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somuch2see
Explorer
Oct 12, 2016

Crank up camper

I have a 05 Pine Mountain(StarCraft)pop-up pick-up camper that I need help with. When I crank in either up or down it makes enough noise to wake up the whole camp ground. This is the first pop-up that I've owned that cranks from the outside. The other owner tried to spray WD40 or something down inside the tubes, which did nothing except make a mess. Anyone have any suggestions or have any of you been faced with the same problem?
Thanks
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  • Steve_in_29's avatar
    Steve_in_29
    Explorer
    Oct 15, 2016
    somuch2see wrote:
    Have no idea how to post pictures. Doing good just getting on this forum. Very hard(and I haven't been able to do it) to ID where most of the noise is coming from. Seems like its on all the square and round tubing. Hate to admit defeat this easy.

    As I posted lube all the PIVOT points. They should be pretty obvious to pick out.
  • somuch2see's avatar
    somuch2see
    Explorer
    Oct 14, 2016
    Have no idea how to post pictures. Doing good just getting on this forum. Very hard(and I haven't been able to do it) to ID where most of the noise is coming from. Seems like its on all the square and round tubing. Hate to admit defeat this easy.
  • mkirsch's avatar
    mkirsch
    Nomad II
    Oct 13, 2016
    First off WD40 is the wrong thing to use. It's mostly solvents. A spray lithium grease or garage door lube product would be more effective, but not just randomly sprayed down tubes.

    Identify where the noise is coming from. Spray the lube there.
  • whizbang's avatar
    whizbang
    Explorer II
    Oct 13, 2016
    My Jayco makes a loud racket going up, but is silent going down.

    Can you post photos of you lift system so we can advise you, what, if anything, to do?

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