Cutting Off Damaged End Of A Rv Awning

The awn ripped off at the top.

Cutting off damaged end of a rv awning.

Being there didn t help us this spring in florida. Hold the awning tube while the helpers hold each awning arm. We had the rv about a week and loved the new power awning. I ll go hang my head in shame now while you read on.

Set the awning tube down across the sawhorses for easy access to the cam assembly and to prevent damage to the tube. 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. Sew a new channel the length of the awning and reinstall the cord that slides into the top awning rail.

If you prefer to use waterproof glue let it dry. 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. Even my neighbors awning was damaged and pulled out of the top rail. This one kind of scared us a little when it happened.

Using vise grips take a firm hold of the cap on one end of the awning. 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. 12 to 16 inches. In this video i repair sections of damaged fabric on our dometic 9100 power awning.

We were all in the rvs at the time. You can place some electrical tape on the vise grips to prevent them from damaging the end cap. Cut your patching material by using fabric scissors or a knife. I will call tomorrow and see what they say about doing this for us while i wait to see what you come up with.

My idea is to cut the brittle end of the awning off to a point that it s not sun damaged approx. Carefully slide the awning along the rail into place. Heavy rains hail and 75 mph wind gusts were too much for the awning s motor to rewind it. You can stitch or use an adhesive glue waterproof like in the 3rd step to stick your mending material to your awning.

We just happened to run acrossed a great deal on this used awning saving about 700 00. The person holding the awning tube will be walking backward so proceed with caution. Four or 5 other awnings were damaged in our loop. Inside the awning roller is a torsion spring and a set of cams.

Using the awning as water barrel. If you stitch your mending material to your camper s awning ensure that you find no visible or loose strings. What causes rv awning breaks to fail. Here are 5 stupid things i have done to damage my rv.

Being that we are full time rv snowbirds its. Walk the entire awning assembly off of the rv. 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. It s over seven years old.

Thank you for your help.