broken lift cable

[madcritter]

HELP.
did a search found some of the info on replacing but still not to sure on it.
1998 Fleetwood Westlake. I poped the right front cable today. yep thats it lying on the ground under the camper.
the problem will be how to thread or restring it at the front lift where it is broken. Not sure how to get to it.

Can some one give me a few of the pointers on replacing the cable.
thanks

[PrincipalHack]

I have recently been in your position.  I popped a cable on the front of our new to me Niagara on our first trip :-(  When I called local RV places, the earliest available date was over 10 days out!  That fact, combined with the "several" hundred dollar price tag, convinced me of replacing the cable myself.  

The replacement took two of us almost four hours total.  (Over one hour was spent trying to find a proper "crimper