Has anyone had a problem with a bent awning roller. I have a long awning that has a center support rafter that I've never used. During a good downpour I see the reason for using it. I woke up to a big puddle of water on my awning. After working it off I noticed the roller had a big bend. I tried to get it straightened while camping, but with me hanging on it, it wouldn't bend back. Looks like the water weighed more than my @200# frame! Is there a fix for this?

How heavy is your father in law?While trying to straight up such thing, make a stop as it is very easy to bend it other way.

Sounds like a new roller is needed. We sure could not straighten ours.

Kayteg1 wrote:How heavy is your father in law?While trying to straight up such thing, make a stop as it is very easy to bend it other way.I haven't had a father in law for years! And he wasn't as heavy as me. Now my mother in law!!!! She could twist it into a pretzel.

Brace the ends and use a nylon ratchet strap in the middle to gradually bend the roller back straight. Tie the other end of the ratchet strap to something heavy like the bumper of a car so that you can pull straight down.

Don't compound the problem by getting hurt trying to straighten the tube while mounted to the trailer. All you'd need is for the thing to collapse, a arm bend or break a bracket off the trailer. Remove it and get it low to the ground to do any work.

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Fifty4F100
Explorer
Jul 09, 2015
I can live with it. It doesn't roll all the way up. And its 16 years old and will need replacing soon anyway.

And I did have one end lower than the other. It collected on the low end. So maybe not low enough.
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Jul 09, 2015
I have a very slight bow to mine. It collected a bit of water when rolled up. It is 21ft long, and I didn't have a support. I now have a support and the bow is almost gone!
MrWizard
Moderator
Jul 09, 2015
Any time I suspect rain, I lower one corner of the awning, usually the rear corner
1/4 ~1/3 is enough to keep water from pooling
Yes my awning is manual, and old fashion with the pull out upright arms
Not electric and automatic
Executive45
Explorer III
Jul 09, 2015
Pssst...once you've replaced the roller, use the center support in the future...:B.....Dennis
dougrainer
Nomad
Jul 09, 2015
Most awning tubes when bent are very difficult to actually get straight by bending backwards. Usually, the repair bend causes another slight bend and then depending on how much of a bend can WEAKEN the existing tube and make it more prone to then collapsing at the bend area. Replacement is the safest way to go. The center support optional rafter will NOT stop water build up and would not have stopped your problem. Doug
wannavolunteerF
Explorer
Jul 09, 2015
Mine had to be replaced.
Peg_Leg
Explorer
Jul 09, 2015
Don't compound the problem by getting hurt trying to straighten the tube while mounted to the trailer. All you'd need is for the thing to collapse, a arm bend or break a bracket off the trailer. Remove it and get it low to the ground to do any work.
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Jul 09, 2015
Brace the ends and use a nylon ratchet strap in the middle to gradually bend the roller back straight. Tie the other end of the ratchet strap to something heavy like the bumper of a car so that you can pull straight down.
Fifty4F100
Explorer
Jul 09, 2015
Kayteg1 wrote:
How heavy is your father in law?
While trying to straight up such thing, make a stop as it is very easy to bend it other way.

I haven't had a father in law for years! And he wasn't as heavy as me. Now my mother in law!!!! She could twist it into a pretzel.
tomkaren13
Explorer
Jul 09, 2015
Sounds like a new roller is needed. We sure could not straighten ours.

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