My Awning Unwound

Has your rv awning been sagging.

My awning unwound.

Of turns on the springs. This is a step by step guide that will walk with you through re tensioning the spring in your recreational vehicle s awning. To ensure that you get the most of out of your awning please follow the advice below. The spring on awnings is wound up as the awning is deployed.

The awning is a 15 foot a e dometic. Has it had a lot of water pooled in it or maybe it is just somewhat old. When completely unwound the tube should rotate in the same direction to wind the spring as it would to roll up the awning. When opening the passenger door with the awning out the top edge will scrape against the awning arm.

So of course when i disconnected the roller from the arms all the tension unwound. I am afraid i might have them too tight. Just replaced my awning fabric today. The fabric on the awning on my rv is coming off the rail on the top or the awning that attaches to the rv the stitching is old and is coming off.

However the winding spring is in good shape but it is unwound. With the upgrade i can wind my awning up so tight now that it will actually lift above the automatic awning support and i have to relax it a bit so it sits in the cradle. Repairing the awning on your rv doesn t have to be a difficult job. Billarf on 10 16 08 06 25am how many.

I have completely no idea if it was 8 turns on one side or 1 turn per ft of length or what. Rv awning tension adjustment. The rotation is such that the awning winds on to the tube over the top when retracting. I don t think mine lasted more than 5 or 6 years before the spring on the right side broke.

It might be time to adjust the tension. It is assumed that you have already taken down the awning released the tension and the torsion assembly and replaced the locks and caps before re tensioning the spring. I just had the fabric on my awning replaced by my dealer. The extra benefit of doing it that way was that there was enough inertia in the system that it did not get out of control the rafter bars could be left on to unload the spring and both sides would be unwound at the same time.

Fortunately my dad presented his solution which was to simply turn the awning tube to release the spring tension. When closing and opening the awning open the awning 50cm out then let the front legs out in order to support the front bar as you open the awning out fully. What happened is the tarp was locked when the slide began to come in and the tarp hung up. This is exactly the way he did it.

In the extended position it is would to it tightest. During the install i hate to say i lost track of the no. Does it struggle to roll up tightly or straight. Mine now has a tie that drops as the awning is unwound this is threaded through the passenger door handle round the b pillar and tied to the armrest its a visible reminder and it physically prevents you opening the passenger door.

Both sides must have close to the same. This is a quick and easy fix that requires just a few.