PALOMINO PUMA 25RLSS – Slide-Out Motor Replacement

The thing that separates a good RV flipper from someone who just cleans up old rigs is systems thinking. When one component fails, I always ask what else failed alongside it, what caused it, and what’s about to fail next. RV systems are connected in ways that aren’t obvious until you’ve taken enough of them apart. On the Palomino Puma 25RLSS, a dead slide-out motor is almost never just a dead motor — by the time that motor burns out, you’ve usually got a story behind it: a rack and pinion that’s been running dry, a room that someone forced closed against resistance, or a control board that’s been sending the wrong signal for months. Get this repair wrong, or fix the motor without addressing what killed it, and you’ll be pulling that slide apart again before the rig ever sells — and nothing kills your margin faster than a repeat repair on a unit you thought was done.

The Lippert Schwintek Motor That Won’t Burn Out Again

The 236575 IG-42 is the direct OEM replacement for Lippert in-wall slide systems on the Puma 25RLSS, and it’s built with the torque ratio that keeps the rack from binding and the motor from cooking itself on half-extended slides. By the time the original motor dies, internal corrosion and electrical resistance have already started — this one is spec’d to handle the load without the electrical creep that kills the stock unit.

What works

• 300:1 gear ratio means the motor doesn’t have to strain on stiff slides — you notice the difference immediately when the slide cycles with actual force instead of grinding sound.
• 12V assembly ships with the correct connector and mounting hardware for in-wall systems — no adapter hunting, no wondering if the pinout matches.
• Rated for repeated full extension cycles without the thermal shutdown that plagued the original — the motor stays cool because it’s not fighting a worn rack.

What doesn’t

• Installation requires dropping the interior wall panels or working from underneath depending on your rig’s configuration — this isn’t a ten-minute swap.
• If your rack and pinion are already scored or the slide channel is full of debris, this motor will just work harder and fail faster — you have to do the preventive cleaning first.

I almost sent this motor back on my first flip because the slide was still sticking until I realized the problem wasn’t the motor at all—it was eighteen months of road grime in the channel. Once I cleaned the rack and re-lubricated, the 236575 did exactly what it was supposed to do. Get the 236575, RV in-Wall Slide-Out Motor Compatible with Lippert Schwintek in-Wall Slide System, IG-42 10mm motor Assembly, Slide Motor for Travel Trailer and Camper | 300:1 High Torque Gear Ratio, 12V but budget time for the full system inspection.

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