Hi all!I have a 1983 Lance Camper with a U-shaped dinette. I feel confident that the dinette should convert into bed because 1. I don't think Lance overlooked this incredible useful feature even back then and 2. There appear to be support rails for a plank to fit in flush with the seats. HOWEVER, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to remove the pole form the floor without unbolting the thing. The table easily removes from the pole, but the part that secures into the floor will NOT budge. I have a friend who insists that it unscrews, but I cannot get this thing moving. Does anyone have any insight? Is it possible that the pole and floor support are actually a single unit? It's hard to find info on these older models, so any insight would be much appreciated!

Thirty-five year old Lance? Wow. Any pictures for sharing?

The campers I have had with a pole supporting the dinette table were just a friction fit at the top and bottom of the pole. Sort of the way that a vacuum cleaner wand goes together. If the previous owners rarely or never used the dinette bed, the pole could get jammed into the floor socket pretty tight, and be very difficult to remove. Try this: take the table top off the pole, and grab the top of the pole with both hands. Move the top of the pole around in a circular motion while pulling up on on it. Hopefully it will loosen up and come out. Once you get the pole out of the floor socket, the table top is typically sized so that it sets down in the open part of the “U” and the cushions will rearrange to make a mattress. :):)

wiggle the post and lift up.with a 35 year old camper it is probably stuck in there really good.

What they said plus you may need another person to rap on the tube or the base with a 2x4 while you pull up.

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Lwiddis
Explorer II
May 30, 2018
Thirty-five year old Lance? Wow. Any pictures for sharing?
NRALIFR
Explorer
May 30, 2018
The campers I have had with a pole supporting the dinette table were just a friction fit at the top and bottom of the pole. Sort of the way that a vacuum cleaner wand goes together. If the previous owners rarely or never used the dinette bed, the pole could get jammed into the floor socket pretty tight, and be very difficult to remove.

Try this: take the table top off the pole, and grab the top of the pole with both hands. Move the top of the pole around in a circular motion while pulling up on on it. Hopefully it will loosen up and come out.

Once you get the pole out of the floor socket, the table top is typically sized so that it sets down in the open part of the “U” and the cushions will rearrange to make a mattress.

:):)
sljohnson1938
Explorer
May 30, 2018
wiggle the post and lift up.
sljohnson1938
Explorer
May 30, 2018
wiggle the post and lift up.
with a 35 year old camper it is probably stuck in there really good.
wnjj
Explorer II
May 30, 2018
What they said plus you may need another person to rap on the tube or the base with a 2x4 while you pull up.
ccblank
Explorer
May 31, 2018
Ah ok! Good advice everyone! I'm gonna give it my best shot, and I'll report back!
realter
Explorer
Jun 04, 2018
WD 40 on base and then wrap with Duct Tape for a firm grip. Only 2 tools I ever use??
deltabravo
Nomad
Jun 05, 2018
Ditto on all the above. My parents had campers built in the 70s, and the table / post was the same. Friction fit at both ends.
mkirsch
Nomad II
Jun 05, 2018
Well, I assume you've been wiggling and pulling for 5+ days now. Any progress?

My table was so useless I unscrewed the bracket from the floor so I no longer have to trip over it. The dinette has been permanently left in "bed mode" for use as a shelf/couch.
flamingo139
Explorer
Jun 19, 2018
I have converted from table to bed on my Forest River Cruise lite so many times, that now the table is wobbly. Anyone know how to remedy this problem?