NAC VW Eurovan Camper top question

[Tony Hoffman]

It has a pair of scissor hinges at the back, and a pair of hydraulic
struts in the middle. It appears that the struts are all that lifts
the top, but with new ones in there, there is no chance of that. I'm
not sure what I'm missing, and haven't worked on enough of the camper
EV's to know how exactly it's supposed to work. I do know that
although I'm fairly strong, I can't begin to lift the top myself as
it's currently configured. So, there has to be something I'm missing
here. I'll snap a few pics in a bit and send them to you.

Tony


On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:17 PM, John Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure if it's like my old 80's Westy or not. Does it have a system of large metal bars on either side with an elbow joint in the middle of them? Can you snap a picture and send it? I can take a picture of mine tonight when I get home.
>
> On the Westy you undo the latch, then grab the bar that goes across side to side about a third of the way from the front of the roof and push up and forward. It takes some effort. When the side bars are vertical the elbow joint will go over center and lock in position just by being over center hitting a stop.
>
> -Cody (mobile)
>
> On Oct 19, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm working on a 1995 Eurovan with a camper top that doesn't seem to
>> be working correctly. It takes two of us to lift it, and it doesn't
>> stay up unless we prop it up with 2X4's. Anyone on the list have
>> experience with these? BTW, it's the top that lifts from right behind
>> the drivers head, as opposed to the one that goes up from the
>> windshield back.
>>
>> Tony
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