slide topper fell off during transport today

[tomsws6]

need help! slide topper fell off during transport today

I was transporting my 4200 today and we had high winds. I look in the mirror and the main slide topper is hanging on the side of the camper. I pulled it on top and strapped it down. It looks like it just came our of the mounting brackets but Im not sure how they go in and what they are supposed to look like. Has anyone else had this or know how they attach?

 

[danemayer]

Hi tomsws6,

There should be a bracket attached to the main side wall. One edge of the slide topper has a spline that slides into that bracket. The other edge has a spline that slides into the roller, after the roller is rolled up against the spring. If it's still attached to the main side wall, and to the roller, then something in the roller must have broken or slipped. If one of the splines came out of the bracket, you'd have to figure out why that happened.

Here's a link to a DIY video on slide toppers.