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    Posted: 25 Nov 2014 at 9:51am
Originally posted by kymooses

Originally posted by techntrek

Sounds like 10 minutes with a 6-foot ladder and channel lock pliers would solve it.  No dealer necessary.

Yup

Sounds like what I would do just to avoid all of the other trouble, however, wrap the jaw of the pliers with some duct tape or something else to prevent marring the channel. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2014 at 9:13pm
This may be our answer. Still waiting to hear from the dealership.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2014 at 11:55pm
Here is a pic of the two different tracks.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Nov 2014 at 7:01am
Originally posted by marwayne

Here is a pic of the two different tracks.







For sure we have the larger track. I'm fairly sure it is a track installation error.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Nov 2014 at 7:39am
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Here is a pic of the two different tracks.



Marwayne,

I'm still trying to understand this thing and I'm willing to accept the improperly installed or damaged large track answer. However, with your knowledge, would the larger keder even physically fit in the smaller track? If not, that would seem to solve the mystery.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Nov 2014 at 9:26am
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[QUOTE=marwayne] Here is a pic of the two different tracks.

For sure we have the larger track. I'm fairly sure it is a track installation error.

I have read that for several years the large track has been used, if you have the large track, why is it an installation error? Was it damaged?


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Nov 2014 at 9:41am
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Originally posted by MissyBuck

[QUOTE=marwayne] Here is a pic of the two different tracks.

For sure we have the larger track. I'm fairly sure it is a track installation error.

I have read that for several years the large track has been used, if you have the large track, why is it an installation error? Was it damaged?



Podster - exactly. When it was installed they opened the track wider at several spots. And at those areas the dome tent falls out of the track. We know what the fix is, but we have to decide if we want to risk trying to fix it ourselves. If we take it to the dealership, even though it is a simple fix, it could sit there for a while. I know it's winter, but that's camping weather around here.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Nov 2014 at 10:16am
Very little can go wrong if you try to fix it yourself.  Even if you clamp it down too much, you can easily open it back up a little.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Nov 2014 at 10:37am
CharlieM, no it will not. I had a problem with the dome, they sold me a dome for the 151, wish was to short, they also told me that they can't install the bigger track that it had to be installed by FR (bs).My reply, just get me the track I put it in myself,so I did.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Nov 2014 at 11:25am
Originally posted by techntrek

Very little can go wrong if you try to fix it yourself.  Even if you clamp it down too much, you can easily open it back up a little.

Agreed, the use of vise grip pliers will eliminate any chance of over doing it by using a section of the channel that has the proper spacing to set the lock point + maybe a quarter or a half turn and then go over the problem areas with that setting. 

That said of course, it's still a measure of trouble a new owner should not half to endure. 

what to do, what to do....  

Good luck to you MissyBuck, at least you have the problem identified now and the solution is in the works!
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