Pop Up Cable Repair

Pop up trailer broken lift cable repair.

Pop up cable repair.

Most do it yourselfers can repair jayco camper cables with minimal. If the cable was crimped rather than bolted in place replace the cable swage sleeves with new ones. Dealers wanted 110 an hour to attempt repair. The handle turns but it dont lift.

Around 1986 starcraft started using the goshen lift system on their venture series. In 2001 all models were using goshen up until 2007. I am getting a jayco pop up camper. That year had a mix of the old system to a 4 winch cable 4 lifter cable system.

I broke the left front cable on my 96 starcraft pop up. Most main cables are 3 16 inch in diameter. The lift system for starcraft has changed over the years. Next i removed the corner post onlt two 7 16th bolts at the top and 2 screws holding a trim plate.

Some repair jobs should be left to a professional such as replacing all the canvas or problems with the electrical or gas system. If there is a tear in a window screen you can. In most models of pop up campers the roof has to be lifted popped up or raised before the vehicle can be used this is done using a lifting system composed of winches cables springs and pulleys. When the roof lift system fails the problem is usually a broken cable or cable attachment.

First i raised the top using a 6foot 2x2 and a hydraulic jack carefully winching a little the raising the broken corner so it was all level. Most pop up camper repair jobs you can do yourself depending on your skill at repair jobs. You might need to replace a cable that is broken. Measure it and replace it with a new length of the same diameter cable.

Is there a manual. However there are different types of camper lifting systems depending on the brand and model even though the earlier versions are basically lifted using a simple system composed of a cable. Here you can find manuals and guides for a wide range of repairs and upgrades to coleman and fleetwood pop ups. The lifting crank mechanism needs repaired.

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