When your RV's electric slide-out motor fails or your coach loses power at an inconvenient time, the last thing you want is a room stuck halfway in or halfway out. The Lippert Components 300031 Manual Crank Drive Head Assembly gives you back manual override capability on Lippert-equipped slide-out systems, letting you crank the room in or out by hand until permanent repairs can be made. This is the complete drive head unit -- not just a handle or adapter -- so you get a ready-to-install assembly that mates directly with compatible Lippert room slide mechanisms.
The Lippert 300031 is the complete manual crank drive head assembly designed for use with Lippert's electric room slide systems. Unlike a simple crank handle that attaches to an existing stub shaft, this assembly replaces or supplements the drive head itself, making it the right solution when the drive head is damaged, stripped, or missing entirely from a Lippert slide-out gearbox.
Lippert (formerly Lippert Components, Inc., or LCI) is the dominant supplier of slide-out systems in the North American RV market, and their room slide mechanisms are found in Class A motorhomes, fifth wheels, travel trailers, and toy haulers from nearly every major OEM -- including Forest River, Jayco, Coachmen, Heartland, Keystone, and Thor industries brands. If your rig has a Lippert badge on the slide-out gearbox or a Lippert-sourced room slide, this drive head is worth having on board as a maintenance spare.
Ships as a full manual crank drive head unit -- ready to install without sourcing separate hardware or adapters.
Allows hand-crank operation of Lippert electric slide-out systems when 12V power or the motor is unavailable.
Designed and sourced by Lippert Components (LCI) to match factory slide-out drive specs on compatible room slide units.
Ideal for roadside recovery situations as well as shop repairs where the original drive head is worn or stripped.
Lippert electric slide-out motors can fail from water intrusion, wiring faults, dead batteries, or simply age. Without a manual override, a stuck slide room can make your coach undriveable or uninhabitable. The 300031 drive head assembly is a low-cost insurance item that full-timers and frequent travelers should carry as part of their emergency kit.
Lippert supplies two primary electric slide-out drive configurations widely found in the RV market -- the Schwintek in-wall slide system (gear-rack driven, common in smaller slideouts) and the electric room slide with a gearbox/motor assembly (common in large living room and bedroom slides on fifth wheels and Class A coaches). The 300031 manual crank drive head is associated with the gearbox-type room slide mechanism. Verify your slide type before ordering -- Schwintek in-wall systems use a different manual override procedure and different parts.
Compatibility centers on the drive head interface on your specific Lippert slide-out gearbox. Key things to confirm before ordering:
Do not attempt to install a gearbox drive head on a Schwintek in-wall slide system. The two systems are mechanically incompatible. If you are unsure which system your coach has, look at the slide room's drive mechanism from underneath or inside the basement -- a gearbox with a visible motor is the room slide type; thin in-wall drive tubes running horizontally are the Schwintek type.