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Shappa
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Aug 22, 2013

How do I put the bed down?

I bought my daughter a 2009 Alfa Seeya fifth wheel. We put the bed up so I could show her the underbed storage and to air it out. Now, I can't get the bed down. with other 5th wheels I've been in, you just lifted up a little and then it slid down, this won't allow that. I can't find any pins that need pushed in on the sides of the metal arms holding the bed up, etc. Help!

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  • Ours was real hard even with the OEM mattress in place....push hard feels like something is going to break.

    Replaced OEM mattress with a Tempur-Pedic......very light pressure and it closes great.
    I know, I know...$$$ to make the storage close easier but FT'ng the OEM mattress HAD to go. The easier closing was a side benefit :B
  • Welcome to the forum. I can't help you other than to say there is an Alfa Owners group on Yahoo that may provide an answer and a group in CA called Alfateers that may help. Good Luck
  • Mine is just a "push down hard" type as well. Give it a go.
  • avvidclif1 wrote:
    It probably has gas cylinders to raise the bed and support it. Just push down hard.


    YAAAAAYYYYY!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I had also tried pushing down several times, but it never worked and I was afraid of breaking it. I just went back out and pushed down hard, one side slid down, but not the other. I tried again. No luck. I tried pushing down hard a third time AND voila!! It finally went down! Thank you again, so much!
  • It probably has gas cylinders to raise the bed and support it. Just push down hard.
  • YnotTurbo wrote:
    Try picking it up a little higher and see if that releases it.


    I tried that. Hasn't worked. I keep hoping, so I have tried it numerous times, hoping that I was just mistaken the first dozen times. LOL :p