’t dry out and crack. If they crack they will leak water into rig.
Purpose Of Having Rubber Seals
Rubber Seals: The purpose and need for rubber seals in a rig are to prevent water,moisture intrusion from getting inside your rig.
They also protect from rainwater and road splash from going inside the top, sides and underneath.
How To Apply The Lubricant
Lubricant Application: To Apply the lubricant onto seals and gears; just spray directly onto the gears and the rubber seals. No need to rub off.
Image credit: Walmart
Image credit: Walmart
RV Ownership
RV ownership comes with a lot of responsibilities. Before You just jump into an RV , make sure you do your research and learn about the ins and outs of owning and operating an RV.
If then you are comfortable with your decision, jump on in and live that RV Lifestyle .
I hope that this article has help and educated anyone that had reservations about the maintenance of their rig…
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