How To Tighten Awning Spring

The tension arms are what you adjust to make the awning taut after it has been lowered.

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If you are using a help tell him to hold on tight now wind the whole leg clockwise pretty sure its clockwise for the rear leg just follow the arrow on the awning knuckle they all have them. Remove the 2 phillips head screws from the bottom end of the outer section. Give it 3 or 4 turns. 2 the support arm consists of an outer and inner section.

Step 1 prepare to re insert the cotter pin. See our channel page for link the home on the road series consists of three 2 dvd. 1 lower the awning so the roller tube is as close to the ground as possible. How to adjust an rv awning spring first.

Put your awning. If you find that your screen cassette is loose and needs re tensioning watch this video and we. Once the arms are free rest the center of the roller tube on something like a six foot. How to adjust the spring tension on your retractable screen.

The cotter pins are the ones that lock the spring tension securely while taking down the rv awning. You are ready to tighten the spring. Free the support arms.