Ordered this for a friend to fix his auto step on his motorhome. Easy to install and works great.

Direct replacement without mods.

I had a loud rattling noise and the stairs would labor going in/out. I installed the new gear assembly but when installing the smaller gear on the motor shaft (with the extension pin and both washers), there was binding and the stairs were struggling to open/close. This was with both the old and the new motor. Eventually after troubleshooting and noticing both motors didn't fit flush against the gear housing, I found that only using one of the two washers on the motor shaft fixed the issue. The stairs are working amazing now.There seems to be a slight height difference between my old gear assembly and the new one where the motor shaft extension pin sits. I left both new gear assembly and motor in as the old motor was suspect. Just to be aware.

very promt. packaged well,as described.

perfect fit!IMPORTANT - this is for newer style IMGL steps only not the old style pre imgl...find your part list to confirm they look alike!!! the easiest way to tell the difference is to look at the end of the shaft that the linkage attaches to (dead center of unit)...on the new style (this one), you will see a "nut" holding the linkage on. The old style (not this one-pre-imgl) will have a "square" one piece shaft tip and the linkage shaft is held in place by a round bushing with square hole in it that fits on the shaft end and is supported by a "kidney shaped cover" mounted to the motor.****the matching motor for this gearcase is Kwikee 379147 Motor Replacement Kit - the clutch in it commonly wears out and slips so i advise you to replace it now as well. if you broke this gearcase then you probably broke or stressed the clutch too and it only comes with motor kit.I recommend you take your motor and gearcase apart and inspect ALL of the parts you may have broken! I am an RV mechanic and these steps get hammered into curbs and not lubed properly so a few parts will likely break...some in this gearcase like the linkage, motor bolts, large gear and some in the motor clutch/gear housing.this actually seems better made than the stock units. worked great on my customers 2004 bus with the imgl kwikee step.my step was coming down fine but would skip going back up and when fully retracted, motor would keep running and make a loud pulsing clicking noise until he had to cut the wires to turn it off. i had two broken parts and also needed the motor with the motor slipper clutch (large white plastic gear with triangular clutch mechanism inside black plastic housing attached the actual motor)FYI these steps break from lack of proper and complete lubrication (don't use light spray oils like wd40 or silicone spray, use motor oil it lasts much longer...i use it yearly ALSO lube every pivoting point of contact and the large shaft bushings way up underneath that the linkage attaches to) and they also break from what i call curbing! hitting curbs or letting the step down on top of the curb and then loading your rv...all that weight and rocking back and forth puts tremendous pressure on these steps/motors and gears. always park far enough away from the curb to let the step fully extend with no contact with anything else and they will last the life of the rv. if your steps are bent and binding, take them off and straighten them out or take them to a blacksmith or metal shop before installing these new parts or youll be buying new parts again soon. they need to be moving freely to last.