Lift System Parts
Starcraft Lifter Cable 50 3/4″ Inner Lifter
SKU: PA-STAR3305-4001
$11.55
Part details
Inner-Arm Lifter Cable for Vintage Starcraft Campers (50 3/4" / Part No. 3305-4001)
This is a 50 3/4-inch replacement Inner-Arm Lifter Cable for a wide range of vintage Starcraft pop-up campers. The Starcraft repair manual for 1982 and older models describes the "Inside Lifter Cable" as being confined to the interior of the lifter channels, where it works with pulleys to extend the telescoping sections. This is a direct replacement for a broken, frayed, or stretched original inner cable and is used in nearly all models from 1968-1982 that do not use the two-part (upper/lower) inner cable system.
Important Shipping Information
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Product Specifications & Compatibility:
- Part Number: 3305-4001
- Location: Inner-Arm Lifter Cable
- Overall Length: 50 3/4 Inches
Compatibility Guide
According to the provided parts chart, this cable (3305-4001) fits as the Inner-Arm Lifter Cable on the following models (four per unit):
- 1966-1967
- 1968-1969
- 1970-1972
- 1973-1974
- 1975-1976 (All units except Starlettes & Trailstars)
- 1977-1978 (All units except Starlettes)
- 1979-1980 (All units except Starlite 1606 & Venture Essex)
- 1981-1982 (All units except Starlite 1606 & Venture Essex)
- 1983-1984 (All units except Venture, Aerostar, Starlites 14, 16, & 17)
- 1985 (All units except Starlite 14, 16, 17 & 19)
- 1986 (All units except Starlite 14, 16, 17 & 19 : SLE 19)
- 1997-1998 (All except Venture)
- 1999-2000 (All except Venture)
Installation: Replacing a Lifter Cable (1982 & Older Tongue-Winch System)
Safety: Care must be taken during the entire procedure not to dislodge the support stud. Lower the upper door whenever the camper top is raised.
- Era check: this procedure is for the older system — a tongue-mounted winch with ONE main cable to a 4-way yoke. If your winch has FOUR cables with turnbuckles, use the 1985–2000 guide instead.
- Cut a 42" 2×4 support stud. Release the four roof hold-down latches and raise the hard top (assistance may be needed if the cable is badly frayed or broken).
- Raise the unit front for access to the yoke assembly; place jack stands under the front corners of the main frame. Wedge the support stud firmly under the corner the damaged cable leads to, and lock the winch.
- Lower the roof 3"–4" onto the stud. Remove the lifter cable eyebolt from the yoke underneath the unit and cut the cable behind the clamp so it will thread through the pulleys and out of the frame.
- Pull out the bunk assembly; from inside the unit remove the lifter cover and bottom plate (you may need to remove drawers, seat tops, etc.).
- Free the base pulley nut just enough to spread the pulley sides apart, remove the 1/4" bolt attaching the cable loop to the lifter, and slip the old cable out through the spread pulley.
- For an inside cable, continue with lifter channel disassembly per the guide (steps 10–16).
- Install the new cable per the guide’s installation sequence — note the mounting difference: right-front/left-rear cables mount differently than left-front/right-rear (see Figure 5-12 on the guide).
- The outside cable loop must point DOWN. Test by pulling the cable from under the unit — the lifter assembly should rise.
Full guide with diagrams, maintenance tips, and troubleshooting: Starcraft 1982 & Older Guide.
Listed fitments (22)
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