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Started by Red neff Barchetta, May 17, 2003, 04:05 PM

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MrBuneez

Sep 28, 2003, 07:05 PM
 Looking for any feedback on making the dinette table, that Coleman provided with our 2003 Santa Fe, a stronger more stable table. I know everybody that has purchased a Coleman popup recently, has this same problem as we do. I realize that the existing table must be the same size so the cushions will fold down onto it but there must be a way to correct the legs......Thanks, Mike & Jane

Red neff Barchetta

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May 17, 2003, 04:05 PM
 MrBuneezMike -
 Here is what we do to make the table more stable once it is set-up;
 Simply take an 18"  (I think) bungee cord and connect to both legs.  This " squeezes"  or pulls them towards each other.
 This makes the table surprisingly more stable.

MrBuneez

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May 17, 2003, 04:12 PM
 Red neff BarchettaThanks Jeff ......sure will give it a try.....Mike & Jane

topcat7736

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May 17, 2003, 07:41 PM
 MrBuneezThe weakest link of the table is where the legs are mounted to the tabletop. They just slide through holes in a metal plate which offer no support at all and cause the lack of stability. The legs themselves are sturdy enough to do the job. I ve had the legs come out of the holes and I can tell you it s a bi#ch to get them back in tight. Probably was another invention of the brain behind the now defunct abs roof. [>:]

BaysideBruce

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May 18, 2003, 05:54 PM
 MrBuneezWe just got back from out first time out for the season and my DW made more than one comment about how wobbly the table was.  I think I m going to look into this to see what things can be done to make a more sturdy table.  I am sure someone else has spilled their cup of coffee because of the wobbly table.  If anyone else has done an " upgrade"  on the table, please let me know.  If I find anything, I ll post it.

diggescampin

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May 20, 2003, 10:29 PM
 MrBuneezOn our last camping trip, we discovered that one of the plastic pieces that attaches the leg to the bracket had ripped out. I fixed it by buying a 3/4 inch pvc cap and drilled a hole in the center of it. I attached the cap to the bracket and slipped the leg into the cap. The leg is 1 inch OD and the 3/4 cap is about 1 1/16 ID. The leg goes into the cap about 1 inch, so it aint gunna come out. I think I will do the other 3 that way before they get a chance to rip out on me.

MrBuneez

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May 21, 2003, 01:06 AM
 diggescampinThanks Terry & Ellen.....sounds like a winner for the problem. Will try it out...Mike  & Jane

Trlrboy

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May 21, 2003, 12:58 PM
 MrBuneezWe do what Red neff Barchetta does... we put a tight bungee between the legs to pull them together.  We ve never had a problem where the legs attached to the brackets but the bungee fixed it for us.

Campntime

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May 21, 2003, 11:54 PM
 MrBuneezOur Bayside had the same problem...the plastic piece broke out of the holder..not slipped out but broke.  From an earlier board I got the idea to drive a 3"  piece of wooden dowel rod into the tube and then screw the leg to that.  It has been working fine, but I suspect one of the other 3 legs to go sooner or later.
 
 Coleman s plastic pieces have been a problem.  The plastic pieces that connect the drawer rails to the back of the cabinets are a weakness too.  If you haven t broke a couple of those yet...you will sooner or later.
 
 But we are troopers...we love our Coleman...still a great camper.
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