Hard to raise the roof

[horsecollector]

A neighbor recently bought an older Coleman Popup.  When they were setting it up for the first time, it made terrible squeeling noises and they seem to have a hard time cranking the roof up.  When I went over to congratulate them on becoming popup owners, they asked if I knew where to get an owner's manual for it.  The husband said he's lubricated all of the lift mechanism he could see, but obviously didn't get it all.  Does anyone know where online my neighbor can go to find things he needs to know about his older popup?

Thanks in advance!

Jennifer

[wavery]

A neighbor recently bought an older Coleman Popup.  When they were setting it up for the first time, it made terrible squeeling noises and they seem to have a hard time cranking the roof up.  When I went over to congratulate them on becoming popup owners, they asked if I knew where to get an owner's manual for it.  The husband said he's lubricated all of the lift mechanism he could see, but obviously didn't get it all.  Does anyone know where online my neighbor can go to find things he needs to know about his older popup?

Thanks in advance!

Jennifer

Your neighbor may have 1 or more cable pulleys that are stuck or damaged. They may also have a cable that has jumped off of a pulley all together.

There are pulleys under the trailer and up the 4 corner lifts that guide the cables. These must be inspected by following each cable all the way from the cranking mechanism to the end of the cable.

The cable must be riding over each pulley and the pulley must be turning freely, without skipping, stalling or squeaking.

[Recumbentman]

Jennifer
Here's a link for PU manuals . Find one that is close to his year PU
Good luck

[coach]

A neighbor recently bought an older Coleman Popup.  When they were setting it up for the first time, it made terrible squeeling noises and they seem to have a hard time cranking the roof up.  When I went over to congratulate them on becoming popup owners, they asked if I knew where to get an owner's manual for it.  The husband said he's lubricated all of the lift mechanism he could see, but obviously didn't get it all.  Does anyone know where online my neighbor can go to find things he needs to know about his older popup?

Thanks in advance!

Jennifer

clean the wiffle tree
coleman lift system

[coach]

A neighbor recently bought an older Coleman Popup.  When they were setting it up for the first time, it made terrible squeeling noises and they seem to have a hard time cranking the roof up.  When I went over to congratulate them on becoming popup owners, they asked if I knew where to get an owner's manual for it.  The husband said he's lubricated all of the lift mechanism he could see, but obviously didn't get it all.  Does anyone know where online my neighbor can go to find things he needs to know about his older popup?

Thanks in advance!

Jennifer

clean & grease the wiffle tree
coleman lift system