Replacing the lift cable on a Goshen lift system?? Price???

[uchwear]

I have a Starcraft Camper with the Goshen lift system.  It has four springs and one main lift cable.  I don't consider myself very mechanical.  Is this a repair I should attempt myself?  The cable is slightly frayed.  I figure we will camp with it the rest of the season and replace it in the winter.  How much does it cost to have a dealer or repair shop replace the cable?
 
Thanks.

[flyfisherman]

I have a Starcraft Camper with the Goshen lift system.  It has four springs and one main lift cable.  I don't consider myself very mechanical.  Is this a repair I should attempt myself?  The cable is slightly frayed.  I figure we will camp with it the rest of the season and replace it in the winter.  How much does it cost to have a dealer or repair shop replace the cable?
 
Thanks.

If you have a Starcraft dealer in your vicinity call them ask for a quote. A Jayco dealer will work, too.  There are valso some RV repair places in my area that will work on any brand/type of camper, so getting a quote ought not be too big a deal. Should you get the idea that you might want to tackle the project yourself, Goshen themselves will be a great help right over the phone! You might even consider giving them a call for some free advice.



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[wkjanak]

I did it myself and it was easy.  I even replaced a corner spring.  Goshen parts direct are really cheap and they are a lot of help.   See them at http://www.goshenstamping.com/content/lift_system.htm.  

Do not go through a distributor.  The markup is astronomical.

Good luck.

[BIGDAD]

TO uchwear i have a lay of the Goshen crank up lift system i had to replace my spring on my 94 pop up that had. if you want you can e-mail at jrossmansr@yahoo.com and if you want a copy of this lay out i can mail to you