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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West -
You're right, it needs some sort of bracing, but I don't want to block the access doors while doing it. I'll definitely keep it in mind.
I'm going to call the two local RV repair places today and get a ball park on what they'll want to charge to do the work. I know it's going to be expensive, so that's why I'm considering doing the work myself.
Rich -
I never even considered the shocks could be causing it, but it's a possibility. They're really weak, and can't hold the bed up. I assumed it was just the weight of the mattress, the extra memory foam, the blankets my DW cannot sleep without - a lot of weight, and every time we opened the bed, that weight pushed on the back wall.
But, maybe a little pressure over six years from those hinges did cause it. I'll definitely keep your idea of reversing the shocks when I rebuild it.
You're right, it needs some sort of bracing, but I don't want to block the access doors while doing it. I'll definitely keep it in mind.
I'm going to call the two local RV repair places today and get a ball park on what they'll want to charge to do the work. I know it's going to be expensive, so that's why I'm considering doing the work myself.
Rich -
I never even considered the shocks could be causing it, but it's a possibility. They're really weak, and can't hold the bed up. I assumed it was just the weight of the mattress, the extra memory foam, the blankets my DW cannot sleep without - a lot of weight, and every time we opened the bed, that weight pushed on the back wall.
But, maybe a little pressure over six years from those hinges did cause it. I'll definitely keep your idea of reversing the shocks when I rebuild it.
