A pop-up camper in its retracted configuration.
No affair which manufacturer produced your pop-up camper, and no argument what appearance of ride actuates the roof movement, a process of cables and pulleys, springs and a winch Testament up thrust and lower the roof. You may winch the roof up yourself, appliance an adapted potency drill, actuate a pumped hydraulic development or exercise an on-board battery to ability an automatic winch, nevertheless the stranded cables Testament much be in baggage of your camper. They transfer the fury of the winching mechanism to the lifting mechanism so are under appreciable stress both when deploying and retracting the extending incision. They are the exclusive thing of the mechanism ever practicable to fail.
Instructions
1. Extend the pop-up camper roof. Provided the broken cable prevents you from doing this usually, lift the roof with automotive jacks and brace it with poles held firmly in berth by clamps.
2. Strip gone the panelling or shrouds that disguise the horizontal cable runs up Everyone corner. You Testament observe a pulley in Everyone corner inside or these days subservient the floor. Spray a silicone lubricant onto the Eccentric person, the cables and all the pulleys, then wait 15 minutes.
3. Allot the distribution block that manages the movement of the cables to stand and lower the roof; its position under the camper varies by manufacturer, so trial with your operator's guide. Obtain a replacement cable that exactly matches the size and weight of the broken one. A reputable recreational vehicle dealership should be able to arrange delivery in one or two days.6.
Appliance a socket or wrench to release the nut holding the pulley which routes the broken cable, then feed both halves of the cable out through its conduits or guide tunnels. Release both ends with a screwdriver or wrench depending on your manufacturer's system; most cables are trapped between two plates which are clamped together with a nut/bolt/washer assembly until the cable cannot slip.
5. From this distribution block the cables flow fini a method of pulleys to the camper's four corners, where they are routed into the telescoping supports. Succeed all the cables from the distribution block to their ends, inspecting them until you treasure trove the broken one.4.
Fit the new cable in a reversal of the extraction procedure, consulting your owner's manual to determine whether the manufacturer suggests feeding it in from the roof or distribution block end. Ensure the entire cable is precisely seated in its pulleys and guides. Reassemble the shrouds or paneling.
