Pop Up Camper Cable Broke

Dealers wanted 110 an hour to attempt repair.

Pop up camper cable broke.

Jayco camping trailers which first came on the market in 1968 use a winch and a system of cables pulleys drive slugs flexible push rod springs and telescoping posts to raise and lower the roof. Most do it yourselfers can. Cranking the winch handle pulls the cable through the pulleys and lifts a rod on each corner. Keep the pop up camper erect for 24 hours so the repaired area will dry completely.

Occasionally the canvas of the pop up camper may need to be waterproofed. Spray the patched area with a waterproof silicon spray or wax. The lifting crank mechanism needs repaired. 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.

When the roof lift system fails the problem is usually a broken cable or cable attachment. The cable system operates on a single winch. I used a spanner but a socket would have probably been a bit easier. I am getting a jayco pop up camper.

Wire cable just doesn t snap for no reason look for the cause. 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. Most do it yourselfers can repair jayco camper cables with minimal. The handle turns but it dont lift.

Here s the broken cable that stopped our jayco from winding up. I broke the left front cable on my 96 starcraft pop up. When the roof lift system fails the problem is usually a broken cable or cable attachment. This gives you a nice clear view of the winch and main cable assembly.

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. Rub a waterproof wax or use a fabric waterproofing spray on the canvas. Replacing the lift cables in a jayco pop up camper is simple but labor intensive. Sure hope this helps you find resolution to the problem.