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Definately post a question on the Conway Owners Club forum. There are several Cardinal owners who regularly offer advice on cable adjustment.

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Mike

Sorry Woody can't help but the title of your post brought back many happy memories. We had a cardinal clubman when the kids were young and had many happy hours in it. Enjoyed it better than the caravan in those days.

Hope you get an answer soon

Can you clarify which cables you mean? I have the original Handbook of our 1990 Cardinal Clubman and the only mention of cables is "wiring of connecting cable for mains inlet".

Sorry the winding mechanism and cables are not included in any of the paperwork I have, contact http://www.tentvaletingservices.co.uk/ call or email Graham hopefully he can help or at least point you in the right direction.  Good Luck Jayne

Quote: Originally posted by barty on 13/2/2007

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I'd love to find a mint Cardinal Clubman, seems that nobody will part with the good ones, and Conway tell me that its gonna be a couple of years before the new hardtop hits the dealers

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I know this is an old post, but as it will help others when they need it.

The cables can be adjusted from inside the camper at the rear . You will need to remove the cover/step to the bed (boxed in section on the floor).  Depending on the current roof position you may need to remove the covers in the cupboards. Once the cables are exposed you will see a plate with 5 cables attached one going to the winch and 4 other going in the oppsite direction. These 4 cables will have bolts on the end of them with locking nuts. Loosen the locking nuts and adjust as required. Retighten locking nuts and check heights. Adjust roof in the full hieght position. Wind roof down and back up, then recheck roof. Repeat if required.

I would reccommend you prop up the roof as a precaution as you're working within the camper.

I found this out as a result of a cable snapping when winching the roof up. If this happen and you can't obtain replacement cables, you can do as I did and buy new cable the same gauge from a boat chandler and some 'u' clamps for the ends. Just make sure the cable is flexiable enough for use (that you can coil the cable around your finger with ease).  

Welcome to UKCampsite, Dave, and thanks for that very informative post. I'm sure it will be of use to some Cardinal (or Tardis or Laser) owners.

I had a Cardinal for a short while a couple of years ago.