Bolts pulled out of one corner of my awning
Awning Repair. Forgive me for just jumping in here but we're on the on the road & you folks are typically very helpful. Anyway, I have a 35', KZ 5th wheel & a 19' awning. And apparently some bad wood...
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No suggestions on fixing the hole unless I was there to actually see it. But I can give you a suggestion: Leave the awning rolled up until you git it fixed right. The last thing you want is the awning to rip off or yank the rest of the screws out of the wood work. Keep it rolled up and don't use it until you get it fixed satisfactorily. Tooth pick may hold the screws in place long enough for you to get home, but a true fix is needed before using it again.
Good luck!
We had ours tear (or should I say, shred) last Summer when we were in South Dakota. One of the arms was slightly bend. Quite obvious a strong gust of wind caused the whole thing to pop up and down. I taped the awning up so it wouldn't rip any more, rolled it up and left it. We did the rest of the trip and finally home without the awing out. But there was no further damage to the awning arms, or the camper. Once home, we got it fixed, new arm and new awning.
So, even if you have no wind, keep the awning closed up, or one puff of wind, and you'll have even more of a headache.
Good luck!
We had ours tear (or should I say, shred) last Summer when we were in South Dakota. One of the arms was slightly bend. Quite obvious a strong gust of wind caused the whole thing to pop up and down. I taped the awning up so it wouldn't rip any more, rolled it up and left it. We did the rest of the trip and finally home without the awing out. But there was no further damage to the awning arms, or the camper. Once home, we got it fixed, new arm and new awning.
So, even if you have no wind, keep the awning closed up, or one puff of wind, and you'll have even more of a headache.
