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Elect motor on step has quit. Has anyone had a repair done on this motor, they are now obsolete.
 
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Here is Kwikee's tech site:

http://www.kwikee.com/Adocuments.html

There is a circuit relay switch inside the electric motor, at least there is on my Kwikee electric steps. The contacts of that switch will sometimes fail. I managed to make mine work for a while by removing the motor from the system and cleaning the contacts.

Check the brushes and commutator, too. Sometimes a cleanup will fix things. Commucators develop a glaze.

Kwickee uses a standard Ford power window motor from a 1990 Crown Vic left front. Take it to Autozone or NAPA and see if they can match it up. One replacement is a "Siemens" brand and carries part # WL43003 at Autozone or NAPA BK 6551834.





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hi folks, i also have a problem with my kwikee steps...they seem to work ok when they "open", but they dont seem to want to retract when they should.....any tips?? thanks, jim
 
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Is it drawing current when it is trying to retract?
Above all else, keep all the pivots lubricated. Dri Slide is good.
 
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Again, I ususally only have part of the information. However, when my batteries are not "fully" charged, the first thing to suffer is my step. My RV Guru, explained to me that a I a full "float charge" to power my steps. The only thing I know is that I spent an hour cleaning and lubing that step and it made no difference. But when I plugged it in and came back the next day it worked slicker than sn**. snow?

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Dave, my steps work real well with the batteries at 50% in the morning.
 
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