Proper way to hand crank out Roadtrek awning?
Hi all, I picked up a 2011 Roadtrek popular 190 last week and took it out camping this weekend. I tested everything at the dealer and he showed me how to open and close the awning. Crank it all t...
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That bracket AND the where the awning arms attaches to the side of the RV are common places they pull away from.
I would seriously check the bottom brackets on the side of the RV too.
I lived thru a tornado in a CG where the awning ripped before I could get it in. Replaced the awning and on my way.
Only to find out months later the bolts along the bottom had come loose too and the awning repair guy did not see it. Common symptom is having to lift the arm to seat on the top means loose lower bolts.
Want to know how you know if the bolts of the awning arms on the side of your RV are loose?........water on the rug INSIDE every time it rains. And that takes 2 repair guys to figure out where the water is coming from.
If the top bolts where loose the previous owner could have a had weather incident also. Drive longer screws into top and CHECK those bottom bolts too.
Because most are attached at the floor level, the flooring is plywood and separates, the screws holes may be too big. Then you have to put a metal plate inside to hook it up to.
I would seriously check the bottom brackets on the side of the RV too.
I lived thru a tornado in a CG where the awning ripped before I could get it in. Replaced the awning and on my way.
Only to find out months later the bolts along the bottom had come loose too and the awning repair guy did not see it. Common symptom is having to lift the arm to seat on the top means loose lower bolts.
Want to know how you know if the bolts of the awning arms on the side of your RV are loose?........water on the rug INSIDE every time it rains. And that takes 2 repair guys to figure out where the water is coming from.
If the top bolts where loose the previous owner could have a had weather incident also. Drive longer screws into top and CHECK those bottom bolts too.
Because most are attached at the floor level, the flooring is plywood and separates, the screws holes may be too big. Then you have to put a metal plate inside to hook it up to.
