So of course when i disconnected the roller from the arms all the tension unwound.
My awning unwound.
Please roll up your awning in case of rain wind or snow.
When opening the passenger door with the awning out the top edge will scrape against the awning arm.
However the winding spring is in good shape but it is unwound.
There are no arrows i can find showing which way to wind.
This is a quick and easy fix that requires just a few.
Fortunately my dad presented his solution which was to simply turn the awning tube to release the spring tension.
I just had the fabric on my awning replaced by my dealer.
Both sides must have close to the same.
When completely unwound the tube should rotate in the same direction to wind the spring as it would to roll up the awning.
Has your rv awning been sagging.
It might be time to adjust the tension.
Repairing the awning on your rv doesn t have to be a difficult job.
This is exactly the way he did it.
As fas as i m concerned the spring method was a piece of junk.
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.
Does it struggle to roll up tightly or straight.
What happened is the tarp was locked when the slide began to come in and the tarp hung up.
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.
In the extended position it is would to it tightest.
To ensure that you get the most of out of your awning please follow the advice below.
Rv awning tension adjustment.
The spring on awnings is wound up as the awning is deployed.
This is a step by step guide that will walk with you through re tensioning the spring in your recreational vehicle s awning.
I have completely no idea if it was 8 turns on one side or 1 turn per ft of length or what.
Has it had a lot of water pooled in it or maybe it is just somewhat old.
Of turns on the springs.
During the install i hate to say i lost track of the no.
Billarf on 10 16 08 06 25am how many.
Just replaced my awning fabric today.
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.
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.
The awning is a 15 foot a e dometic.
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.
The rotation is such that the awning winds on to the tube over the top when retracting.
