High Country Power Running Board Issue

[eppieguy]

2019 Silverado High Country 33k miles, Garage Kept, never been off road, I always clean undercarriage after snow / salt and it hasn't been out in the snow / salt in 2+ years. Drivers side works fine, passenger side has been getting slower and slower to come out and retract. I hit the button on the end of the board to get it to go out toward the bed and it would not go back, I had to help it and it still fought me to go back in to place. It's not making any bad noises, sounds the same as the drivers side but just a lot slower. Should they be lubricated?  Or is the motor going bad? I'm out of warranty by years, not mileage. Any recommendations will be appreciated.

[clowe1243]

Without opening the gear box or the motor, a complete assembly when you purchase new ~$500 per side (they are side specific), there is no way of telling.  Only thing you can really test is the voltage delivered to the plugs and compare it to the voltages on the driver side.  I figure the cheapest thing to try would be to lube all the joints after that.  I bet the gears are delrin, so the teeth are probably eaten up.  If I had a 3D printer working, I'd print one off for you to test.

[eppieguy]

17 minutes ago, clowe1243 said:

Without opening the gear box or the motor, a complete assembly when you purchase new ~$500 per side (they are side specific), there is no way of telling.  Only thing you can really test is the voltage delivered to the plugs and compare it to the voltages on the driver side.  I figure the cheapest thing to try would be to lube all the joints after that.  I bet the gears are delrin, so the teeth are probably eaten up.  If I had a 3D printer working, I'd print one off for you to test.

Thank You, I don't hear any odd noises, it's just slow, I think it's binding up possibly from lack of use, I rarely have passengers and I've only put 3k on it in the past year. I guess I'll try to lube up all the joints and see what happens.