Hey guys Brian with livinRVision, today I'm going to replace a power step motor
This power step motor has been making some noises for a while now and it finally went bad
So I ordered a new one from Amazon
Saved a ton of money getting it from Amazon. This part number here was no longer available
But I was able to get a replacement part
one thing I did before I did order it is I took this motor off and left it plugged in and
I held some pliers on this gear here. Just lightly well
I was only able to just barely put pressure on this and it was skipping
So I got the motor and now we're gonna replace it here is a website that I found the electric motor for the replacement
Exact motor that came out of ours and as you can see, it's 250
$7.95 found it on amazon same model number as ours and the replacement model number because they
Do not make that exact number anymore. Is this number here and as you can see
$80.00 in 96 cents big savings
First thing I want to do is the old motor
had
This clamp along the wire itself
I'm actually going to move it over to this so that this isn't hanging so much. I'm gonna put this clamp this bracket
is really a clamp on here and
tighten that down here
It's plenty of
Wiggle room there. So this motor came with this wire taped around the backside
but for this particular
coach this motor has to sit like
This I have spacers that go in on the top and the bottom
So when this wire was taped clear back here
It couldn't reach so I had to take that tape off so that it'll reach over here
Okay. Now before I start bolting it down, I got thinking what if this is turned in or turned out
I don't know where where to have this step when I fastened this in so I have Michelle turn the key on
Open the door to where I know when the door opens. This is going to be extended completely out
And then how to turn the key off make sure that it's working the way it's supposed to
So I had a senator leave the door open
So now that it thinks that it's extended all the way out and all I'm gonna do is hook this up with the step
Extended all the way out and then I'll know it's where it needs to be. Let's get putting this together
I went ahead and I used just some white lithium grease
And it's good for metal on metal to keep them from rusting to keep them moved again
It was pretty easy putting it back together. It should be fairly easy - it's just trying to get those spacers
On there and lined up in the holes here
Okay. Now the trick to getting this lined up so the other bolts will fit if you put this in here and you get the
One bolt in and this gear is locked into this gear. It won't turn any further. So you gotta kind of eyeball
Push that gear back just a little bit and get those other holes lined up and now you start to tighten
This one bolt to hold it in place, but you don't want to forget to put this plate
Back on there. I'm gonna put this one bolt in first and I have to go through the plate
And there's a spacer that goes in between it and the motor on the opposite side of this plate. I
Hope you can see you're understanding what I'm talking about
It's kind of hard to see here a little tricky trying to get that first one
What I'm saying is is that spacer right there in between now, there's another spacer that goes on top of that bolt
All right. Now this needs to be
All the way out. I'm gonna try to hold it here with my legs
See how well that works
And then
Try to slip it in that gear and make sure those other holes are lined up because once you get the gear in the teeth
of this
gear that goes to your step
Can't move it back and forth. You can't turn this left a ride. So you have to make sure it's in the right tooth
Lining the both holes up. I wanted to get this first one into those threads. So it's holding it still
Okay, smudged a little bit I got it slipped in between the motor plate
When you try to slip this other one on the top side and
Between the motor and the frame so bolt will go through it. There it is
Get lines up that third one should line up
There's only three holes
All right. I don't want to tighten it down too tight
Okay, so now I've got this
last one started
All up I like to try to keep them all even
About even especially right towards the end kind of put the same pressure on this
What those flies are horrible here
Okay, one other thing I want to do is this gear slides back and forth
that goes to the step and it slides over this plate so
I'm gonna shoot some lithium in there
To create less friction. I
Didn't notice I had a little bit of wear on it
Okay, Michelle
All right, go ahead and shut the door. Let's check it out and see if it works. Yep
Make sure you're out of the way of the step
Okay, open it up
All right step on the step make sure it's dirty
Is that switch on or off for the step
It's on turn it off. Okay, now you can shut the door
So don't get
It's running a lot smoother now a few things that I used in replacing this motor it took a ten millimeter socket and
I used the white lithium grease to grease all the metal parts to keep them from rubbing and keep it from rusting and
That was pretty much it. That's all there is to it
If you have any questions about this replacement sure to make a comment down below
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