96 starcraft popup wont go allthe way up

[Edwin_Fox]

96 starcraft popup camper goes up about 2 feet and stops will not crank any farther you can lift it up but the crank just stops

[Matt_Colie]

Edwin,

While I do not know Starcraft specifically, but most pop-ups use a cable system. Jams on the winch drum are common. Get the cover off the winches and look. There may be two in the front and two in the back. But a mis-wrap on any of them may jam the system.

If you find this, use cut 2x4 to to block the top at what you can reach and then back off the cables until they can be re-wrapped to feed correctly. This will be a greasy job.

Matt

[mgirardo]

I am not sure about the Starcraft popup, but the 1995 Jayco popup we owned had a cable at each corner that stopped it from raising too high. Perhaps one of the cables is getting snagged on something or perhaps has acquired a kink that is keeping it from extending all the way.

-Michael

[bikendan]

Probably this thread should be in the Folding Campers forum, since the OP's issues are unique to popups and not other types of RVs.

[NYCgrrl]

OK I've never tried to crank up a pop up but have you flashed a light into the crank shaft? Maybe something is stuck within it.

Or maybe the crank needs to be re-tooled........