Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: Can slide be operated manually?

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Can slide be operated manually?

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Topic: Can slide be operated manually?

Posted By: JoRiley
Subject: Can slide be operated manually?
Date Posted: 20 May 2025 at 1:48pm

I am a new owner of a used R-Pod. I'm wondering if there is a way to operate the slide manually, in case the button doesn't work for some reason.

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Posted By: gpokluda
Date Posted: 20 May 2025 at 9:50pm

Not sure which model you have, but I had a 179 and one of the slide motors failed. The only way to open and close the slide is to remove the bolt that secures the slide motor to the body of the Rpod, slide the motor out of the way(has to be done on both sides of the slide) and pull the slide open and then push to close. There are a couple of YouTube videos with the step by step process.

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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 21 May 2025 at 7:39pm

On my 2011 177 there is a process to follow, and quite laborious at that, but it can be done. You Tube it.

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