Originally Posted by TurnerFam
from 110,000 miles of 'experience' in our 33.3 Palazzo:
lower the bed all the way down, at least as far as it will go - the fans will NOT impact the dash. if the bed does not go all the way down, as it probably won't, then go back UP as far as you can. KEEP doing this back and forth, back and forth, which gives the rails and gears a chance to 'resync'. Now, you CAN try to also push UP on the side that is lower than the other while you are raising it, or with someone's help.
EVENTUALLY, the two rails and gears should be back in alignment where the bed will go all the down, together, and all the way up, together. When it does, reinstall the PINS - that's what they are there for.
Gravity is ALWAYS at work on a let-down bunk. The Pins have to be there to keep the two sides from moving, usually NOT together.
Early on, we realized that having the bed ALL THE WAY UP was not really efficient, since we could easily put a regular full or queen mattress up there for one of the boys, AND it would provide the ability to keep personal items up there ALL THE TIME if the bed was not all the way to the ceiling. How? Simple. Just add some 'new' pin holes at at lower place, such as 12" below the original ones.
I also purchased more 'substantial' pins, with handles, from a Tractor Supply store, which has an amazing assortment of this sort of thing.
Now, the bed stays about 12" from the ceiling, the mattress and personal items are quite content with the new 'space', and the bed is not low enough to impact anything to do with driving.
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