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After talking to Bryan twice and sending him pictures of the exterior and interior. He finally figured out it was the carriage bolts that were used through the wall to secure the boat rack. Bolts had backed off in the intervening years and stuck the camper when coming. Carriage bolts are now...

Hello all. I have a 1995 10' cabover. I have a problem on this that I have not yet seen on this forum. About 3/4 of the way down, the right side actually stops and the left side continues downward. The truck is level and there are no obstructions. I can get it to right itself by pushing up on...

Hello, I have a 1995 Alaskan that has a hydraulic leak. Question: where can you buy the hydraulic tubing for this? Do hardware stores have it? Home depot?, auto parts stores?, or do I need to get those lines from Alaskan. Also, can I repair these lines with a coupling or do I need to a run a...

I don't know if this any help but when I pulled one of my jacks off I simply supported the upper section by wedging a 2x4 on the outside of the camper between the top section and the ground. Worked perfectly for me. thanks to all. I called Bryan on this and he said to wedge a 2 x 4 under the...

I would cut a piece of 1x2 and place it on top of the lower section and beneath the block holding the lift cylinder attachment at the top. Never seen the cylinder come apart like that. Mine are braised at the top. Mike Thanks for the reply mike. I also have a call into Alaskan camper to get...

Hello, My right rear piston came detached from its upper mount. I know how to the support the front part of the roof when replacing the cyclinders by wedging a 2 x 4 between the header and the bed support. But to work on the rear cylinders, there is no header on top for support. Therefore do I...

ski3pin, We were up Friday 6/17, but could NOT make it all the way in. WE got about 3 miles off of highway 50. We were about 1.5 miles short of Lyon creek. There was a snow pack that others had tried to get through, some with success, some not. I did try with my Dodge 4x4 but got stuck. Backed...

Hi, My previous post was about the broken plastic handle on the Theford toilet. I did find instructions on-line how to replace it-no problem there. The problem was finding the part. Thetford USA tells me the part is not carried by them. Their response: buy a new toilet or contact Thetford...

Hi all, the cheap plastic flush handle on my Theford Cassette toilet broke off. Anyone know how to fix that? thanks

I have a 7 blade RV plug in the side wall of my truck as it used to be connected to a 5th wheel. I can find the ground, hot and running light connections. Is it true there is no brake light connection? Thanks for any help you can give me?

thanks all to the replys, I'm just gonna use the 4 x 4's

Welcome and congratulations on your find... Build your frame out of 2x4's to the size of the bottom of the camper...with 1 or 2 2x4 stretchers between the sides (that way your floor is supported)...then fill the centers of the frame with the rigid insulation as suggested by Barko. Once the...

Hello, I am new to the world of truck campers and just got a 1996 Alaskan cabover. I have it on a 1997 Dodge 2500. The camper sits low in the truck, touching the tops of the side walls of the bed. Then when I open the truck door, I have about 1/2 inch max of clearance between the door and the...