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Starcraft Lift Systems 2000 and Older

Starcraft has a long history of building pop-up campers, and their lift systems have evolved over the years. We stock parts for many of these different configurations.

System Evolution by Year:

1982 & older: A single winch cable connected to a central "yoke" that pulled four individual corner cables.
1983–2000: A winch that pulls multiple cables directly from a cable drum, adjusted with turnbuckles. (1983–84 were transition years — most campers used this newer system, but some still had the older yoke system. Check yours: ONE cable at the winch = older system; FOUR cables = newer.)
Venture models 1996–1999: Used the Goshen lift system.
2001 and newer: Most models transitioned to the Goshen lift system.

Repair Guides: Step-by-step procedures, cable charts, and troubleshooting are in our Starcraft guides: 1982 & Older (tongue winch with 4-way yoke) or 1985–2000 & most '83–'84 (winch with four cables).
Need help identifying a part we have listed? Contact us and we’ll do our best to assist.

Starcraft Lift Systems 2000 and Older pop-up camper illustration

See the lift parts inside the camper

L&W repair guide

The post sits in the camper's corner wall pocket. The floor track and curved guide carry the push spring up inside it to lift the roof.

L&W lift post installed inside a pop-up camper wall A raised pop-up camper has its near sidewall and cabinet face cut away. The corner lift post runs from a pocket inside the body to the roof. A flexible push spring follows the floor track, curves upward at the corner, and enters the post. An elongated slotted drive slug lies inside the horizontal track behind the spring. A separate enlarged wall section shows the concealed parts. Numbered labels identify the installed components. 12345 SIDEWALL & CABINET FACE CUT AWAY The lift post continues down inside the camper body. INSIDE THE WALL Roof edge Floor track curves up into the post
Camper cutaway with the near wall and cabinet face removed. One corner is opened to show the concealed post, spring and floor track. Routing and body layout vary by model.
  1. 1
    Telescoping lift post

    Nested metal sections extend from the wall pocket to the roof attachment.

  2. 2
    Post inside the wall

    The lower section is concealed below the sidewall cap, inside the camper body.

  3. 3
    Curved corner guide

    Turns the flexible push spring upward from the floor into the post.

  4. 4
    Drive slug

    An elongated, slotted metal driver inside the straight floor track. The cable pulls it against the push spring.

  5. 5
    Push spring & floor track

    The long coil runs along the track and up the post. The thin orange line marks the lift cable.

Actual Jayco 7/8-inch drive slug: elongated slotted metal part

ACTUAL REPLACEMENT PART

Drive slug: check the long, slotted profile

This is the supplier photograph of the 7/8-inch Jayco slug, part 0087212. The 3/4-inch version is a separate part, 0012372. Match the original part and track size.

View the 7/8-inch drive slug →

Recognize your lift post

Count every telescoping section, including the outer base.

2-stage
1Base

1 moving section
+ 1 base = 2 stages

3-stage
21Base

2 moving sections
+ 1 base = 3 stages

4-stage
321Base

3 moving sections
+ 1 base = 4 stages

Stage count identifies the type. Post length, mounting points, and camper details must also match. Do not raise a damaged lift system just to count sections.

References: L&W service instructions and 7/8-inch slug record. 2-stage reference: A-44 / 0012390.

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