Super_Dave wrote:
Best to take the spacers off the camper entirely since that is the moving part of this equation. I'm going to guess that everyone with a different brand of camper has the factory rubber bumper mounted somewhere different on the camper. On my Eagle Cap, the bumper height is right at the bottom of the truck bed rail. Very easy to get caught under the lip. The wood spacer in the truck bed is the cleanest/easiest way to go.
Ripped mine clean off yesterday.
I heard a squeaking/rubbing noise as I was lowering the camper. So I went to the pass. side, stuck my hand between the knee wall and wheel well and realized I was over too far. Like a dummy, I lift the camper forgetting that I had already backed the truck all the way to the bump stops. As it's coming up off the truck, I musta went off into la-la land. Standing at the rear, I hear the jacks begin to just slightly labor. Hmm. That sounds weird, I thought. I continue to raise the camper. Before I could release the lift button, I hear an almost simultaneous "thud"..."thud". What the heck? Confused, I look under and around the sides and rear of camper and find nothing. Come around to the front. To my shock, I discover the thuds.
Good news is, while all four lag bolts were ripped out, all but one was reusable and found no other damage except for some cracked fiberglass around the bolt holes. I simple reapplied the excessive amount of sealant that was already present over the now slightly larger, elongated, holes and re-tightened. Albeit, not quite AS tight as they were 10 mins. prior
At some point, my wife heard me grumbling and carrying on and came to see what happened. She looks at it and says "Bet you won't do that again, huh?" Back in the kitchen, woman! LoL
