rich
Contributors
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2007
- Messages
- 463
Hi Guys,
I've been meaning to put this up for a while but I haven't had the time but a rainy day while I recover from a tooth extraction seems like a good time to do it
I have now replaced both lift panels in my '89 Fleet. Barko has a thread going right now asking for suggestions on his panel replacement but I didn't want to hi-jack his thread so I figured I'd post the pics and suggestions here. So here we go:
First I had to deflate my tires, load a bunch of cinder blocks in the camper, dismantle and jack up the garage door to get it into my 1950's garage because I hadn't built the trolly yet and didn't have enough time to
Fit like a glove.
There was only enough room to lift one end of the camper at a time.
Here's the one to be replaced. Note the duct tape at the ceiling, that is about all that was holding this thing in anymore.
First order of business was to support the roof so that when I took the panel out it didn't come crashing down on me. It is important to get this nice and snug or else fitting your new panel in will be a real bear. I think having only one end up helped me here because I was able to push this support back like a wedge until it was snug and didn't need to be too precise in the measurements of it.
I've been meaning to put this up for a while but I haven't had the time but a rainy day while I recover from a tooth extraction seems like a good time to do it
I have now replaced both lift panels in my '89 Fleet. Barko has a thread going right now asking for suggestions on his panel replacement but I didn't want to hi-jack his thread so I figured I'd post the pics and suggestions here. So here we go:

First I had to deflate my tires, load a bunch of cinder blocks in the camper, dismantle and jack up the garage door to get it into my 1950's garage because I hadn't built the trolly yet and didn't have enough time to

Fit like a glove.

There was only enough room to lift one end of the camper at a time.

Here's the one to be replaced. Note the duct tape at the ceiling, that is about all that was holding this thing in anymore.


First order of business was to support the roof so that when I took the panel out it didn't come crashing down on me. It is important to get this nice and snug or else fitting your new panel in will be a real bear. I think having only one end up helped me here because I was able to push this support back like a wedge until it was snug and didn't need to be too precise in the measurements of it.