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Hi Redd. Sorry to hear you haven't had any luck with answers on the Open Roads forums. Slide mechanisms are a pain in the tush. I had to disassemble the gear unit on the slide motor to grease it on our Sunnybrook. The rollers were nearly froze up as well and had to be cleaned and greased. We are currently working on my son's Fleetwood Prowler, which has a roller that has split. It too was installed before the slide mechanism was put in place in the trailer. We'll have to use a hole cutter on some sheet metal in order to remove the bolt that serves as the axle for this roller. I'm assuming this is a used 5th wheel or you'd be taking it back to the dealer and saying fix this. What kind of trailer is it? Has the slide mechanism ever worked properly? I'm not doubting your "exploratory", but every slide mechanism I've looked at has several more rollers than two. At least six. Upper and lower on the inside end and lower on the outside end. If at any point, someone replaced the outer rollers with ones of larger diameter, you might get the phenomena you are describing. Also, every slide mechanism I've seen has some means of adjustment at the outside end between the slide rails and the actual slide. This is for alignment purposes. If someone has gone overboard adjusting the slide up, you would also get the phenomena you describe. If your rollers are all intact, you ought to be able to adjust the outside of the slide down some to achieve some relief from your carpet plowing My last suggestion would be to make friends with a pro. Offer to pay for some advice. Do your homework. If your rollers are in little boxes, do whatever you have to, to be able to say with certainty that the rollers are intact and freely rolling. Personally, I doubt shimming the rollers you describe is the answer, but it may be. If this is a common problem with your unit, a pro is likely to have run into it and have a fix. Michael
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