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msinabottle
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 Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:38 am Post subject: 'Upper Bed Board' -- The Folding Part--How to Remove? |
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I need to pull, strip and paint what the Bentley calls the 'Upper Bed Board' and the west of we Westfalians call 'the folding part' of the upper berth. The Bentley says I have to take out... Almost everything--to disassemble the upper bed.
Do I?
I did use The Search, for The Search is strong with me, and found... Butkus.
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wooden nickel
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| It has been a few years since I pulled mine but I can't remember doing anything but pulling the screws on the rear of the board hinge on my 85. |
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dobryan
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Bntbrl
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:29 am Post subject: |
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The po had taken mine off and slid it to the back. There's two screws on each side. That's it.
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J Charlton 
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:33 am Post subject: upper bed |
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| Bntbrl wrote: |
| The po had taken mine off and slid it to the back. There's two screws on each side. That's it. |
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That is how we do it when we replace a westy poptop with a hightop. After having done so, most folks report that its way easier to slide the fore section forward than it was to flip it over. Its a long reach to flip it over and you have to remove everything from on top of it to do so.
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msinabottle
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:50 am Post subject: Gracias, Amigos! |
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Thank you all--I just wanted to know if I could pull, strip and paint that panel without it being a major project. Winston Update forthcoming.
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timichango
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| Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: Gracias, Amigos! |
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| msinabottle wrote: |
| Thank you all--I just wanted to know if I could pull, strip and paint that panel without it being a major project. |
Super easy  Just pulled mine out in order to re-paint the metal reinforcing trim across the front. Just a few screws and a shimmy, and you're home free.
Get a helper and/or be really careful when you're maneuvering the fold-out board out—it's an unwieldy piece of material with metal things hanging off, and it'd be pretty easy to tear a nice hole in your pop top canvas if you weren't paying attention or it got away from you. Real potential for a simple job to head south into major bummer territory.
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photogdave
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: upper bed |
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| J Charlton wrote: |
| Bntbrl wrote: |
| The po had taken mine off and slid it to the back. There's two screws on each side. That's it. |
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That is how we do it when we replace a westy poptop with a hightop. After having done so, most folks report that its way easier to slide the fore section forward than it was to flip it over. Its a long reach to flip it over and you have to remove everything from on top of it to do so. |
This seemed like a brilliant idea to me so I just tried it and it will certainly be more convenient than flipping the bunk, but...
Without the hinges to secure it, it could potentially shoot forward under hard braking and hit someone in the head or otherwise do damage.
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fairweather
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| Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: upper bed |
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| photogdave wrote: |
| J Charlton wrote: |
| Bntbrl wrote: |
| The po had taken mine off and slid it to the back. There's two screws on each side. That's it. |
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it could potentially shoot forward under hard braking and hit someone in the head or otherwise do damage. |
I removed the hinges and just slide it in and out. To keep it in place I stapled some 2" velcro strips to the bottom. These stick to the mattress and keeps it in place. Without the velcro it did slide around, so far it has stayed put with 2 12" strips even under hard braking. A headon,? Who knows. |
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