Elect motor on step has quit. Has anyone had a repair done on this motor, they are now obsolete.

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.





[This message has been edited by bill h (edited November 21, 2005).]

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

Is it drawing current when it is trying to retract?
Above all else, keep all the pivots lubricated. Dri Slide is good.

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.