Rv Awning Release Lever Stuck

While the awning was rolled up we unhooked the legs from the trailer and swung them out to wash behind them.

Rv awning release lever stuck.

The lever will answered by a verified rv mechanic. Release a sticky awning ratchet lever by releasing the awning lever with one hand while pulling down gently on the awning support arm with your other hand. There can be an obstruction in the arms or rust build up on the strut. If you haven t solved the problem try having another person pull the awning strap as far as posible to release the tension on the lock tab.

Rv trailer awning is in rolled up position. Usually the clicking are the gears skipping. Release the travel locks on the awning arms and release the cam lock if it still holds at all. Step 1 extend awning slightly.

Pull the support arm to release the ratchet attached to the other end of the lever. Then usually you can move the lock to the roll up position. Even when tapped with small hammer. I have an a e awning with the roll down roll up lever stuck.

The lever is stuck on the up position. Extend the awning out approximately 1 foot and prop it in place with the board for now. Dometic awning is in the out position. Insert a cotter pin through the inner shaft at the end tube to lock the spring.

Step 2 lock spring tension. The awning will not go up. Could be a bad strut that is hard to collapse grab the awning while out and try pushing in by hand. The awning worked fine till we washed the trailer.

Locking lever will not release when pulled forward by pull rod awning down. Lastly it could be the gears in the motor housing. We had a difficult time replacing them really had to lift hard to get them back in the bracket.