Help!!!! Pop Up Won't Pop Up

[Louisianafive]

Please Help!!!! We just got our pop up home(it was given to us). Well, we can only get one corner to go up. My Dad says it hasn't been up in years. Any suggestions????

 

[poohbearwithme]

Do you know the make, model and year? You may also want to try http://www.popupexplorer.com and/or http://www.popupportal.com..

 

[LONE-STAR]

double post

 

[LONE-STAR]

When I was a kid we had a pop up and one of the cables broke that made it lift up so my dad lifted it up by hand and cut a 2x4 to fit to hold it up. It worked but I don't know that I would recommend doing it.

 

[Louisianafive]

It's a '78 Apache Cimarron. Thanks for the help!

 

[PolynesianPixie]

yeah, I'd try to manually pop it up. If it hasn't been up in awhile, it could just have a few kinks in it.

 

[Louisianafive]

ok, we re going to take of the gear boxes and try to push the top up!!! wish us luck!!!!!

 

[ntsammy5]

Use a good lubricant

 

[Gatordad]

Here is a video that helps with your problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jqx4dRThRg

 

[LarryJ]

It's a '78 Apache Cimarron. Thanks for the help!

If it is like our 1973 Apache Ramada it doesn't use cables but a plastic/nylon chain looking systme with a double toothed gear at each end and you might have a heck of a time getting parts or the lifting mechanism.

Good luck,

Larry

 

[BigDaddyRog]

Here is a video that helps with your problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jqx4dRThRg

I KNEW if I didnt go there ....PETE would!!!!

 

[VACAMPER]

Use a good lubricant

Here is a video that helps with your problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jqx4dRThRg

 

[Gatordad]

you didn't think the three juveniles would let that slide, would you? I had Rog covered on this one.

 

[Rhonda]

 

[Louisianafive]

Offensive!!! Funny, though! It's a good thing my DD6 doesn't know what this is, as she was sitting next to me !!!

If only our problem were that simple

 

[poohbearwithme]

Sometimes this bunch can be:

Sorry can't help you with an Apache. In addtion to the other sites I recommended you might also want to try the forum on http://www.apachepopups.net/.

 

[des1954]

I KNEW if I didnt go there ....PETE would!!!!

I was "Good Debbie" early this morning & simply sent Al a PM stating how many ways this thread could go wrong. I'm so glad ya'll didn't disappoint me!

 

[~Kristina~]

Definitely sounds like the cables are broke or disconnected.