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I have an 2011 heartland caliber. On the  slidout there is a  triple Flexguard  that hold all the wires up. The flexguard broke 3 times in the pass 5 months. Is there any other way to hold the wires up when you open the slidout so the triple flexguard will not brake.

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Ours uses PVC (grey electrical) to carry the wiring. It rides back and forth with the slide out through holes cut int the frame. I don't know how they have rigged it above the underbody pan. There must be extra wire to allow for movement.

You might be able to use automotive heater hose, it's flexible and stands up to weather.

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you can also use spiral loom(wrap).....it works well to hold wiring together

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Bolt in a steel door hinge where it is breaking. On our rig, two of the guards broke where they were screwed to the trailer frame. I used door hinges at these points. Also had one that was on a pin mechanism at both ends break in the middle. Again used a door hinge but made sure it was mounted "backward" with the bend so it would not close tightly and pinch a wire or cause them to bend too tight and eventually break from use. Have never had any other problems in the middle after that. In all three cases, used stainless steel hinges and screws to prevent rust and maintenance issues with hinges.

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RickandJanice wrote:

Bolt in a steel door hinge where it is breaking. On our rig, two of the guards broke where they were screwed to the trailer frame. I used door hinges at these points. Also had one that was on a pin mechanism at both ends break in the middle. Again used a door hinge but made sure it was mounted "backward" with the bend so it would not close tightly and pinch a wire or cause them to bend too tight and eventually break from use. Have never had any other problems in the middle after that. In all three cases, used stainless steel hinges and screws to prevent rust and maintenance issues with hinges.

 X2!

That is the fix we used on our Montana when they broke. Worked better then new for 3 years before trading.

 

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In case you haven't figured out the hinge issue, I did the same on two support straps on our Mobile Suites.  I posted an entry on my blog about preparing for a vacation one time and included a couple of photos of what our problem and solution was with the support straps.  Ours had broken off right at the frame of the trailer.

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