I had this exact problem after I restored my game. I went through it for hours and I know I did everything properly but still was binding/overextending.

I found an old post on RGP that said the only way to 100% fix the issue is to put a rubber sleeve or similar item in the metal groove at the end of the slot that the arm rides in. I used a cliffy sleeve cut in half and sliced it and wedged it in the metal where the arm hits and it completely solved the problem. Now the arm hits that cliffy and it can't bind.

Trust me it works.

Another tip to bullet proof the up and down ramp , watch the vid below it goes into the fix .

Enjoy

Without the cliffy its slamming the metal groove. The reality is the groove should be smaller so the arm can't travel that far. If you find another fix post it here but I expect you to give in eventually.

Any chance you can post a picture of your cliffy fix would be great for reference .

No probs let us know what fix you end up with

I had this game years ago....the end result for my ramp problem was a broken bracket. Sorry I can't remember part name etc., but the bracket was located at the back edge of the pf and not the easiest to see/ notice that it was broken.

I know you said it worked prior but you never know...my ramp worked then didn't etc. just another thought for you to check. I also had to really 'dial in'/adjust the latch/lock coil relay for the up/down. Good luck.

Page 2-29 in manual...part 12...lift mech bracket assembly. B-11302

Be sure you didn't wire anything wrong or nicked a wire. I tore one apart and the start button of all things had a nick in the wire causing the ramp to malfunction

Dd you also swap the coil stops ? If those are incorrect it can also mess up the ramp. If you have a shorter than normal stop it is allowing the plunger to travel father in than it should

One of my Getaways had the issue where it would bind in the up position and it was due to the positioning of the gold latch. If the latch is in the position that requires the ramp to go too high, then it will get stuck in upright position before the arm can get in the locked position. I fixed it by rotating the gold latch on the small coil so the travel of the ramp required to latch was not as far. I owned 4 Getaways and cannot stress enough how much that gold latch really seems to cause a lot of trouble. If not positioned correctly it can a) cause the ramp to go too high and bind or b) not allow it to go high enough to lock and the ramp would just fall back down. In my last picture you can see how it binded and did not travel far enough to go past the finger.

Another thing you might want to check is that the arm that pushes the ramp up is all the way in the bottom of that bracket. There is a nut that holds it in place and it can work it's way up when loose. If that is not all the way down, then it will make the ramp go higher then is should and also cause it to bind.

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I had to replace the bracket on mine as well as it was bent and broken - the PO had a whole mess of screws in the wood to hold it all together.

While putting it together I did notice that there is a lot of 'play' in the gold latch as BoJo mentions above. I noticed that the coil can rotate a fair amount and the arm itself has some side to side movement plus the ability for it to tilt as well in the slots (which I tightened up some). I would check this area out.

Bracket cracked at the back of the pf where attached...tough to see. What made it even tougher to find was the seller I got the game from tried to hide it by a 'home made' fix by placing a pc of metal over it that looked original to me....not knowing. Don't buy it until you know for sure if in fact it is broken...a few options that are suspect w/that assembly as mentioned.

As written and I mentioned, there is adjustment to be made w/coil/bracket.