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Subject Topic: Conway Cruiser poles urgent help needed Post Reply Post New Topic
Personmrandmrsfenna
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Hi All,

Sorry to sound really hopeless but having real trouble with my cruiser when putting down.

I think potentially some poles have maybe bent, I can probably align them again but I can’t recall how the poles should be when erect. I will upload a picture tomorrow but when the cruiser is up, the horizontal pole running the length of the cruiser just above window height, it has a number of different pins that should either be pressed out or pressed in ( the little circle bits that can be pushed in). When errect should they all be popped out and has anyone got a picture? When putting it down, what ones should be pressed in, if any? It would be amazing if someone had some instructions detailing putting it down and even some pics of the cruiser poles erected and in position for both sides?

Thank you so much


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04/7/2022 at 6:19am
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this is what you need, the instructions! cant help give the exact model year as you didnt say what yours is, but you can click that on the link to show yours

https://www.conwayowners.org.uk/copyofinstructio.htm


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It’s the door side predominantly where the poles don’t seem to collapse all the way down


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its impossible to tell from those pics, what year is your camper?


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2005 crusier, what pics would help? I think the poles have been forced to be honest but I have taken all tension out so not sure why it isnt folding down..


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you would be best putting it all back up and starting again to fold it away using the link i gave with the erection instructions, putting away would be the reverse of those instructions

on a plus note, i have found on ebay a set of the poles for supportng the roof, you could maybe use tht to compare to yours and check nothing is missing, but from looking at that all i could say is that you need to be removing both sides of the main center pole the horizontal poles and let them drop down, leaving a short 12 inch section which is permanently attached to the center pole

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115451540674?hash=item1ae172b4c2:g:QsYAAOSwV7ViwDqa

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Ok. This is possibly a camper that erects and collapses when you push and pull out the beds.
Theses campers have to be erected only when the camper is totally levelled. Secondly the beds extend right out to the ends of the camper guides and these rely on very straight rails on the sides of the beds for a smooth operation. The poles along the top of the canvas inside are set permantly at their furthest point to keep the roof canvas taught. They never need adjusted. If they are coming apart you need to repkace the soring popper inside the pole. If they are bent a good stong hand can straighten them. The poles that come up at a angle from the sides of the beds are extended out to their last hole or nearest to keep the side canvas taught as possible. The pins in them have to be totally released to allow these angle poles that support the canvas to collapse completely.
The main reason why the camper may not collapse correctly is that the bed rails are badly twisted at the ends. I am not speaking about the guides bolted to the body of the camper but the rails that are bolted to the beds themselves. The canvas has to be removed by taking out all the screws securing it to the bed ends, and some bolts and plastic spacers removed that connect the guides to the beds. The beds must be pulled out and supported level during this complete operation. Once all the bolts are removed the guides can be slid out. Looking down a rail the twist can therefore be seen close to one end where hard downward pressure against the guide has caused this. This rail need to be totally straighted or replaced if possible. The beds should never be pulled out without the bed supports erected under the beds immediately during erection as even the weight of a bed can twist the light rails they bolted to. The beds rails are not designed to support the bed weight using the canvas only. No one should lean, sit or lie on a bed inside the camper when a bed is fully extended until the supports are fully taking up the full weight of the bed from underneath. The beds are locked out on the side rails by using the four L shaped metal pins that come with the camper, and these are dropped into each of the holes located at each end of the guide rails.

Folding camper owner with the Conway Connaumatic sliding rail mechanism.

Always remember to unfasten the springing cords under the sides of beds when taking down the camper, as these too will prevent the beds from sliding in when the canvas is being collapsed.

Post last edited on 13/07/2022 21:07:29

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It's also down to making sure you push the correct bed end in first. On our fold out Pennine it was rear bed over first to open and front end bed over first when collapsing.

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Hi All, thanks so much, it has been super helpful! I took some poles apart and it looks as if when some had come apart when not folding properly they have been put back the wrong way round and not sliding.

All working now!



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