Drew Callahan · January 23, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for THOR QUANTUM Skip this repair and your slide-out doesn’t just stop working—it traps half your living space behind a wall that won’t budge, turns a perfectly good rig into a storage shed, and leaves you scrambling on a weekend when every dealer is closed. The stakes on a Thor Quantum slide-out … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 22, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER I’ve got a Lippert IG-42 motor sitting on my bench right now that came out of a 2019 Sunseeker — the shaft coupling is visibly stripped where it mated to the gear mechanism, the plastic housing around the connector has stress cracks, and the brushes inside are worn … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 22, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER “Drew, my Sunseeker’s pump just quit on me — I turned the faucet and got nothing. I’m three hours from the nearest dealer and they won’t see me for eight weeks. Can I handle this myself, or am I stuck?” That question landed in my inbox last Tuesday, … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 21, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for FOREST RIVER SUNSEEKER I’m on top of a Sunseeker right now with my hands in a delaminated seam, and what I’m looking at is textbook for this model: the factory sealant cracked somewhere around mile 30,000, water got behind it months ago, and now the plywood substrate is soft … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 21, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for FOREST RIVER SOLERA A dealer quoted me $680 last month to swap a failed water pump on a Solera that rolled into a lot where I was parked—$140 in parts, $540 in labor, plus a week-long wait for the service bay to open up. That’s the moment most full-timers realize they … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 20, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for FOREST RIVER SOLERA Most Solera owners don’t reseal their roof until water is already dripping onto the bed. By then, the damage has moved past the membrane and into the structural wood underneath—and now you’re looking at replacing decking instead of spending an afternoon on top of the rig … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 20, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for FOREST RIVER SOLERA Is your Solera’s slide stuck halfway, or grinding so loud you’re embarrassed to extend it at a crowded campground? The answer is almost always the motor—and yes, you can replace it yourself in an afternoon. I’ve done this repair enough times that I can talk you through it … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 19, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for THOR OUTLAW (Class C Toy Hauler) I was three weeks into a late-summer loop through the Pacific Northwest when I spotted the water stain on the bedroom ceiling of my borrowed THOR Outlaw—a faint brown ring no bigger than a coffee cup, but in the exact spot where the … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 19, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for THOR OUTLAW (Class C Toy Hauler) Dealer service departments will tell you that a grinding slide-out is a sign the entire mechanism needs replacement—labor, parts, the works—and you’re looking at a four-figure bill. Meanwhile, forum threads from owners who’ve handled this themselves say it’s just the motor, swap it in an … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 19, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for THOR OUTLAW (Class C Toy Hauler) The THOR OUTLAW’s water pump sits in a tight, awkward space where moisture loves to hide, and when it finally quits—usually mid-trip on a Friday—you’re without pressurized water for kitchen, shower, and toilets until you can get under the rig with tools and a replacement … Read more
