Jayco bed causing rear wall to bow out
Jayco bult the back wall of the 28 FKS a little oddly, with the hinged bed having no other support than the back wall. I noticed last year that my back wall was bowed out, and that it had pulled awa...
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First question comes to my mind, is what is pushing the bed/wall outward ?
Plain to see, it is those gas shocks doing it.
We like to think that our RV MFGs have some of the best engineers. Well think again ! Most the problem is, "they don't think"
Now, if you want to fix it, turn the gas shocks around so they are pushing the other way. Not only will it fix the wall problem, the bed will lift easier also.Now that's not saying that the hinge setup won't need reinforcing also. Just remember to utilize the full stroke of the shock when laying out the geometry of the anchor locations.
I can tell you for certain that seldom is the geometry laid out correctly from the factory.
Plain to see, it is those gas shocks doing it.
We like to think that our RV MFGs have some of the best engineers. Well think again ! Most the problem is, "they don't think"
Now, if you want to fix it, turn the gas shocks around so they are pushing the other way. Not only will it fix the wall problem, the bed will lift easier also.Now that's not saying that the hinge setup won't need reinforcing also. Just remember to utilize the full stroke of the shock when laying out the geometry of the anchor locations.
I can tell you for certain that seldom is the geometry laid out correctly from the factory.
