How to cure dinette table wobble

[myredracer]

So many things on travel trailers are the thinnest, the lightest and the least substantial in order to reduce costs and boost the bottom line of the TT manufacturer. Dinette table legs are no exception. The same type is used on the vast majority of the TTs out there and they wobble and move a lot. Most just put up with it and accept it.

Personally, I hate the table wobble. Like they say on Shark Tank, "there's got to be a better way". There is... So this time on our latest TT, a 2014, we fixed it for good. We were going to go with the table attached to the exterior wall and use a single folding leg. We did that on our last TT but the table still moved a little because the attachment to the exterior wall had a small amount of movement plus the attachment point of the single leg allowed the table to bend a little.

This time, our dealer suggested using table legs from a Lance so that's what we did. The result is great and the table does not move at all. The Lance legs are aluminum and are really well made. The tubing part pulls out of the flanges just like the standard type.

[myredracer]

gmc6000 wrote:


My table is also very unstable. Could you provide more information on the legs you installed. I googled Lance, but not much comes up pertaining to table legs.

Did you purchase through dealer or website?

Thanks

I'm afraid I can't tell you what they cost us. We had a list of upgrades the dealer did for us and we haven't got the final bill yet as there is one outstanding item to get done.

You would have to contact a Lance dealer for pricing and purchasing. Manufacturers don't normally sell direct to the public and OEM Lance parts like the table legs are specific to Lance. I would suggest getting a dealer to have them shipped along with regular incoming shipments so you don't have to pay an outrageous shipping cost.

[myredracer]

westend wrote:
The aluminum table legs with mounting bases are sold on E Bay for around $10.

Curious as to what this looks like. Is it one like in the pic? This type, that has the end of the pipes that look sort of like they are crimped, are the ones that are problematic.

[westend]

The aluminum table legs with mounting bases are sold on E Bay for around $10.

[gmc6000]

myredracer wrote:
So many things on travel trailers are the thinnest, the lightest and the least substantial in order to reduce costs and boost the bottom line of the TT manufacturer. Dinette table legs are no exception. The same type is used on the vast majority of the TTs out there and they wobble and move a lot. Most just put up with it and accept it.

Personally, I hate the table wobble. Like they say on Shark Tank, "there's got to be a better way". There is... So this time on our latest TT, a 2014, we fixed it for good. We were going to go with the table attached to the exterior wall and use a single folding leg. We did that on our last TT but the table still moved a little because the attachment to the exterior wall had a small amount of movement plus the attachment point of the single leg allowed the table to bend a little.

This time, our dealer suggested using table legs from a Lance so that's what we did. The result is great and the table does not move at all. The Lance legs are aluminum and are really well made. The tubing part pulls out of the flanges just like the standard type.

My table is also very unstable. Could you provide more information on the legs you installed. I googled Lance, but not much comes up pertaining to table legs.

Did you purchase through dealer or website?

Thanks

[Fiesta]

Push the legs further into the holes and do not use the table as support to push yourself up. No wobble.

[Dakzuki]

On my last RV the previous owner put a cleat on the wall under where the table met it. He also put two pins in the bottom of the table at the wall edge that lined up with two holes on top of the cleat. It was originally a wobble post table and rock solid with the mod. Easy to do too if your table is against the wall.

[mbopp]

We looked at quite a few TT's before buying the one in my sig. I had the dealer install free-standing table legs off a Trail Runner and ditch the fixed legs.

[wmoses]

Great job. We have one of those inside-outside tables, i.e. it has legs which enable it to free-stand on any flat surface, but the floor area in our dinette booth is carpeted so it is not that stable and has a bit of a wobble. But I can live with it.