Rv Awning Spring Tightening

Tighten it so the tension arm stays in place.

Rv awning spring tightening.

Tighten the springs once the arms are free rest the center of the roller tube on something like a six foot ladder that will support the awning and that is tall enough for you to put the support arms in an upright position with a little bit of ground clearance. If not then repeat the previous steps. Roll the awning back up to observe how tight it is. If you over tighten the spring it will break.

If you are satisfied move on. When you release the tension in the spring the cotter pin that is inserted in the holes in the awning arms are removed. The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning. See our channel page for link the home on the road series consists of three 2 dvd.

Now that you are going to re tension the spring it s time to insert it back after you have reinstalled the torsion assembly. Only rotate the legs one or two turns at a time and don t do more than 4 or 5 total. How to replace spring on awning slideout in rv adjust slide out cover how to tighten loose motorhome slideout covers tightening the spring on a slide out awning slide out kover ii how to adjust spring slide awning toppers tension adjustment how to tighten a carefree slideout topper how tochange the tension on a carefree of colorado.