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Explorer

Oct 09, 2012

Wobbly Dinette Table? Here's why ...

My new trailer has a u-shape dinette slide-out. Wonderful idea, and we love the space, but after only 3 outings, the table is so wobbly, we can't use it. The single pedestal leg uses the typical cone-shape bases for the crimped-end leg. A close-up photo of the cone insert shows how the metal has fractured, making it unstable. The leg wobbles like crazy, both at the floor and at the table top. I've asked the manufacturer for a replacement. Here's the photo:

Photo of cone base for dinette table leg

Seeking Advice

14 Replies

lgarcia
Explorer
Oct 09, 2012
my dinette table also has the potmetal hinge. It bent on the first camping trip
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Oct 09, 2012
Joy wrote:
You might consider buying and mounting a single pedestal base on it instead. I did that on the dinette booth arrangement we had in the other MH - worked just fine. Cost about $150.

Could you expound on this a bit? What kind of single pedestal base?

TIA.
Joy
Explorer
Oct 09, 2012
You might consider buying and mounting a single pedestal base on it instead. I did that on the dinette booth arrangement we had in the other MH - worked just fine. Cost about $150.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Oct 09, 2012
No photo, but I just had to replace ours also. Ours was the flush fit pedestal base. I bought 2 while I was at, since it is just made of cheap pot-metal.

We got ours from PPL Motorhomes