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Old 11-19-2017, 10:56 PM   #31
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I’m actually working on this problem now. I want to have some vinyl flaps made and attach them behind the wood around the bottom of the rear shell side walls. Install Velcro around the bed slide and maybe even along the bathroom wall and along the counter on the door side, then really seal it up. Gotta figure out how to get to those wood pieces though; the bed blocks part of them even when slid in over the collapsed bathroom.
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Old 11-20-2017, 03:48 PM   #32
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we thought about it some, not sure velcro is the answer? If you forget about the velcro, or the velcro flap fall down the shell will close. You may need to go back inside the camper, raise the wardrobe. It would take me awhile to figure the issue.
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Old 11-27-2017, 07:19 PM   #33
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Bill, I opened up my TM this afternoon to get it ready for a trip to Texas and I can tell you a couple of things. One, rvcycleguy is right, if you have the front of the TM a bit downhill it's easier to open front shell. And, two, where it's the most difficult for me is after it's open about a couple of feet and I'm standing up straight and have to keep lifting.
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Old 11-28-2017, 06:15 AM   #34
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I found that once you get the shell lifted up about two feet, it works a lot better to pull outward instead of upward. The torsion bars should do the lifting.
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Old 11-28-2017, 09:33 AM   #35
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I found that once you get the shell lifted up about two feet, it works a lot better to pull outward instead of upward. The torsion bars should do the lifting.
Same here. The first couple feet requires the most upward lifting and always is the hardest part to me. You can sort of feel when the transition occurs it seems to coast on up while pulling outward from that point.

Agree too with tilting to assist with the front shell.
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Old 11-28-2017, 03:46 PM   #36
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Same here. The first couple feet requires the most upward lifting and always is the hardest part to me. You can sort of feel when the transition occurs it seems to coast on up while pulling outward from that point.

Agree too with tilting to assist with the front shell.
If you always pull perpendicular to the lift arm, that will give you the greatest mechanical advantage. However, if you're having difficulty lifting the shell at the beginning, I wonder if the torsion bars may need a slight adjustment.

I've searched all through different posts on adjusting the torsion bars. Once, I found an adjustment procedure some one had given to us that came from the factory. It was something like the following:
1) Raise the shell fully.
2) Adjust the torsion bar bolt so that it was just in contact with the torsion bar itself.
3) Turn the bolt ???? number of turns in or out.

I can no longer find this procedure, but it seemed the best method. Other methods of adjusting the shells involved just making small adjustments all around. This would be fine if all torsion bars are equally out of adjustment, and is useful if you are compensating for additional weight from a solar panel or other device. If your torsion bars have weakened over time, this procedure won't work well because each torsion bar may have weakened differently.

If some one remembers the full procedure that I have vaguely outlined, or can find the link for it, please let me know.

I do believe that if the torsion bars are adjusted properly, it should be very easy to lift both shells.

I have more issues with the slide. it seems easy to get the slide out of alignment. The farther out it comes, the more easily it can shift to one side of the other. Also, the structural integrity of the base (lower half) seems weaker because you don't have the lower wall at the end keeping the lower side wall from bowing out. I don't know if there is anything that can be added to provide more support to the lower side walls.
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I found that once you get the shell lifted up about two feet, it works a lot better to pull outward instead of upward. The torsion bars should do the lifting.
Oh...good to know. I'll give that a try, too.
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Old 07-15-2019, 07:49 AM   #38
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I agree that the first half of the lift is the most difficult, front end only. I've been toying with the idea of a manually operated jack or winch, but so far no practical inspiration as to where or how to attach something to get the proper lift angle.
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I agree that the first half of the lift is the most difficult, front end only. I've been toying with the idea of a manually operated jack or winch, but so far no practical inspiration as to where or how to attach something to get the proper lift angle.
If this is for opening or closing the shell, I ijust finished replacing 2 torsion bars for my front shell. Once adjusted, I can easily open the front with on hand. I no longer see any need for extra assists.
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I would like to see the brace that supports the torsion arm just below the lift arm welded or bolted to the iron frame instead of being screwed into the wo the floor. Although failures here are uncommon, they seem to be a real hastle to fix.
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