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Re: Kwikee step question
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 7:19 pm
by Vlamgat
Yes, expensive but given how few are sold, not surprisingly they will only get more costly. Also surprisingly unrobust
Re: Kwikee step question
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:16 pm
by John S.
I know this is old but our step failed on this trip. I ordered the full Monty: controller, motor and gearbox. I will crawl under this weekend when they get delivered and start changing parts..
Re: Kwikee step question
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:47 pm
by Vlamgat
Its not difficult unless you have to remove the step because its awkward to replace. Good stuff on Youtube. I think these things fail because we insist on standing on the step before the assembly completes its cycle. Its very tempting but we have to be patient.
Re: Kwikee step question
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 8:57 pm
by harrisgowing
We have had no problems in the last 2 years but we keep it oiled. Hope we did not just jinx it!
Re: Kwikee step question
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:50 pm
by John S.
Mine failed on the retract. The extend works great. There are plastic gears in there and eventually they will wear out.
Re: Kwikee step question
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:56 pm
by John S.
Since I took it apart at the camp ground and allowed the gears to move a bit so it would at least extend it was a simple process to change the motor and the gears. They came assembled as one unit and it was one connector one Cotter pin and thru pin and four bolts and washers. It took twenty mins in the garage. I might carry a spare unit with mean the future.