Drew Callahan · January 15, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for WINNEBAGO VIEW A Lippert IG-42 replacement motor runs about $280–$350 depending on where you source it, but a service call to have a dealer swap one out will cost you $600–$900 in labor alone, plus the part markup. More importantly: that’s just the financial hit. A slide-out that won’t retract turns … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 14, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for COACHMEN FREELANDER Most owners wait too long to replace a dying slide-out motor on a Freelander—they’ll live with the grinding, the slow retract, the occasional stall mid-cycle, thinking it’ll either fix itself or last one more season. It won’t. I’ve pulled more half-deployed slides in Freelanders than I care to count, … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 14, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for COACHMEN FREELANDER $187 and forty-five minutes in a cramped compartment—that’s the difference between a Coachmen Freelander owner calling a mobile service and handling this repair themselves. I’m on my knees with my head tilted sideways, flashlight in my teeth, staring at what looks like a hairline fracture running across the pump … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 13, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for COACHMEN FREELANDER I was three weeks into a late-spring loop through the upper Midwest when I pulled into a rest area outside Madison and heard it—that soft, persistent drip coming from somewhere above the dinette. The forecast had dumped rain on us overnight, and I’d woken to that smell: … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 13, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for THOR GEMINI You’ll hear two very different pieces of advice about THOR GEMINI slide-out motor work: dealer service departments almost always quote you $800–$1,200 and insist you need their lift bays and diagnostic equipment to do it safely. Meanwhile, RV forums and YouTube channels make it look trivial — just swap … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 13, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for THOR GEMINI A Thor Gemini water pump failure will cost you $800 to $1,200 in dealer labor alone — if you can get an appointment before your trip leaves in three weeks. That’s the math that changed my mind about doing this work myself. The water pump on the Thor Gemini … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 12, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for THOR GEMINI Most Thor Gemini owners don’t realize their roof leak started years before water ever dripped onto their interior ceiling. By the time you spot a stain on the overhead cabinet or smell mold creeping in, the sealant has already failed, the substrate is already compromised, and you’re … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 12, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) I was making coffee at a boondock spot outside Moab when the faucet just … stopped. Not a sputter, not a weak trickle — nothing. Turned the valve handle full open and got dead silence from under the RV where the pump should’ve been humming. That’s the … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 11, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) Most RV owners assume that a roof leak is just a roof leak—water comes in somewhere, you find the wet spot, you slap some caulk on it, and you’re done. That assumption costs people thousands of dollars on Super C platforms like the Accolade, and … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 11, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) Last spring I spent an afternoon on an Entegra Accolade parked two sites down from me — the owner had been ignoring the grinding noise from the starboard slide for three weeks before finally asking for a second opinion. The slide would extend maybe halfway, hesitate, strain … Read more
