youngwillyd Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 My electric steps on my 04 Teton fifth wheel stopped working the other day. They were out and I was the first one in line to get on the Cedar Island to Ocracoke ferry. Couldn't have happened at a better spot. I couldn't get them to work so I had to unhook them and tie them up. They had stopped working before and I thought it was the switch. I had an extra one that I put on but that didn't help anything. The power was going all the way to the plug on the motor. I researched and read other peoples fixes and decided to take the motor off. I was hoping I could find one relatively easily as it appears to only be a car power widow winder. After I had it off I plugged it up and it worked fine. I found some rust in there and decided maybe it was stuck like someone else said. Cleaned it all up and greased it up nicely and put it back on. It worked fine. Then I shook the wires and it quit again. So I took it back apart again and it looked just like this guy said in this video. I didn't think he knew what he was talking about until I took it back apart and examined it. I don't think the female plug was meant to be used with flat male blades. So I twisted the blades like he suggested in this video. It didn't plug in near as easily as before. It didn't affect it to shake the wires. I think this has fixed it. 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 4X4 Dually 5.9 CTD 48RE 373 Rear 2004 Teton Experience Frontier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socaltoolguy Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Very interesting. I have had an on again off again problem with my steps. We never know what they are going to do. I have found that the problem seemed to be in the 4 wire plug but after checking and rechecking it, I never found anything concrete. But the step would almost always go back to working after jiggling those wires. I am now wondering if by jiggling those wires, it might also have jiggled the wires at the motor as described in the video. I will check it out for sure. Thanks for posting. Ray 2001 Fleetwood Southwind 32V 2011 Scion XB toad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al F Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'd have to look closely at the female connector before twisting the male connector to 30-40 degrees. 40 degrees is a pretty steep angle. I think I would start with 15-20 degrees and increase as needed. A lot would depend on just what the female connector looked like it would take w/o damaging the connector. Excellent suggestion, otherwise. Al & Sharon 2006 Winnebago Journey 36G 2020 Chevy Colorado Toad San Antonio, TX http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Check out the service manual that you can download from this website. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDirectionHome Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 If it's the plug, I'd just cut it off and replace it with a Deutsch plug. https://www.wirecare.com/deutsch-connectors.asp?type=industrial&series=dt&contacts=2 "There are No Experts, Do the Math!" 2014 Freightliner Cascadia DD16 600hp 1850ft-lb 18spd 3.31 260"wb SpaceCraft S-470 SKP #131740 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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