Pop Up Camper Cable Broke

This gives you a nice clear view of the winch and main cable assembly.

Pop up camper cable broke.

Undo the nut holding the cable to the winch. Here s the broken cable that stopped our jayco from winding up. I am getting a jayco pop up camper. I used a spanner but a socket would have probably been a bit easier.

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. The lifting crank mechanism needs repaired. The winch sits on the front and controls a separate cable for each corner of the trailer. 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.

The cable system operates on a single winch. Most do it yourselfers can. Dealers wanted 110 an hour to attempt repair. 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.

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. Is there a manual. Replacing the lift cables in a jayco pop up camper is simple but labor intensive.

When the roof lift system fails the problem is usually a broken cable or cable attachment. When the roof lift system fails the problem is usually a broken cable or cable attachment. Occasionally the canvas of the pop up camper may need to be waterproofed. Cranking the winch handle pulls the cable through the pulleys and lifts a rod on each corner.

Spray the patched area with a waterproof silicon spray or wax. I broke the left front cable on my 96 starcraft pop up. Keep the pop up camper erect for 24 hours so the repaired area will dry completely. Sure hope this helps you find resolution to the problem.