Service cables on jayco hawk

hi cmart2007
there was a thread on here just a short time ago tha discust that same topic if you do a search it may come up
cheers

Hi Chris,
Be warned there is a lot of tension on the cabling system in these setups.

To service it yourself you will need 4 X poles about 1190mm in length( you'll have to measure yours to suit) to take the weight of the roof. A note; when winding up a Jayco it is a good idea to back of the winder a tad, this relieves some of the tension on the cabling and the winding mechanism. These poles can be used later on for a sense of safety when your camped somewhere, they can be stored under the bed mattress. Once the weight as been taken, back the winder off about 1/2 a turn. Now you'll have to pull out the cushions and unscrew some panel work to get to the winder, and cabling system.
Check to see if the Eye Bolts have not opened up, if they have you will have to replace them. You may have to back of the winder a little more to take the tension off the cables completely, Uncouple the cables, making sure to mark which one goes where for reinstalling latter.
If you can get to a marine chandlery or a supplier of shackles and heavy duty buckles and things, another thing to do would be to get the eye welded close.
This is one of the biggest failures of the system, people tend to over wind their roofs up ans not back off the tension.

Check all cables for frayed wire, be careful not to run your finger along them, they will bite if one is frayed. Also check the pulley wheels. To see if nothing is worn or broken.
Don't grease anything, use graphite powder or non stick grease.
It's a pretty easy job, once your done it a couple times, it also helps that if something was to go bang, you will know how it all goes together.
I'm sorry I don't have a picture of it all.
I did learn all this quickly one afternoon as a storm approached,
Hope this helps.



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Hairs and Fish are on the money. But one other thing that can happen is that the lock nuts on the eye bolts can vibrate loose. So one afternoon you go to wind up and theres a bang and one corner won't lift. Now could be a snapped cable so then you need the broom handle to prop it up. But if it's just the lock nut it should be rolling around in the cable bay. Find it and put it back on. Or prop it up, have a beer and fix it in the morning....... W

Thanks a heap for the advice, greatly appreciated. Cheers