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Originally Posted by hockeytownmom
While camping last weekend, the yellow safety cable detached from the front inside support. I can't seem to find a way to reattach it online. Anyone have instructions? I'm not referring to a lift cable, I was told by the dealer it was simply a safety cable for the lift system.
TIA
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If you are talking about a popup camper, and you are talking about the "safety cable" that tells you when the top is all the way up, there is no trick to re-attaching them. The cable is just a lightweight cable with crimp-on eyes on either end. Screws through the eyes hold it in place. When the top is raised to the max, the cable is taught.
I see other similar responses, so mine is somewhat redundant. I've had 2 popups prior to my current rig.
If I'm on the right track, one or both screws may have vibrated out or been stripped out because they are screwed into an aluminum rail around your tub and roof. If you have one screw still in place, remove it and go to a hardware store and buy a pair of similar screws one size larger than the original. Reinstall the cable with the new screws. In the case of an upper screw into "wood", that ain't wood. It's likely to be particle board...not much more that glued/pressed sawdust. A larger screw or new hole is all you need. That's all there is to it.
If, after years of use, one of the eyelets have come off the end of the cable, you can buy a
crimping tool and new eyelets at the hardware store. A worthwhile investment you will use far more than you expect. If the wire is 1/4" shorter, it won't hurt anything. It's just a tell-tale to let you know to stop raising the roof. 1/4" less is unlikely to cause you problems.
RECOMMENDATION: Do NOT raise the roof so this tell-tale cable is TIGHT. It can be snug, but not tight. When raising my roof, I'd operate the lift switch with one hand and hold the tell-tale cable in the other. As the tell-tale started to get snug, I'd stop. In fact, once you place the door into the opening, it's often necessary to lower the roof slightly for a good fit. That tell-tale cable signifies the MAX to raise the roof. If you have an electric motor lift, there may be limit switches in the mechanism to stop the lift before it causes damage, but your limit switches may allow the roof to be raised to the point that it ripped out the tell-tale cable.
Don't get me started on limit switches. They are mostly a lot of trouble, but the one thing they are really good for is when some kid decides to "see what this switch does" and starts lifting your roof until it breaks something.
It's ALL there!
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