Being there didn t help us this spring in florida.
Cutting off damaged end of a rv awning.
We had the rv about a week and loved the new power awning.
While one person firmly holds the vise grips the other can remove the bolts connecting the leg aka rafter to the awning then take the rafter off the end cap.
Sew a new channel the length of the awning and reinstall the cord that slides into the top awning rail.
Cut your patching material by using fabric scissors or a knife.
You can stitch or use an adhesive glue waterproof like in the 3rd step to stick your mending material to your awning.
Being that we are full time rv snowbirds its.
With your drill start by removing the main bolts that hold the top of the awning to the side of the rv.
We just happened to run acrossed a great deal on this used awning saving about 700 00.
Usually what ends up happening is the awning fabric tears off the rollers or the whole aluminum frame tries to rip clean off its mounting brackets.
If you prefer to use waterproof glue let it dry.
Even my neighbors awning was damaged and pulled out of the top rail.
Hold the awning tube while the helpers hold each awning arm.
In this video i repair sections of damaged fabric on our dometic 9100 power awning.
I ll go hang my head in shame now while you read on.
It might seem like that would allow the awning to fall off but do not worry.
The combination of spring tension in the roller tube and the legs attached to the base of the rv will hold it in place.
These are designed to keep tension on the roll and to help keep it locked into place.
We were all in the rvs at the time.
Heavy rains hail and 75 mph wind gusts were too much for the awning s motor to rewind it.
Previously in our camper van we had the old manual deploying type.
The person holding the awning tube will be walking backward so proceed with caution.
Walk the entire awning assembly off of the rv.
Using vise grips take a firm hold of the cap on one end of the awning.
Inside the awning roller is a torsion spring and a set of cams.
My idea is to cut the brittle end of the awning off to a point that it s not sun damaged approx.
Set the awning tube down across the sawhorses for easy access to the cam assembly and to prevent damage to the tube.
Carefully slide the awning along the rail into place.
It s over seven years old.
12 to 16 inches.
I will call tomorrow and see what they say about doing this for us while i wait to see what you come up with.
Four or 5 other awnings were damaged in our loop.
Thank you for your help.
You can place some electrical tape on the vise grips to prevent them from damaging the end cap.
This one kind of scared us a little when it happened.
What causes rv awning breaks to fail.
Before purchasing this awning we were looking at an rv store and he s the one that told us they can be cut down to any length.
The awn ripped off at the top.
