Dining room slide topper spring tension

oldelmer1

Well-known member

• Oct 6, 2016

• #1

I have the Dometic slide toppers on my Orlando and had an issue with the dining room topper.

Well, long story short, the springs have lost all their tension, so I need to know how many turns of the spring do I need to put into the springs so the topper will roll up as the slide comes in.

THANKS...

 

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sengli

Well-known member

• Oct 9, 2016

• #2

Sounds like a warranty issue. I doubt these are something you would want to take apart and try to service, at least I wouldnt. Give dometic a call.

 

danemayer

Well-known member

• Oct 9, 2016

• #3

Assuming the mechanism isn't broken, you can get it back together. The length of the slide may require 2 people and 2 ladders.

Here's some DIY info.

 

oldelmer1

Well-known member

• Oct 9, 2016

• #4

I did a bunch of reading, and i found where 8 turns on 1 video, and 13 turns on another. So I went for 10. The topper is so long that there are 2 springs, 1 on each side.

So 10 seemed to work good. Thanks for your replies.

 

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BFT

Member

• Jul 25, 2017

• #5

My slide toppers are sagging and hold water. Is there an adjustment process to tighten the fabrics while the slides are out?
All comments appreciated.

2017 Bighorn 3010RE

 

danemayer

Well-known member

• Jul 25, 2017

• #6

BFT said:

My slide toppers are sagging and hold water. Is there an adjustment process to tighten the fabrics while the slides are out?
All comments appreciated.

2017 Bighorn 3010RE

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There's no easy adjustment. See the link in post #3 for a video that may help.

Don't over tighten as that can cause other problems.