campervan roof lifting problems
Submitted: Friday, Sep 17, 2010 at 18:55
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Member - kit H (VIC)
We purchased a Goldstream Crown at the end of 2007 and a few months ago the roof jammed when we were trying to raise it. One side seemed to be jammed. After driving it back to Victoria from South Australia I was able to raise the roof and it appeared to be working OK. I was advised to have it checked out but when I picked it up I was told that it was jammed and that the winch tracks had to be replaced as they were badly bent. The push rods/springs were also replaced.
As the roof has never been raised with a weight on it or without the clips being unclipped, I'm not sure what could have happened. Is this a common problem? Has anyone got any thoughts? I would hate this to happen in the middle of nowhere.
Reply By: Member - Julie P (VIC) - Friday, Sep 17, 2010 at 19:39
Friday, Sep 17, 2010 at 19:39
Hi - were you in strong wind with the camper up? Many years ago wind bent the push up rails on our old camper - we had to bash and hammer them straight to get the camper down (this was an old camper similar to a sunwagon - many years ago.)
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Follow Up By: Member - kit H (VIC) - Saturday, Sep 18, 2010 at 14:56
Saturday, Sep 18, 2010 at 14:56
Hi Julie P,
No problems with strong winds or bent rails, but gee what a sight, bashing and hammering the push-up rails straight. And Ben sounds switched on.
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Reply By: bluefly - Friday, Sep 17, 2010 at 19:59
Friday, Sep 17, 2010 at 19:59
Kit
I had a very similar thing happened about three weeks ago with a Gold Stream camper trailer. After unscrewing the inner panels we found that a cable was broken. Boy, getting that roof up and supported by a couple of taped tent poles was an effort!
The pulley system is a lot more complicated than it looks.
We drove to
Toowoomba the next morning and asked the owners of the Big Four caravan
park if they knew of anyone who could fix it. They gave me the name of a bloke who I rang.
About two hours later he turned up, which was around 4pm. To cut a very long story short, this bloke finished the job at 7.10pm in the dark.
I asked him how much the bill was. Here is how the conversation went:
Me: What’s the bill mate?
Him: $100
Me: Get stuffed, I’m not going to pay you $100
Him: What?
Me: if I had more cash in my pocket you’d get more, but you’re going to have to accept $150 and a promise I’ll shout you a meal and all the grog you can drink next time I’m up here.
Quality vans break down from time to time. In our case it was put down to faulty workmanship.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - kit H (VIC) - Saturday, Sep 18, 2010 at 15:07
Saturday, Sep 18, 2010 at 15:07
Mate, a hundred bucks, it cost me over seven hundred and then had to go back to Goldstream because the job left holes in the floor, a stuffed pulley and a frayed cable. Tell me about workmanship, I am not happy and you are right, the pulley system seems complicated, I still can't quite work out how the cable pushes up a lifter/spring. Thanks for your reply.
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