Powrtouch Motor Movers

[HuwMoEds]

Hello.
New to the forum, having just bought a 2012 Bailey Pegasus Ancona II.
I am after opinion , no doubt others have been in the same boat.
It has Powrtouch Classic movers, probably from new, they are in dire condition, remote works, they are stiff to move and they dont really move the van before giving up. By the looks of it they could do with a complete overhaul.
Looking at the website i reckon the cost of replacing motors etc woud easily top £450... Having looked around, towsure/halfords have movers for £600.
So , do i refurb the Classics, or scrap them and get some halfords ones ?

 

[otherclive]

If you can fit it yourself a Powrtouch freedom the successor to the Classic is £649 delivered. Powrtouch have good warranty plus excellent customer service. What make are Halfords mover.

 

[HuwMoEds]

If you can fit it yourself a Powrtouch freedom the successor to the Classic is £649 delivered. Powrtouch have good warranty plus excellent customer service. What make are Halfords mover.

Thanks for the reply 👍 Halfords have emove for £649 and Towsure have movemaster for £600.
Will be fitting myself, so o guess that it makes sense to completely replace as opposed to repairing👍

 

[JTQ]

First, as the movers "give up" when moving the van are you 100% sure its not a battery or connection issue. The motors don't inherently "lose torque" if they get the power to them.
The stiffness to apply them, given the clearances is set right [19-20mm from memory], is likely to be a lack of lubrication of the few moving bits, a good clean and re lube should fix that.

 

[HuwMoEds]

First, as the movers "give up" when moving the van are you 100% sure its not a battery or connection issue. The motors don't inherently "lose torque" if they get the power to them.
The stiffness to apply them, given the clearances is set right [19-20mm from memory], is likely to be a lack of lubrication of the few moving bits, a good clean and re lube should fix that.

Agreed, I am going to take them off a take them apart (because i lke that stuff🤣).
I have a feeling that a good clean and grease will ease things, bettery is on charge tonight so we will see.
Just wanted to gauge if they were worth playing with at all, or just replace.

 

[Hutch]

I have the power touch, evolution single axle on my 2013 Coachman, early in its life the MM was used a lot not so much recently, a good cleaning of the sliding parts of the MM with degreaser and then using motorcycle chain lube. The brushes I believe are fairly easy to replace, so before spending £500 it might be worth a good look at your classics.